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The Olympics are a historic time, and thats what matters

The Olympics are a historic time, and that’s what matters

Nick Zararis August 25, 2016
The true greatness of the athletes has risen above the problems that are very real in Rio.
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Sanders revisits the failed War on Drugs

Sanders revisits the failed War on Drugs

Nick Zararis April 19, 2016
It should be the accepted view that the War on Drugs was both a failure and founded on false pretenses.
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If the presidential candidates were drugs

If the presidential candidates were drugs

Nick Zararis April 18, 2016
To lighten the mood, let’s compare the different candidates to drugs.
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There is a plethora of poorly pandering politicians upon us

There is a plethora of poorly pandering politicians upon us

Nick Zararis April 14, 2016
The pandering in this cycle is even more cringeworthy than usual because you have candidates so far removed from reality they don’t realize how foolish they look.
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Big ticket vendors are the real sell outs

Big ticket vendors are the real sell outs

Nick Zararis April 7, 2016
We the consumer need a fair ticket market. There has to be a means of getting as many average consumers into the arena.
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The great academic rift in the Grand Old Party

The great academic rift in the Grand Old Party

Nick Zararis March 29, 2016
We need an educated populous to properly participate in a representative democracy. This is where the divide in the Republican Party truly comes from.
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Alfonso Soriano during a Yankees-Orioles game on Sept 10th, 2013

The Empire strikes again: Yankee’s cut online ticket-printing

Nick Zararis February 25, 2016
The Yankees, in all their wisdom, are not allowing for print-at-home PDF-file tickets for the upcoming season.
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Donald J. Trump campaigning at a New Hampshire town hall on Aug. 19th, 2015. Trump holds a commanding 17-point lead over Texas Sen. Ted Cruz, 35 percent to 18 percent, according to a new CBS News national poll of likely Republican primary voters released Thursday.

PHOTO CREDIT: GREG RICHTER/WIKIMEDIA COMMONS

Things that Donald Trump actually got right

Nick Zararis February 18, 2016
For all his mindless theatrics, Trump has occasionally, and surprisingly, struck the nail right on the head.
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Martin Luther King Jr. addresses a crowd from the steps of the Lincoln Memorial where he delivered his famous, “I Have a Dream,” speech. Famous lines from his speech are considering being removed from a University of Oregons building in place of a more inclusive quote.

I have a dream that we won’t be so politically correct

Nick Zararis February 4, 2016
Modifying or censoring history to avoid offending a particular special interest group is not something anybody should be doing, especially institutions of higher learning.
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All for one and PEDs for all

All for one and PEDs for all

Nick Zararis January 28, 2016
If you’re going to dope these guys up to the point where they can’t feel their faces in order to get them back in the game, isn’t that a performance enhancing drug?
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Limiting offensive comedy isnt funny anymore

Limiting offensive comedy isn’t funny anymore

Nick Zararis December 1, 2015
The culture today has been so geared to avoid offending anyone that there is a total unwillingness to make certain jokes.
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The New York Mets came up short this season, losing to the Kansas City Royals in the World Series in five games.

Baseball is over, let the Mets bandwagon exodus begin

Nick Zararis November 3, 2015
Is it ever okay to bandwagon?
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