The culmination of a brutal year for every aspect of the Western economic paradigm birthed a dismal Christmas retail season. The blind faith in overheated consumerism that fuels the economic engine of the world exploded over the last year - and even 8-pound, 6-ounce baby Jesus could not steer us clear of fiscal ruin.
I have a Wrestlemania theory about life.
"Cause we're two truck stops off the interstate, promised land with a twist of fame, we're a town for all the lost and found, so sleep tight in this smoky room, still buzzed from this afternoon, and I may be going broke but I'm never broken down."
Ever since the U.S. - err, George and Dick - strong-armed its way into the Middle East under the guise of the tragically flawed Bush Doctrine, Blackwater has reaped the vast financial benefits of government contracts.
Here's some breaking news for you: Going to college plus making noise with your mouth does not equal saying something intelligent. Shut up - I'm tired of hearing you blabber.
When I realized that extended library hours begin this week, I couldn't help but wonder why people would subject themselves to 20 hours of the UF library experience.
When people search for the cause of a problem, the last place they generally look is in the mirror.
The Alligator is old.
After my third annual Thanksgiving car-a-thon, it's apparent that the problem with holiday traffic on the interstate is not only the number of cars on the road, but also the number of people in those cars who don't know a thing about driving on the interstate.
Regardless of whether you were elated, irritated, or apathetic, you can agree that this election was epic.
Another holiday season is upon us. I believe one of the great appeals of this time of year is its comforting predictability: We watch the same specials on TV, hear the same carols, see the same Christmas light displays and above all, visit the same relatives.
I was born into the Jewish faith, but I started identifying myself as agnostic once I entered college. Judaism, while offering an interesting history, tightly knit community and great food, didn't answer any of my deepest questions. Why am I here? Where am I going? What was at the Beginning? What is at the End?
While reading Kevin Reilly's Monday guest column supporting a tuition increase, I couldn't help but notice a striking lack of independent thought and analysis.
The legacy of America is a legacy of progress, and it is time to look toward the next fight. One of the most important concepts to have come from the Enlightenment is the belief in the elimination of prejudicial assumption and the support of rational conclusions rather than blind faith.
One of the slogans of the faculty union is "Top 10 university on a shoestring budget?" It simply is not possible.
Early in the presidential campaign, when then-Sen. Barack Obama was asked to describe the model of presidential leadership he hoped to emulate, he cited Doris Kearns Goodwin's book "Team of Rivals." The book describes how Abraham Lincoln filled his cabinet with people who were selected for competence, not loyalty - peers and adversaries alike. Lincoln knew the gravity of the times called for far more than an administration of yes men.
As Detroit descends upon Capitol Hill desperately seeking a handout to rescue the flailing automotive industry, we must consider redefining the American dream.
I was talking with a friend the other day about how she met her boyfriend of three years. As I get older, I turn more of my attention to these stories because they have become almost as important to me as politics.
As an atheist and a divisive jerk (which are not mutually inclusive), there's not much that I enjoy more than watching a fundamentalist Christian argue a modernized Christian.
I don't get it. I can't count how many times I repeated this to my sports-obssessed ex-boyfriend during the year we dated. People go nuts for tailgating, body paint and Super Bowl parties. This behavior makes them look like ridiculous, idiotic monkeys running around in jerseys.
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