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AP Bans ‘Illegal Alien’ for Aliens Here Illegally

Illegal aliens will henceforth be be called, well, something.

Hookup Culture and the End of Sex

Apparently, today’s youth no longer know how to have good sex on account of they’re having too much sex.

Blogging > Peer Review Publishing?

Robert Farley takes a shot across the bow at the academy from the pages of one of his field’s most prestigious journals.

Twitter to Start Charging For Vowels!

In one of the lamer April Fools’ jokes in a while, Twitter has announced Twttr

Marriage Has Changed; It’s Not Because of the Gays

Ross Douthat bemoans the evolution of American cultural norms over the past fifteen years.

Dark Social: The Hidden Web

The “social web” was with us long before the rise of Facebook, Twitter and its kind and that the old style sharing is actually much more important than the new.

Baghdad Bob Was Right After All

Emily DePrang looks back at “‘Baghdad Bob’ and His Ridiculous, True Predictions.”

Army Denies Purple Heart to Fort Hood Victims (For Now)

The Army has ruled, correctly, that the victims of Major Nidal Hassan are not entitled to the Purple Heart.

Mal Moore, Alabama Football Legend, Dead at 73

Mal Moore, who was part of ten football championships at Alabama, has died at 73.

Why Make it Easier to Vote?

Election rules should be oriented towards increasing participation, not based on partisan calculations.

North Korea’s Bluster: How Should We Respond?

So what, exactly, is going on in North Korea? And how should we respond to Kim’s bluster?

Diversity on TV Talk Shows

MSNBC’s Chris Hayes uses a quota system to make sure his guests aren’t all white dudes.

Drunkorexia?!

Apparently, some significant number of people are starving themselves to “save calories” for getting drunk.

What If We Treated Foreign Languages Like Sports?

If kids practiced French two hours a day . . .

Advice For Princeton Women: Find a Husband Before You Graduate

Susan Patton, president of Princeton’s Class of 1977, offers some retro advice to her successors: Find a husband while you’re still in school.

Gun Control and Public Opinion

90 percent of Americans support background checks for gun purchases. They are unlikely to be enacted into law.

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American Charged With Using Weapon of Mass Destruction that Isn’t a Weapon of Mass Destruction

An American fighting with Syrian rebels faces life in prison for firing an RPG against a government we’re trying to oust.

Translating Military Experience into Gibberish

Conveying military experience to civilian human resources departments is hard.

End Military Funeral Honors for Veterans?

Bill McClellan calls for ending military funeral honors for most veterans.

DOMA Under Fire At The Supreme Court

The Defense Of Marriage Act didn’t fare very well during today’s Supreme Court oral arguments.