In elementary school, students are taught various types of figurative language—idioms, metaphors, and hyperboles. Most students quickly learn that words must be taken in context to properly understand their intended meaning. We also learn that many words and phrases have more than one meaning. “Stand up and be counted.” Is a person in a wheelchair…
The last week was a great reminder that attacks on freedom come from the right just as much as they do from the left. The particular issue at hand is that of the National Football League, which has chosen to fine, or even ban, teams whose players peacefully protest by kneeling during the national anthem….
Last year, Bitcoin reached over $2,000 and long-term investors were ecstatic. Those that had heard of Bitcoin were kicking themselves for not listening to their libertarian friend preach about a new “blockchain” technology that could decentralize banks. This is no longer the case. Considering that only two years prior Bitcoin was at a little over…
Kyle Perisic Google has removed its famous motto “Don’t be evil” three times from the preface of its code of conduct, nearly 18 years after introducing it. The Alphabet subsidiary company used the phrase three times in the preface before removing it and once at the end of the code. The final line of the code…
The United States Supreme Court recently passed a ruling that has enabled the states to take their own call with regard to legalisation of sports betting, bringing down a 1992 Federal Law that had barred sports betting activities in many places, triggering a rush among states and businesses to cash in on the amazing opportunity….
Grace Carr Child obesity in developed countries continues to grow at an alarming rate, and school cafeterias might be the culprit. Americans have the highest obesity rate of any country in the world, according to Obesity Update 2017. About 10 percent of 2- to 5-year-olds are obese, and that number grows to 17 percent by age 11 and…
What is the role of the finance today? Is it still an essential pillar in the value-creation process that has characterized market economies since the emergence of capitalism in the 18th century? Or it has grown into an uncontrolled leviathan that does more harm than good? These are some of the questions a recent article…
There’s this consistent sense that games played on a smartphone or tablet are not as legitimate as those played on consoles or PCs. That notion is fast becoming a thing of the past, however, as mobile gaming continues to grow in both popularity and profit-making. There are a number of reasons for this transition, not…
Thomas Phippen Several Baltimore area fish sellers are feeling salty after the government rescinded their eligibility to accept food stamps for hot, ready-to-eat meals — in this case for steamed crabs. The U.S. Department of Agriculture, which manages the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) also known as food stamps, tightened the restrictions on selling hot…
Joe Simonson Kanye West may need to watch his back next time he hits the town in Los Angeles after a rapper called on the city’s gang members to assault him because of his support for President Donald Trump. The threat came over Instagram from Daz Dillinger, a former member of Snoop Dogg’s 1990s rapping entourage, Tha…