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Nov 11, 2022

The Crumbling of Elon’s Little Digital Dictatorship

The world’s richest man, Elon Musk, has officially purchased the social media platform Twitter for the astronomical sum of $44 billion. …

Twitter

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The Crumbling of Elon’s Little Digital Dictatorship
The Crumbling of Elon’s Little Digital Dictatorship
Twitter

6 min read


Oct 19, 2022

We’re Barreling Toward Nuclear War, and No One is Hitting the Brakes

The ongoing war in Ukraine recently escalated to new and more dangerous heights. Russian President Vladimir Putin and U.S. …

Ukraine

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We’re Barreling Toward Nuclear War, and No One is Hitting the Brakes
We’re Barreling Toward Nuclear War, and No One is Hitting the Brakes
Ukraine

5 min read


Aug 3, 2022

US Outbreak: How Monkeypox Spread in a Failing System

The new order of our times seems to be that everything must get worse. Because one plague was not enough, we’ve added another: monkeypox, a close relative of smallpox that causes flu-like symptoms and painful, pus-filled blisters. …

Federal Government

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US Outbreak: How Monkeypox Spread in a Failed State
US Outbreak: How Monkeypox Spread in a Failed State
Federal Government

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Jul 20, 2022

7 Honest Questions for Atheists: Answered

Recently, an article titled “7 Honest Questions for Atheists” appeared on The Christian Post. The author, Michael Brown, is a far-right radio host who wrote a book laying out “the evangelical case for Trump” — not someone I’d normally engage with. And while he claims to “genuinely [want] to understand…

Atheism

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7 Honest Questions for Atheists: Answered
7 Honest Questions for Atheists: Answered
Atheism

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Jul 1, 2022

Why Overturning Roe Could Be the Last Straw for Many

On June 24, the Supreme Court overturned Roe v. Wade, the landmark case that has been the focus of America’s abortion debate since 1973. In that decision, the 1973 court ruled that the Constitution protected a woman’s right to an abortion, with some limits. By overturning that decision, today’s court…

Supreme Court

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Why Overturning Roe Could Be the Last Straw for Many
Why Overturning Roe Could Be the Last Straw for Many
Supreme Court

6 min read


Mar 4, 2022

Ukraine: Making Sense of a Clusterf*ck

After months of tension and speculation, on February 24, Russian President Vladimir Putin invaded his neighbor Ukraine. Putin’s troops started in the Russia-friendly separatist region of the country known as the Donbas and have since made their way toward the Ukrainian capital city of Kyiv, which remains under siege. The…

Ukraine

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Ukraine: Making Sense of a Clusterf*ck
Ukraine: Making Sense of a Clusterf*ck
Ukraine

8 min read


Feb 7, 2022

Washington wants you to warm up to the idea of war with Russia. Don’t.

As tensions on the border of Russia and Ukraine escalate, the United States is getting more deeply involved. Over the last two weeks, US cargo planes have delivered nearly 600 tons of military equipment to Ukraine. Last week, President Biden announced the deployment of 3,000 US troops to eastern Europe…

Russia

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We cannot allow our government to go to war with Russia
We cannot allow our government to go to war with Russia
Russia

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Jan 5, 2022

‘Don’t Look Up’ review

Adam McKay and David Sirota’s Don’t Look Up, about a planet-killing comet on a rapid crash course with Earth and an America that is too distracted to do anything about it, is an allegory for our inaction on climate change. As a satire of government corruption, billionaire egomania, and celebrity…

Dont Look Up

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‘Don’t Look Up’ review
‘Don’t Look Up’ review
Dont Look Up

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·Aug 26, 2021

Corruption and carnage: Why Biden is right to withdraw from Afghanistan

America’s longest war, the war in Afghanistan, is coming to an end. President Joe Biden announced that US troops would fully withdraw by August 31, almost 20 years after President George W. Bush invaded. After Biden’s announcement, the Taliban rapidly seized control of nearly every major institution and facility in…

Joe Biden

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Corruption and carnage: Why Biden is right to withdraw from Afghanistan
Corruption and carnage: Why Biden is right to withdraw from Afghanistan
Joe Biden

5 min read


Jul 12, 2021

Why we should think beyond returning to normal

The COVID-19 pandemic affected nearly everyone on the globe, bringing with it a great deal of suffering and significant changes in the way people work and live. Despite the initially dismal US response to the pandemic, we are now among the most vaccinated countries on earth. …

Covid 19

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Why we should think beyond “returning to normal”
Why we should think beyond “returning to normal”
Covid 19

4 min read

Kyle Schmidlin

Kyle Schmidlin

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Founder of Third Rail News, where I put the “current” back in current events. http://www.thirdrailnews.com

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