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Bora Zivkovic
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Scientist, educator, equestrian, blogger
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Educational Reform Standoff
This week in smart people arguing past one another
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November 21, 2025 at 5:33 PM
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U.S. Border Patrol coming to Raleigh, mayor says • NC Newsline
Cowell said city leaders "don't have a lot of information" about the scale of the operation or how long the agency plans to be in Raleigh.
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November 18, 2025 at 1:47 AM
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What Makes an Experiment Beautiful?
A beautiful experiment is not just a reflection of human ingenuity but also efficient science.
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November 14, 2025 at 6:48 PM
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Ain’t Nobody Fleeing New York City or Blue States to Catch Meth Dust and Bible Belt Halitosis in MAGAland
The right keeps prophesying blue-state doom while their bridges, schools, and livers are collapsing.
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November 8, 2025 at 10:30 PM
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11 National Narratives of American History
An outline. They are always interacting with each other
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November 6, 2025 at 5:25 AM
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Daylight Saving Time Is Rife With Human Suffering | Essay, Nexus | Zócalo Public Square
Even cows don’t like Daylight Saving Time. Come Sunday morning, when the milking machines get attached to their udders a whole hour too early, the
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November 1, 2025 at 1:12 AM
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“Biblical Justice, Equal Justice, for All”: How North Carolina’s Chief Justice Transformed His State and America
Paul Newby, a born-again Christian, has turned his perch atop North Carolina’s Supreme Court into an instrument of political power. Over two decades, he’s driven changes that have reverberated well be...
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October 30, 2025 at 11:51 PM
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A nation not of laws, not of men, but of yabbos
The question has arisen among sane people again and again over the last ten years: Who are these people?
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October 25, 2025 at 11:50 PM
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www.anoleannals.org/2025/10/15/r...
Rebreathing Semi-aquatic Anoles: Just a Scuba Tank… or Something More?
Over the past several years, semi-aquatic anoles experienced a bit of viral fame for “scuba diving,” a nickname for their ability to rebreathe a bubble of air over their nostrils while diving…
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October 16, 2025 at 1:29 AM
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Age of Invention: Joel Mokyr's Nobel
A triumph for history and the importance of ideas
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October 14, 2025 at 2:02 AM
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October 4, 2025 at 5:13 PM
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The Dinosaurs Show Is More Prescient Than Ever
Was Jim Henson trying to warn us?
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September 25, 2025 at 6:52 PM
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"Harvard Study Says..."
Why a recent systematic review of the link between autism and acetaminophen only tells us that its authors were too incompetent to write it
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September 25, 2025 at 12:31 AM
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The Tylenol–Autism Pseudoscience Pipeline
How false testimony about Tylenol and autism failed in court, was repackaged as “peer-reviewed” junk science, and is now driving Trump’s dangerous medical advice.
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September 23, 2025 at 10:52 PM
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How to (Legally) Hit Politicians Where It Hurts
You don't need money to influence politicians when you can cost them money.
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September 20, 2025 at 7:28 PM
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Youth Protest in Serbia
And some thoughts for America
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September 20, 2025 at 12:32 PM
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The best thing you can do today to fight fascism in the US is share this video everywhere.
September 19, 2025 at 7:13 AM
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The Trump Economy: Designed to Fail
How tariffs, deportations, and attacks on institutions unravel trust and coherence in American life
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September 7, 2025 at 8:44 PM
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Today in NC:
September 4, 2025 at 1:54 AM
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Jules Verne: A Literary Pioneer of Chronobiology - Diego A. Golombek, 2025
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September 4, 2025 at 1:37 AM
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What If We Treated Teachers Like Police Officers and Police Officers Like Teachers?
I've been a police officer, a corrections officer, and a substitute teacher. Here are some lessons learned.
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September 3, 2025 at 5:41 PM
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Old vaccine technology wasn’t safer—it was smallpox scabs
RFK Jr.’s nostalgia for ‘traditional’ vaccines isn’t progress, it's deadly disinformation.
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August 30, 2025 at 1:44 AM
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College Isn't About Course Content
What matters is learning how to learn
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August 26, 2025 at 1:57 PM
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Deport Republicans: A Practical Guide
Wouldn't it be nice not to share a country with Texas?
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August 23, 2025 at 6:17 PM
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It’s Time for Americans to Start Talking About “Soft Secession”
Blue states are finally learning what red states have known all along: you don’t need federal permission to govern.
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August 23, 2025 at 2:54 AM