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The Rise and Reckoning of Ticketmaster

Pearl Jam’s campaign against the monopoly, while noble, ended in financial ruin for the band – a poignant moment that underscored the unchecked power of monopolistic corporations.

Modern (Mis)interpretations of Ancient Debt Cancellation

Mesopotamia’s concept of divine kingship was key to the practice of declaring Clean Slates. The prefatory passages of Babylonian edicts cited the ruler’s commitment to serve his city-god by promoting equity in the land.

Universal Education Caused Managerialism

Because there is no test against Reality in non-sciences, and the loosening of the anchors to Culture, it means there isn’t a quantitative way to judge the success of non-science programs except by counting numbers of “degrees”.

The Dark Side of Wikipedia

PR firms working under anonymous accounts, and others with conflicts of interest, learned how to game this system long ago. They’ve made more edits longer than any normal user can hope to accrue. Therefore, they always win the edit wars.

[UPDATED] And the Bird Flu just keeps on coming…

An Iowa egg farm is going to cull over 4 million birds after a single case was detected. Almost 100 million birds have been culled since the “outbreak” began in 2022.

Organic farming leads to adaptations in plants’ genetic material

Varieties developed specifically for organic farming adapt their genetic makeup to local environmental conditions, making them more robust and able to deliver higher yields over time.

Repress U., Class of 2024

This is the future envisioned for America’s college campuses by the partisans of Repress U. It’s a future where what passes for “homeland security” takes precedence over higher learning, where order prevails over inquiry, and where counterinsurgency comes before community.