Tag: united states
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To less improvident actions
I spent a lot of time thinking about the word improvident the other day. Ironically. There are a number of things we collectively seem to do mindlessly. Drunk driving. Hitting the snooze button. Tying our shoes. Saying, “How are you?” when we don’t mean it. Having children. So what are we thinking about? According to […]
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I’ll take politics for 100, Alex. America’s oldest stall tactic. What is the Filibuster?
Have you ever heard or said to someone, “you’re talking that to death?” That saying paints a pretty accurate picture of what a filibuster does. “Using the filibuster to delay or block legislative action has a long history,” describes the United States Senate website. For decades, members of Congress have used the filibuster to stop […]
Jessica Puente 