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Trump and Musk: poor fathers, better leaders
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Trump and Musk: poor fathers, better leaders

Conservative influencer and author Ashley St. Clair petitioned a Manhattan court to legally declare Elon Musk the father of her child and grant her sole custody Feb. 21. This child would be Musk’s fourteenth, and St. Clair the fourth mother of his offspring. This should ring the alarm bells for conservatives who cherish traditional family...

Keep smut out of teen literature
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Keep smut out of teen literature

“But is there spice?” Anyone who’s spent time scrolling BookTok — a TikTok community in which creators discuss and recommend books — has likely heard someone ask this. “Spice” is simply a less egregious word for smut: “obscene or lascivious talk, writing, or pictures,” according to Oxford Languages. Put simply, it’s written pornography. Over the...

Voice Memos are the new texts
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Voice Memos are the new texts

Kaeleigh and I are rarely in the same place at the same time, despite living in the same town, taking the same classes, and operating in the same social sphere. The basis of our friendship is none of these typical markers of camaraderie. Instead, our connection remains embedded in the ether of Apple Voice Memos....

THE WEEKLY: Study to be human, not an employee
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THE WEEKLY: Study to be human, not an employee

There may be a family member who says you ought to be ashamed of pursuing a humanities major.  Associate professor of English Jason Peters calls him Uncle Ed. Unfortunately, Uncle Ed has a misguided view of the purpose of education, favoring utility over all else: Learn, regurgitate, and repeat until you land a job. Yet...

Let humans hire humans: no AI hiring
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Let humans hire humans: no AI hiring

As college seniors refine their applications in hopes of entering the workforce in the coming months, they must confront a growing threat: Artificial intelligence is taking over the hiring process. Since the advent of ChatGPT and the artificial intelligence tech race, up to 42% of employers have begun using AI in the hiring process to...