As the 2012 contest comes to a close, those of us with election fatigue are not only looking forward to drinking away any and all memories of the campaign trail this evening. We are also taken aback by just how much $6 billion — the estimated cost of total election spending — really is. So, [...]
With the holidays and the height of “season” coming up — hello, Art Basel and New Year’s Eve — now is a good time to stay a little conservative with your weekends. Drink water, rest up, and consider some more wholesome fun before you start leaking dollars and brain cells for real. Luckily, this weekend [...]
The world has known since January that Bain Capital, the private equity firm founded by Mitt Romney, makes millions off the disposal of aborted fetuses. Pro-life Mitt fans consoled themselves with Bain’s assurance that the company didn’t enter the fetus-trashing biz until after Romney left to run the Olympics. (That Romney profited from the deal [...]
You already know this: while earning your college degree was informative and pleasant enough, plenty of us head in a different direction. Or maybe the experience wasn’t so awesome or helpful, but we’re sticking, steadfast and stubborn, to what we set out for in the first place. Joshua Miller, the executive director and founder of [...]
Venezuela has been in the media lately: following the death of Hugo Chávez, his chosen successor, Nicolas Maduro, beat challenger Henrique Capriles in the current election for presidency. It was a miniscule margin of a win—about 50.7%–and as of this write-up, a contested verdict. But if you’re the average United Statesian, you are less aware [...]
