White House Pays Tribute to France at State Dinner
Last week, President Obama hosted a state dinner, a formal affair thrown as part of a formal visit between the United States and another country. […]
Economics of the Olympics
There’s been a lot of press out there about how the current Winter Olympic Games is the most expensive in history. But what does this […]
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Be My Gaekkebreve? Valentine’s Day Around the World As Americans load up on chocolate or flowers and head out for nice dinners this weekend, people […]
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“Perfect Storm” of Factors Paralyzes Atlanta A week after the Northeastern part of the United States was hit with its latest polar vortex chill, the […]
10 African-Americans You Might Not Know (But Should!)
Surely you know that February is Black History Month, right? And by now, you probably have a decent handle on the trail-blazing efforts of Frederick […]
Measuring Risk and Reward of Drilling in the Arctic
The long-running national debate over our dependence on non-renewable energy such as oil, natural gas and coal is not likely to end soon. While industry […]
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A Year of Action: President Gives State of the Union When writing the Constitution, our forefathers decided that our president would, “from time to time, […]
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The Sundance Film Festival This may be the time of year when Hollywood honors the best films of the previous year during the Academy Awards, […]
President Obama Announces NSA Reforms
Last summer, btw reported on accusations made against the National Security Agency (NSA). Edward Snowden, a former independent contractor for the CIA, exposed questionable surveillance […]
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Polar Vortex Explained If you live in the northeastern quarter of the United States, then you probably spent the first of the year hunkered down […]