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Ballet got more front page news coverage last year than it ever has in decades thanks to an embarrassing controversy involving one of the country's most high-profile dancers who, according to many, couldn't complete a routine. While many are panning the controversy as a disaster
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Here are the most up-to-date rankings of the five NCAA power conferences in median academic standards among the schools. For comparison: The Ivy League Average SAT: 1481 Average Admissions Rate: 9% Average Endowment: $16.7 billion The Power Conference Academic Rankings Power Conference #1: The ACC Average SAT:
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How would we solve medicine if doctors thought more like economists? Though it has been at the forefront of American political discourse for decades, the fundamental flaws in the economics of America’s healthcare system can only be solved if we undo an oil-and-water philosophical contradiction between two
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Modern Monetary Theory (MMT) is the macroeconomic theory being used to justify the levels of spending that would be required to support the policy programs of Elizabeth Warren, Bernie Sanders, and the Green New Deal, and it lies in stark contrast to traditional understanding of monetary economics. Nevertheless, it’s
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What's would make the perfect city? It would be: * Culturally rich, with top education institutions, medical centers, Fortune 500 companies, and cultural institutions like symphonies and museums. It would attract top graduates, and would be growing, emanating with new energy. It would have a vibrant downtown and lots
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Originally published on New Geography For years, the Federal Government has been approving general budget stopgaps to fund highway construction across the country. Slowly, they’ve also come around to acknowledging the obvious: That despite their efforts, the Federal Highway Trust Fund, the primary pot of federal roadway dollars, is
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With a carefully curated collection of artistic mishaps, the Museum of Bad Art (MOBA) may be the world's best monument to artistic failure, and possibly my favorite overlooked "museum" in the world. While we've all sketched a spiky-haired stick figure or cringed at
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Why is Saudi Arabia suddenly the pit stop of choice for an impressive laundry list of major companies? How is it positioned among the growing number of Middle-Eastern industrial free zones? And should Rust Belt cities like Cincinnati look this way for answers? If a nation's cities
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While New York City may symbolize the American Dream, Norman Rockwell and the American small town still epitomizes the country’s spirit. Two years removed from a bitter cultural stalemate that put the future of the country’s small town backbone at the forefront of an election about the future
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Originally published October 2013: https://www.newgeography.com/content/003939-cincinnati-bridging-downtown-and-suburbs One of the most contentious under-the-radar mayoral races heated up in Cincinnati on September 10th, with former city council representative John Cranley surging to a huge 55%-37% primary victory over previously presumed