America Isn’t a Normal Country

America Isn't a Normal Country
America Isn’t a Normal Country
Michael Gerson, The Washington Post
By definition, America can’t be a normal nation. It stands for more than getting and keeping. Its greatness is a greatness of spirit. And its failures — such as slavery, segregation and the shameful treatment of Native Americans — are not only legal but also spiritual failures. They are blasphemy against our country’s creed.
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Extreme Internet Use Linked to Mental Illness in Teens
Extreme Internet Use Linked to Mental Illness in Teens
Tristan Greene, The Next Web
More than one-third of 15-year-old children in the UK could be classified as ‘extreme internet users’, or those who are online for more than six hours daily outside of school.
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Tencent Imposes Daily Gaming Limits to Curb Addiction Among Minors
Tencent Imposes Daily Gaming Limits to Curb Addiction Among Minors
Amar Toor, The Verge
Chinese internet giant will limit the amount of time minors can play Honor of Kings, the world’s highest-grossing mobile game
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Frog Evolution Linked to Dinosaur Asteroid Strike
Frog Evolution Linked to Dinosaur Asteroid Strike
BBC
A new analysis shows that frog populations exploded after the extinction event 66 million years ago. It would appear to contradict earlier evidence suggesting a much more ancient origin for many key frog groups.
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Mark Pincus and Reid Hoffman Are Launching a New Group to Rethink the Democratic Party
Mark Pincus and Reid Hoffman Are Launching a New Group to Rethink the Democratic Party
Tony Romm, Recode
Of course, there is something of an irony in a new populist political platform backed by wealthy tech and media moguls who despise big-money politics yet historically have donated regularly and generously to Democratic candidates and causes.
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Kevin Durant Will Make Harrison Barnes Money in Order to Maintain the Warriors’ Core
Kevin Durant Will Make Harrison Barnes Money in Order to Maintain the Warriors’ Core
Danny Chau, The Ringer
Two days after Stephen Curry agreed to terms on a landmark five-year, $201 million deal that will be the richest in league history, NBA Finals MVP Kevin Durant has gone all in on altruism, agreeing to a two-year, $53 million contract. (For reference, his $26.5 million annual salary would be roughly $150,000 less than C.J. McCollum’s, and only about $3 million more than Harrison Barnes, the guy he replaced.)
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Why the Media's Defense Against Trump Has Proven So Ineffective
Why the Media’s Defense Against Trump Has Proven So Ineffective
David Graham, The Atlantic
Donald Trump has a knack for choosing weak adversaries. He recognized the potential in taking advantage of undocumented workers. He used the element of surprise to take out Vince McMahon. Then he cut through a field of supposedly formidable Republicans as though they were Lilliputians, setting himself up for a general-election match-up against Hillary Clinton—who, it turned out, was a notably weak Democratic nominee.