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Kurt Mitman | Trolls R Us

By Kurt Mitman · Sept. 26, 2013

The DP should be more active in curating the comments section. When the author is directly attacked, or if the commenter goes off on some tangent unrelated to the topic of the article, the comment should be removed.





Daniels, Straight Up

Last week’s response to the Navy Yard shootings was different because the country’s sentiment concerning gun violence has changed. Our anger confirmed that, in 2013, we have found ourselves in a post-NRA America.





Duly Noted

One of the rules I used to have for myself was that I’d never see a therapist. I thought that therapy was self-indulgent, excessive, the stuff of Woody Allen movies and not something you do in real life. But that changed two weeks ago.


Wandering Deliberate Lee

While I celebrate our entrepreneurial energy as vibrant evidence that the American Dream is alive, profit-driven startups should be balanced by social enterprises guided by the public good.


Nuggets of Wisdom

When I came to Penn, I brought that superhero mindset with me. If anyone asked me how I was doing, I’d answer, “Good!” It’s easy to give that automatic response and move on — I mean, is Superman ever not good?



Frosh Quaker Oats

Arjun Gupta | Bubble gun

By Arjun Gupta · Sept. 17, 2013

It’s surprising how quickly we can forget to be aware of things beyond ourselves if we don’t make a conscious effort to do so.



Daniels, Straight Up

Technology companies are constantly improving and refining their products, but our incessant desire for a game changer has forced them to market touch-ups as turning points.




Give Me Liberty

Uber brings a better, more efficient service to consumers — and that threatens the livelihood of entrenched taxi unions and the City Hall politicians and bureaucrats beholden to their interests.



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