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Burns After Reading: ‘Tis the season – give Bobby Jindal a break

By Scott Burns
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December 5, 2010

Burns After Reading: True costs of war aren’t limited to death tolls, finances

By Scott Burns
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November 30, 2010

Burns After Reading: ‘Unschooling’ provides an alternative form of education

By Scott Burns
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November 16, 2010

Burns After Reading: Foreigners aren’t scary villains – actually, they’re just like us

By Scott Burns
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November 9, 2010

Burns After Reading: Obama’s Hyp-O-crisy destroys any ‘hope’ of true ‘change’

By Scott Burns
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November 2, 2010

Burns After Reading: Don’t ‘hide your kids or hide your wife:’ The future looks promising

By Scott Burns
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October 25, 2010

Burns After Reading: Civil Rights Movement goes beyond legislation

By Scott Burns
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October 11, 2010

Burns After Reading: Joe Alleva shouldn’t expect too much from certain fans

By Scott Burns
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October 4, 2010

Burns After Reading: Politics are just another silly game, don’t vote this November

By Scott Burns
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September 28, 2010

Burns after Reading: National debt continues to escalate, record deficit projected

By Scott Burns
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September 21, 2010

Burns After Reading: Real legacy of WWI is lost on many Americans

By Scott Burns
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September 13, 2010

Burns After Reading: University is putting Mike the Tiger on a pedestal

By Scott Burns
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September 7, 2010

Burns after reading: Looking for the land of opportunity? Start digging for China

By Scott Burns
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August 30, 2010

Burns After Reading: Chinese schoolboy gets served by American Idiot

By Scott Burns
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August 24, 2010

Burns After Reading: Grade inflation causes intellectual menstruation

By Scott Burns
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May 4, 2010

Burns After Reading: ‘South Park’ drama over CENSORED is ridiculous

By Scott Burns
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April 27, 2010

Burns after reading: Governments should be managed like corporations

By Scott Burns
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March 23, 2010

Burns After Reading: Beltway blowhards are the real American idiots

By Scott Burns
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March 15, 2010

Burns After Reading: Students should steer clear of herd mentality

By Scott Burns
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March 9, 2010

Burns After Reading: Americans should get on board with discrimination

By Scott Burns
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March 3, 2010

Burns After Reading: Don’t get rid of your television, Twitter account

By Scott Burns
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February 23, 2010

Burns After Reading: Valentine’s Day is coming, run for your lives, bros

By Scott Burns
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February 10, 2010

Burns After Reading: Blagojevich scandal sheds light on white-collar crime

By Scott Burns
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December 1, 2009

Burns After Reading: A tale of two subsidies: Athletic vs. academic funding

By Scott Burns
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November 24, 2009

Burns After Reading: Representative democracy doesn’t work for BCS, USA

By Scott Burns
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November 10, 2009

Burns After Reading: “Libertarianism” used too often, fits only select group

By Scott Burns
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November 3, 2009

Burns After Reading: George Orwell’s ‘1984’ message still resonates today

By Scott Burns
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October 19, 2009

Burns After Reading: Moore misidentifies problem in ‘Capitalism’ film

By Scott Burns
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October 12, 2009

Burns After Reading: University should do more to promote biking

By Scott Burns
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October 6, 2009

Burns After Reading: Higher education is still stuck in the Stone Age

By Scott Burns
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September 27, 2009

Burns After Reading: Emanual’s public service proposal for students

By Scott Burns
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September 22, 2009

Burns After Reading: Facebook displays true freedumb of speech

By Scott Burns
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September 14, 2009

Burns after Reading: Universal parking access will not solve problems

By Scott Burns
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September 8, 2009

Burns After Reading: Pitt just as ‘qualified’ for office as past La. mayors

By Scott Burns
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August 31, 2009

Burns After Reading: Student Section Challenge: Use seats or lose ’em

By Scott Burns
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August 25, 2009

Burns After Reading: Rising DWI rates among students a cause for concern

By Scott Burns
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July 21, 2009

Burns After Reading: The Chapel dispute demonstrates the error of politics

By Scott Burns
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July 15, 2009

Burns After Reading: Zack Morris’ comeback inspires contemplation

By Scott Burns
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July 1, 2009

Burns after Reading: Fallacies abound in intelligent design arguments

By Scott Burns
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June 17, 2009

Burns After Reading: BCS or government control, fans, take your pick

By Scott Burns
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June 10, 2009

Burns After Reading: Trust me: actions speak louder than words, grades

By Scott Burns
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June 3, 2009

Burns After Reading: Socialist road Block: real answers for a radical crisis

By Scott Burns
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April 27, 2009

Burns After Reading: ‘South Park’ breaks social barriers, gay fish’s ego

By Scott Burns
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April 20, 2009

Burns after reading: Frat broskies offer the story of a lost generation

By Scott Burns
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March 31, 2009

Burns After Reading: Missouri thought police confirm: I’m a terrorist

By Scott Burns
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March 30, 2009

Burns After Reading: Republicans should focus on spending, not earmarks

By Scott Burns
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March 24, 2009

Burns after reading: Sean Penn, what the heck happened to Spicoli, dude?

By Scott Burns
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March 17, 2009

Burns After Reading: Sleep in a Box doesn’t give hope to homeless people

By Scott Burns
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March 16, 2009

Burns After Reading: Cosmetic titillation deflated during boob, bust cycle

By Scott Burns
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March 9, 2009

Burns After Reading: Limbaugh’s hypocrisy reveals nature of GOP disconnect

By Scott Burns
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March 8, 2009

Burns After Reading: Sense of entitlement a worrying trend to professors

By Scott Burns
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March 3, 2009

Burns after Reading: Abuse exposes league of unextraordinary gentlemen

By Scott Burns
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March 2, 2009

Burns After Reading: Adult entertainer gets demoted from porn to politics

By Scott Burns
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February 17, 2009

Burns After Reading: Students should be shielded from budget cuts

By Scott Burns
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February 12, 2009

Burns After Reading: Library hours appear a likely target for budget cuts

By Scott Burns
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February 3, 2009

Burns after reading: We the people need not forget our Constitution

By Scott Burns
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January 25, 2009

Congress aims to insert trillion-dollar tampon

By Scott Burns
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January 15, 2009

Burns after Reading: Porn seeks bail enhancement to erect limp industry

By Scott Burns
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January 12, 2009