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The American Scholar

Article A Question of Honor Cheating on campus undermines the reputation of our universities and the value of their degrees. Now is the time for students themselves to stop it William M. Chace Read…

Bitter Pill: Why Medical Bills Are Killing Us

1. Routine Care, Unforgettable Bills When Sean Recchi, a 42-year-old from Lancaster, Ohio, was told last March that he had non-Hodgkin’s lymphoma, his wife Stephanie knew she had to get him to…
PUBLISHED: Feb. 20, 2013
LENGTH: 98 minutes (24646 words)

What's the best sentence you read this week?

By popular demand, let's do this again. (See last week's here: http://branch.com/b/what-s-the-best-sentence-you-read-this-week) Thanks for your feedback! Team Branch – Team Branch Josh, Cemre, and…
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Frank Ocean Can Fly

Frank Ocean, the 25-year-old singer who released the hit album "Channel Orange" in July, 2012. Frank Ocean did not want to ride in my rented Ford Fusion; that much was clear. After I parked the car,…
PUBLISHED: Feb. 7, 2013
LENGTH: 24 minutes (6215 words)

The Innocent Man, Part One

Editors' note: This is part one of a two-part story. The second half can be found here. I. On April 12, 1987, Michael Morton sat down to write a letter. 
“Your Honor,”…
PUBLISHED: Nov. 1, 2012
LENGTH: 50 minutes (12536 words)

Lawmakers Gone Wild

By David Bernstein and the Better Government Association (page 1 of 3) *These are actors, not real politicians   Push open the heavy door to Mart Anthony’s Italian Restaurant and…
LENGTH: 6 minutes (1743 words)

Come On, Feel the Buzz

To read more great writing from our past issues, click here. Last June, Joe Williams, a reporter for the political newspaper and web news site Politico, said on Martin Bashir’s MSNBC talk show…
LENGTH: 25 minutes (6386 words)

At the Corner of Hope and Worry

Another day begins with a sound softer than a finger-snap, in an Ohio place called Elyria. In the central square of this small city, the gushing water fountain applauds the early-morning chorus of…
AUTHOR:Dan Barry
PUBLISHED: Oct. 13, 2012
LENGTH: 16 minutes (4058 words)

Beyond the Brain by Tanya Marie Luhrmann

by Tanya Marie Luhrmann In the 1990s, scientists declared that schizophrenia and other psychiatric illnesses were pure brain disorders that would eventually yield to drugs. Now they are recognizing…
LENGTH: 16 minutes (4074 words)
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