CULTURE: Podcast: The Bachelorette, Eclipse, Isaac Russell and More

Jul 12, 2010 No Comments by Steve Pierce

It’s with great pleasure that Rhombus introduces its third podcast — the Rhombus Roundtable. Featuring a variety of opinions on politics, pop culture, and everything in between, the Roundtable will serve as a regular series of discussions on the world’s latest happenings — all with that distinctive Rhombus slant.

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TECH: The Future Is Nuclear

Apr 06, 2010 No Comments by Jon Schwarzmann

It’s been a very long time since I could say I liked Bill Gates, let alone agreed with him. But in a recent Ted Talk (thanks PopSci), he lauded the efforts of President Obama in pushing for a broader use of nuclear power and even supported the idea. Now, when two people with whom I vehemently [...]

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READING LIST: March 31st

Mar 31, 2010 No Comments by Steve Pierce

Day two of the revamped Rhombus Reading List and we’re still here. We’re cooking with gas now.
1) POLITICS: An intriguing (if more than a bit wishful) article speculating on favorite Mormon homeboy Mitt Romney’s uncanny fitness to oversee the implementation of President Obama’s new health care reform laws — you know, if he ever realized [...]

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POLITICS: The Saga of Jim Matheson

Mar 30, 2010 No Comments by Randal Serr

Anybody who attended the Utah Democratic Party’s caucuses this week is well aware of the anger that currently exists towards Jim Matheson, Democratic representative for Utah’s 2nd congressional district. He is the only Democrat representing Utah in Washington D.C., which is precisely why he has evoked this anger.
The primary reason for the fury is that [...]

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POLITICS: Why Democrats Should Use Reconciliation

Mar 05, 2010 No Comments by Randal Serr

At the health care summit last week, nearly every Republican senator and congressman made clear their disapproval of using a process known as reconciliation to pass health care reform. Reconciliation is a process that is used for budgetary reasons in order to circumvent a filibuster and achieve a straight up-or-down vote. It helps [...]

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