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Misery Index: Penn State’s woes worsen with embarrassing loss to UCLA

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Misery Index: Penn State’s woes worsen with embarrassing loss to UCLA

Whenever we talk about Penn State, there’s a macro and a micro perspective of the program. It’s not always easy to know which one should command your attention. You can step back and see that James Franklin has finished inside the top-10 five times in his 11 seasons while winning two-thirds of his Big 12 … Read more

Red States Are Suddenly Cracking Down on Squatters — Despite No Evidence of a Crisis

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Red States Are Suddenly Cracking Down on Squatters — Despite No Evidence of a Crisis

State legislatures seem to be obsessed with squatters these days — and the corporate-dominated American Legislative Exchange Council (ALEC) has played a major role in advancing legislation to crack down on them. As homelessness reaches record highs and over 21 million households nationwide spend more than 30 percent of their income on rent, state legislators … Read more