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Fabriquè en Babylon: Evil (Fifteen Years On)

“Oh my God, Emily…you are such a liar!”

This was the opening sequence of a night no one in The Smith household had foreseen coming, but..................   read more

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With One-Year Anniversary the Event Horizon, ModState Embraces Smooth Transition into Year #2

Not everyone foresaw just how thoroughly successful the first year of ModState would end up being on any given metric, let alone that..................   read more

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Neospeak: Hashtags for the #RebelWITHaCause

While our pending press release and corporate strategy announcement with upstate New York’s OverWatch Productions LLC is very..................   read more

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Fabriquè en Babylon: Let Us See The Legacy

“Better to have the moves like Jagger than the moves like Jaeger.” – Mike DeViney

In one of his finer moments in repose, Mick Jagger remarked, “Only a madman or an actor would want to be President of The United States.” Well,..................   read more

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Addendum: the 13th Amendment

I am not in the business of film review. Our editorial staff here at ModState has established this as an uncompromising policy position...................   read more

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As Wild Year Concludes, Board of Directors, Ed. Staff See Cause for Renewed Optimism

SNO’LA! Canal Street (downtown New Orleans), Christmas 2012

As the New Year is preparing to force us all to live within the confines of 2017 for a whole year (selfish!), ModState LLC has continued..................   read more

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With New Episode of Podcast, ModState Ends Post-Election Break

As the wise and reverent youth, the Prince formerly known as Artist once said, “Even the soldiers need a break sometimes.” Thus, we took..................   read more

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Executive Completion: Social Media in Journalism A Double-Edged Sword

socialmedia2On Thursday Sept. 25th, 1690 the first newspaper was published in America. Printed and circulated in Boston, the paper was originally intended to..................   read more

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ModState LLC Board of Directors Begins Taking Shape as Post-Election Transition Continues

How can we expect nihilists to learn to believe when they can't even see the whole logo?!
How can we expect nihilists to learn to believe when they can’t even see the whole logo?!

All good things come to an end, and with the 2016 POTUS Election mercifully coming to its (apparent) conclusion, ModState has sailed..................   read more

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Executive Completion: Social Justice

Ayelet Waldman is an Israeli-American writer who served three years as a Federal public defender (trained at Harvard Law)
Ayelet Waldman is an Israeli-American writer who served three years as a Federal public defender (trained at Harvard Law)

In the household I grew up in feminism was as much a part of the daily routine as was breathing. Perceptions about equality were quite specific but..................   read more

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