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Find the bill, the ruling or the study before you argue about it

Almost every document people fight about online is free, numbered and sitting on a government website. Here's how to pull it in under five minutes.

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100 Things Every Cook Should Master in the Kitchen

From a proper knife grip to feeding twelve people on a Tuesday, the skills that turn a guy who can follow a recipe into a cook.

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Plan a cook for eight people

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How a Case Reaches the Supreme Court and Gets Decided

Four votes, a $300 fee, and a booklet-sized brief. The path from losing in a lower court to a published opinion, step by step.

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How to Tell When an Article Is Actually an Ad

Sponsored content is built to look like reporting. Five checks, ten seconds, and the disguise falls off every time.

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Where does your best time with your kids happen?

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100 Things Every Man Should Know About His Health

Your numbers, your sleep, your back, your head, and the appointments you keep putting off until something hurts.

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What the Courts Have Actually Held on Religious Liberty

Sixteen words in the First Amendment, two centuries of cases, and a set of rules you can use at work, at church and at the school board.

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How to read a science headline without getting played

Five minutes and a few blunt questions will tell you whether that study actually says what the headline claims it says.

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Does your wardrobe actually fit you?

Five questions, honestly answered, and a plan for the next two weeks.

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100 Things Every Father of a Daughter Should Know

The ponytail is the first test. Ninety-nine more follow, from the .22 rifle to the wedding toast you'll try not to cry through.

GuideCivicsMarcus ValeSep 23, 20265 min

What the First Amendment Actually Protects, and What It Doesn't

Forty-five words, a handful of narrow exceptions, and a lot of myths. Know the difference before you step up to the microphone.

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Build me a 30-day training plan around two sessions a week

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GuideMedia LiteracyMarcus ValeSep 23, 20265 min

How to Build a News Diet That Survives an Argument

Every outlet has a thumb on the scale. Learn where the thumb goes, and you can read anybody and still come out with the facts.

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Guide100 ThingsWes DunbarSep 23, 20267 min

100 Things Every Homeowner Should Check Every Year

One walkthrough, one Saturday, one list. Most of these take five minutes and save you a four-figure repair.

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GuideCivicsMarcus ValeSep 23, 20266 min

What each of the seven articles of the Constitution actually does

The whole document runs about 4,500 words and takes half an hour to read out loud. Here's the plain-English tour, article by article.

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How to spot spin in a story you already agree with

Loaded words, buried qualifiers and headlines the article never supports — a ninety-second method for reading anything with your eyes open.

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Guide100 ThingsCal BrennanSep 23, 20267 min

100 Things Every Newlywed Couple Should Talk About

Ten conversations a week for ten weeks, and you'll know more about your marriage than most couples learn in a decade.

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Is your money actually in order?

Six questions. No email required, no sales pitch at the end.

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Your Hurricane Season Plan From June 1 to November 30

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How to Check a Photo in 60 Seconds With Reverse Image Search

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Rewrite my résumé so it actually gets read

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100 Things Every Teen Girl Should Know Before Eighteen

Change a tire, roast a chicken, mean what you say, and know a good man when you see one. Start anywhere on the list.

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Set up the school year before the first bell rings

Forms, supplies, safety calls and a morning routine that holds up in October, done in one week instead of one panicked Sunday night.

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