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  • Self-Governance Is the Bedrock of Liberty

    Self-Governance Is the Bedrock of Liberty0

    Those who refuse to govern themselves will be governed by others. This is one of the takeaway lessons from the recent elections, particularly in New York City. There a young and inexperienced pro-Islamist and democratic socialist won the mayoral election in part by promising voters goodies like free bus transportation, free childcare, some government grocery

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  • The Essential Ingredient for a Happy Life

    The Essential Ingredient for a Happy Life0

    Moving day is fast approaching for me, and until yesterday I was fretting about logistics. Boxes for packing up my books have been hard to come by, and I was stressing over who I could ask to help with the actual move. One friend was available, but another is recovering from surgery, while my middle

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  • Making Sense of Millennial Mid-Life Muddling

    Making Sense of Millennial Mid-Life Muddling0

    In Rebecca Serle’s novel “In Five Years,” narrator and protagonist Dannie Cohan follows the path she set for herself as an adolescent. She becomes a lawyer with no ambitions for the courtroom, tackling instead the crisp, clear language of the law and contracts. “It was like poetry, but poetry with outcome, poetry with concrete meaning—with

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  • Growing Old With Gratitude

    Growing Old With Gratitude21

    Now that I’ve spent a few years as what we euphemistically call a senior citizen, I’ve discovered that the autumn of life isn’t so bad. I’ve also learned that all that talk about “old age is not for sissies” is junk. Sissy or not, the years keep on passing. You want to see an example

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