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  • For Now, The American Republic Stands

    For Now, The American Republic Stands0

    Before the November 3 election, a foundational principle of the American republic – checks and balances – was on life support. The same inaccurate pollsters who predicted a blowout win for Biden also predicted the Democrats would take control of the Senate. With one-party Democratic control, America as we know it would disappear. The results of

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  • For Most Things, Recycling Harms the Environment

    For Most Things, Recycling Harms the Environment0

    In 2008 I was invited to a conference called Australia Recycles! in Fremantle. I flew coach for 30 hours (we had to divert, at one point, to Auckland instead of Sydney because huge headwinds used up more fuel than expected) and landed in Perth and then was driven to Freo by one of the conference

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  • For Money could not Keep

    For Money could not Keep0

    • August 19, 2015

    While sometimes it seems clichéd to bring up the German Weimar Republic of the 1920s, it’s still a good lesson on what happens to a people and a nation under hyper-inflation. Too often individuals will try to draw direct parallels to the Weimar Republic and the United States. Are there reasons to be very concerned

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  • For Culture’s Sake, Relax!

    For Culture’s Sake, Relax!20

    I once asked a friend whether he was “handy.” “Unfortunately, yes,” he replied. When a latch broke, or a faucet didn’t work, or a screen door needed replacing, he could never bring himself to hire someone to do the work. He could take care of it. He just didn’t want to. I am not handy.

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  • For Americans, Work-Life Balance Is Becoming More Elusive

    For Americans, Work-Life Balance Is Becoming More Elusive0

    Many of us want more time with our families, for engaging in sports and leisure activities and even for an occasional vacation on a remote tropical island. Instead we decide to spend more time at work. Whether it’s for economic reasons or pressure from our boss to finish that big project ahead of schedule, indulging

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  • Footprints in the Snow: The Burgling of America

    Footprints in the Snow: The Burgling of America0

    Roughly twenty years ago, a man in Asheville, North Carolina left his home in the wee hours of the morning, walked a couple of blocks to a convenience store, burglarized the store, and returned home with his loot. Unfortunately for our thief, snow had blanketed the city earlier that night. After responding to the burglary

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