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  • Bibi and Hamas—Only Winners in Gaza War

    Bibi and Hamas—Only Winners in Gaza War0

    “Israel is Winning Battles, Hamas is Winning the War.” So ran the headline in the Jerusalem Post atop an analysis of the Gaza war, which began, “The IDF is registering great achievements in Operation Guardian of the Walls, but meanwhile the house appears to be collapsing from within.” Hard to disagree.  Consider this New York

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  • Beyond the Contentment of Walden Pond

    Beyond the Contentment of Walden Pond0

    Henry David Thoreau maintained a very simple lifestyle in his 10-by-15-foot cabin near Walden Pond. His furniture consisted of three chairs, a desk, and a table, while the rest of his possessions included a limited range of cooking implements. Thoreau also valued simple tools, as well as lamplight, stationery, and a few books as necessities

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  • Beyond the Box Score: The Stats That Really Matter in Youth Baseball

    Beyond the Box Score: The Stats That Really Matter in Youth Baseball26

    As my son Eric wraps up his third year of travel baseball, I realize I have different expectations than most dads. Many dads focus on our sons’ performance on the field, with little tolerance for mistakes. A boy will make an error, and some dad will scream in disgust — “That can’t happen! It can’t

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  • Beyond Raising Chickens: Survival Techniques You Should Try

    Beyond Raising Chickens: Survival Techniques You Should Try0

    Counting one’s chickens before they’re hatched is taking on new meaning in the age of the coronavirus. Baby chicks are the new toilet paper, The New York Times explained over the weekend. Chicken-suppliers have been cleared out as Americans adjust to quarantine and their minds switch to survivalist mode. I can’t say that I blame

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  • Beyond Climate Change: 3 Important Economic Contributions of Nobel Prize Winner William Nordhaus

    Beyond Climate Change: 3 Important Economic Contributions of Nobel Prize Winner William Nordhaus0

    Yale economist William D. Nordhaus was recently awarded the Nobel Prize in Economic Sciences (or, to be more precise, the Sveriges Riksbank Prize in Economic Sciences in Memory of Alfred Nobel) for his analysis of the economic impact of climate change. Nordhaus pioneered the study of global warming from an economic perspective, developing a model

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  • Beware: Our New Online Culture Is a Feast for Mass Surveillance

    Beware: Our New Online Culture Is a Feast for Mass Surveillance0

    The rapid spread of COVID-19 has caused network traffic to surge as Internet users resort to video conferencing to work remotely. For example, last December online meeting provider Zoom hosted roughly 10 million participants. In March this statistic jumped to 200 million. The public’s stampede to the cloud is an auspicious development for the intelligence

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