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  • The Tech Revolution Leaves Families Behind

    The Tech Revolution Leaves Families Behind0

    The tech revolution driven by AI should terrify us all, regardless of our status or situation. But there is one group that will bear the worst of this revolution: families – especially young ones. In fact, as innovations continue, young people will experience a pull greater than ever to put off – or avoid entirely

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  • The Tax That Closed 3,600 Doctors’ Offices

    The Tax That Closed 3,600 Doctors’ Offices0

    A UK tax policy intended to soak the rich has caused highly specialized physicians and surgeons to retire early, depriving more than a million citizens of their services. A new report details the extent to which progressive taxation has harmed British patients. The NHS is in a state of perpetual crisis characterized by doctor shortages,

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  • The Tax Man Cometh

    The Tax Man Cometh12

    Here I am, an old guy, whose social security check won’t cover the rent of his home—much less living expenses. Because I was self-employed most of my life and unwise in my financial planning, I have no retirement account. Therefore, I keep working, most recently as a freelance writer. Come April, the federal and state

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  • The Taste of Strawberries: Tolkien’s Imagination of the Good

    The Taste of Strawberries: Tolkien’s Imagination of the Good0

    Near the end of The Return of the King movie, while Frodo and Sam are making the arduous climb up Mount Doom to destroy the ring once and for all, their strength fails and they stop climbing. Sam claws himself over to Frodo, takes him in his arms, and asks him this poignant question: Do you remember

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  • The Tarantino-like End of Richard the Lionheart

    The Tarantino-like End of Richard the Lionheart0

    I admit it. I still picture Richard the Lionheart as the handsome, smirking, fellow Sean Connery depicted in the Robin Hood movie that came out in 1991. I do this even though I know that Richard I was not that fellow.   Lionized for centuries, modern historians have treated Richard’s legacy less kindly than their

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  • The Taliban May Have Provided a Sputnik Moment for Wokeness

    The Taliban May Have Provided a Sputnik Moment for Wokeness0

    In 1957, the supposedly backward Soviet Union launched a satellite into orbit and the threat of Soviet rockets became real for millions of Americans. Fortunately, the Sputnik moment galvanized a massive American response and we soon caught up and overtook the Soviets. Conceivably, the current collapse of our Afghanistan adventure might be a similar “Sputnik

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