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  • The Loss of American Civic Pride

    The Loss of American Civic Pride0

    The wonderful feeling of striking the ball just so and seeing it fly from your bat. The wind in your face as you fly around the bases. The giddiness of scoring the winning run for your hometown team as your friends and neighbors cheer you on. Baseball: America’s pastime, and one of the many ways

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  • The Looming Afghan Collapse

    The Looming Afghan Collapse0

    As of Thursday morning, August 12 the Taliban were in control of eleven provincial capitals in Afghanistan, including the important northeastern city of Kunduz, following a sweep across the north of the country in recent days. The insurgents encountered minimal resistance from the Afghan National Army. The insurgents now have their sights on Mazar-i-Sharif, the largest city in the mostly

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  • The Long Road Ahead

    The Long Road Ahead2

    Some elections are still in play but it is fairly likely that the US 2022 midterm elections have resulted in a small Republican majority in the House whilst the Democrats retain control of the Senate. Just 24 hours before the elections, the betting markets I look at were giving well over 70% odds on the Republicans

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  • The Long March: Are Its Days Numbered?

    The Long March: Are Its Days Numbered?0

    A golden jubilee is by definition the celebration of a fiftieth anniversary. Fifty years have passed since a watershed year in our history: 1969. Yet many of us, I suspect, will find little gold or jubilee in this anniversary. Yes, 1969 was the year America put a man on the moon. That feat deserves a

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  • The Loneliness of the Middle-aged Man

    The Loneliness of the Middle-aged Man0

    It made for a bold headline when the Boston Globe published The Biggest Threat facing middle age men isn’t smoking or obesity. It’s loneliness. Globe reporter Billy Baker’s article exploring how men let friendships lapse as they grow older – leading to loneliness induced health risks- struck a chord around the world, and prompted a

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  • The Loneliness of the Anonymous Neighbor

    The Loneliness of the Anonymous Neighbor0

    The last Saturday morning in August, my wife noticed that some of our neighbors had a moving truck outside their home. After watching with the kids for a minute or two, she acknowledged that she had never seen the people before. I recognized the man, though I had never spoken to him—he seemed to purposefully

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