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  • Why Prince Harry and Meghan Markle Should Change Their PR Once the Honeymoon’s Over

    Why Prince Harry and Meghan Markle Should Change Their PR Once the Honeymoon’s Over0

    In case you’ve been living under a rock for the past year: Great Britain’s Prince Harry is marrying American actress Meghan Markle on Saturday, May 19. The news coverage has mostly been glowing. Does the media never get fed up with the term “fairy tale?” Apparently not. But when they get back from their honeymoon,

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  • Why Practical Skills Are Still King (And How To Learn Them)

    Why Practical Skills Are Still King (And How To Learn Them)10

    When my parents’ lawnmower broke recently, my father took apart the engine and found the problem: a broken governor shaft. While the part for that lawnmower was no longer made, if it were, my dad would have been able to singlehandedly repair the mower. Similarly, I have memories of my grandmother canning peaches and pickles

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  • Why Positive Thinking Doesn’t Work

    Why Positive Thinking Doesn’t Work0

    • February 21, 2019

    Imagine that you’re about to give a presentation in front of your entire organization. If you have ever been anxious in a situation where the stakes are high, you’ve probably received well-meaning advice: Calm down. Take deep breaths. Think positively, and you will nail this. What happens if you can’t calm down? You might be

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  • Why Pop Culture (and ‘Say Yes to the Dress’) are Going Wild for Polyamory

    Why Pop Culture (and ‘Say Yes to the Dress’) are Going Wild for Polyamory0

    Hey everyone, a relic of barbarism is making a comeback! If the reference is lost on you, I am referring to an expression from the mid-1800s, when the Republican Party was established to replace the Whigs on the platform of eradicating what party leaders like Abraham Lincoln coined “the twin relics of barbarism.” The first

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  • Why Poor People in the Freest Nations Have Incomes 8x Higher Than Poor People in the Least Free

    Why Poor People in the Freest Nations Have Incomes 8x Higher Than Poor People in the Least Free0

    Everyone interested in classical liberalism is familiar with the left-wing narrative that free markets undermine democracy and make the poor poorer. Those who perpetuate these fallacies often describe free market advocates as defenders of the greedy rich while painting socialists as heroes for the common good who bravely dare to challenge the interests of big

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  • Why Politics Divides People

    Why Politics Divides People0

    Why is politics so negative compared to marketing — its analog in the private sector — even though virtually every candidate echoes the desire to “just get along”? The explanation revolves around two important ways political competition differs from market competition: higher payoffs to negative attacks, and rationally ignorant “customers.” Selling your product in the private

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