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  • Marie Kondo is No Cure For Our Hyper-Consumer Culture

    Marie Kondo is No Cure For Our Hyper-Consumer Culture0

    With all the commentary and meta-commentary about Japanese design consultant Marie Kondo’s new Netflix show, you could be forgiven for thinking there was something mystical about keeping a neat home. There’s nothing mystical about it, of course, though perhaps we should be thankful that we are among the first generations in human history affluent enough to spend

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  • Marie Kondo and the Clutter That Sparks Joy

    Marie Kondo and the Clutter That Sparks Joy3

    When I was eight years old, a little girl moved in across the street. Since Katie* was an only child and the daughter of two working parents, she spent a fair amount of time at my house, imagining and playing up a storm. One day, several years into our friendship, I happened to be over

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  • Maria von Trapp Saved Her Children from Nazis. Austria Still Won’t Honor Her with a Street Name.

    Maria von Trapp Saved Her Children from Nazis. Austria Still Won’t Honor Her with a Street Name.0

    I’m pretty sure I can recite every single song from The Sound of Music. I grew up watching the movie back in the day when long movies had to be split onto two different VHS tapes (and yes, my family still has them), and I still love it as an adult. The Sound of Music

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  • Margaret Mead and Agenda-Driven Social Science0

    Recently, Japanese universities started moving away from liberal arts and social sciences, sending global “shivers down academic spines.” The official reason given was a need to focus on disciplines more needed by society.   There’s been considerable self-examination  about the direction of science at the highest levels, including in recent editorials in top science journal Nature. That’s a good sign: we can’t fix

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  • Marcus Aurelius on How to Turn Around a Rotten Day

    Marcus Aurelius on How to Turn Around a Rotten Day0

    When you wake up in the morning, notice how quickly your mind checks into its physical and psychological ailments. Back pain? Still there. Afternoon meeting to worry about? Still there. Troublesome financial situation? Still there. Did you expect it to be different? If you look for them, there will always be difficulties to drag through

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  • March for Our Lives: Can they answer this tough question?

    March for Our Lives: Can they answer this tough question?0

    Shortly after the Sandy Hook school shooting, Intellectual Takeout created and published the image below. The question is as relevant today as it was then. On March 24, 2018, “March for Our Lives” hosted an impressive protest in Washington, D.C. As the main speakers and the innumerable protest signs made clear, the group seemingly believes

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