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  • Louis CK’s Refreshing View on Politics

    Louis CK’s Refreshing View on Politics0

    There are those who disagree with you and consider it a duty to willfully ignore any point you might have. And then there are those who disagree with you but are willing to listen, and on some issues, might even be open to changing their minds.   Comedian Louis CK falls into this latter category.

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  • Louis C.K. Sets the Record Straight on What’s “Fair”

    Louis C.K. Sets the Record Straight on What’s “Fair”0

    • September 9, 2015

    Louis C.K. is a comedian with some insightful social commentary. Here’s a gem from his FX show Louie that touches upon modern society’s insatiable thirst for fairness and equality: An important lesson for children to learn? N.B. Here’s a link to the full scene. Save this article to favorites

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  • Louis Armstrong Lived the American Dream—And Never Apologized For It

    Louis Armstrong Lived the American Dream—And Never Apologized For It0

    Jazz musician Louis Armstrong claimed he was born on the Fourth of July.  Although subsequent research has shown that he was actually born on August 4, Armstrong is no less an American icon, a performer who reconciled people through the joy of his music. What is not so widely known is that this great entertainer

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  • Lou Gehrig and the Culture of Victimhood

    Lou Gehrig and the Culture of Victimhood18

    Over the weekend, I had the fun of revisiting one of my long-time favorite films, The Pride of the Yankees. For those unfamiliar with The Pride of the Yankees, the movie portrays the life story of baseball legend Lou Gehrig, who died at the age of 37 from ALS, the disease which now bears his

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  • Lost Innocence: Let’s Give Children a Childhood

    Lost Innocence: Let’s Give Children a Childhood3

    Back when I used to own a bookstore in Waynesville, North Carolina, a grandmother with two adolescent grandchildren visited our shop. The kids were soon sitting on the floor, absorbed in books, and the grandmother engaged me in conversation, telling me, as so many grandparents did, how much they loved reading. Then she said, “I

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  • Lost in translation: five common English phrases you may be using incorrectly

    Lost in translation: five common English phrases you may be using incorrectly0

    English is a language rich with imagery, meaning and metaphor – and when we want to express ourselves we can draw upon a canon replete with beautifully turned phrases, drawing from the language’s Latin, French and Germanic roots, through Chaucer and Shakespeare right up to myriad modern wordsmiths – not to mention those apt aphorisms

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