The 2016 presidential election seems headed toward a showdown between the two least-liked presidential candidates since American voters have been polled on the question—and with good reason. One is a vindictive, politically ruthless, unrepentant liar; the other is an egomaniacal, boorish, bullying braggart. Neither one even bothers to pay lip service to the values of
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A Forbes article recently caught my eye by proclaiming that it is possible to retire in your 30s and travel the world. The article by Laura Begley Bloom went on to describe 33-year-old Anita Dhake, who is already enjoying retirement after spending a handful of years as a lawyer. Because many of us (myself included)
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My men went on and presently met the Lotus-Eaters, nor did these Lotus-Eaters have any thought of destroying our companions, but they only gave them lotus to taste of. But any of them who ate the honey-sweet fruit of lotus was unwilling to take any message back, or to go away, but they wanted to
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Recently, an interesting but telling scene from These Happy Golden Years by Laura Ingalls Wilder has been running through my mind. As the book explains, teenage Laura had just completed her first teaching stint in another school and was happily settling back into life as a student in her home school. On her first day
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On the 4th of July, Intellectual Takeout posted a clip of the John Adams HBO series to the Facebook page. In it, during a debate over whether or not the colonies should declare their independence from Great Britain, Adams states, “…I see hope. I see a new nation ready to take its place in the world.
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It’s probably safe to say that many Americans don’t know that the Japanese actually invaded the Aleutian Islands of Alaska during World War II. And while that may be a surprise to learn, it’s how the battle ended that is really shocking. For the Americans, the Aleutians were seen as a potential bridgehead for the
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