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  • More Americans Find “Meaning in Life” Through Money than Faith

    More Americans Find “Meaning in Life” Through Money than Faith0

    What makes your life meaningful? For Christians the answer should be some variation of our faith in God. But if that’s your answer you are distinctly in the minority in the U.S. The Pew Research Center conducted two separate surveys, one that included an open-ended question asking Americans to describe in their own words what

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  • What is Hygge and Why Does Everyone Love It?

    What is Hygge and Why Does Everyone Love It?1

    During these last few holiday seasons in Britain and America, a strange new concept has become incredibly popular. Occupying the minds of many of my female friends and family members, this concept is know as ‘Hygge” (pronounced Hoo-Ga). This word originates from the far-off, exotic land of Denmark and has no direct translation into English.

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  • The Nash Equilibrium Minimum Wage Is Zero

    The Nash Equilibrium Minimum Wage Is Zero0

    As the New Jersey legislature and governor debate the details of a hike in the state’s minimum wage to $15 an hour, it is worth taking a step back and contemplating one of the greatest thinkers in New Jersey history, Nobel Laureate John Nash. (Nash was the subject of the 2001 film A Beautiful Mind,

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  • Would Trump’s Wall Eventually Pay for Itself?

    Would Trump’s Wall Eventually Pay for Itself?0

    In January, 2018, citing an extensive study from Harvard University, the Washington Times reported that 80 percent of Americans, including 68 percent of Democrats, want tighter security on our southern border.   Many of those polled, we may presume, would support building a wall to help provide that security.   Opponents of such a wall

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  • Government Shutdown Shows Why We Need to Decentralize National Parks

    Government Shutdown Shows Why We Need to Decentralize National Parks0

    The federal government is in the midst of a partial “shutdown.” Don’t worry, there’s still plenty of money flowing to a great many government departments. And even those workers who experience deferred salaries during the shutdown will almost certainly get their back pay paid in full. But as always occurs during these so-called shutdowns, many

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  • What Aristotle Can Teach Us about Trump’s Rhetoric

    What Aristotle Can Teach Us about Trump’s Rhetoric0

    From Franklin D. Roosevelt’s fireside chats to Ronald Reagan’s reputation as the “great communicator” to Barack Obama’s soaring oratory to Donald Trump’s Twitter use, styles of presidential communication have varied over time. But what is similar across all presidents is their ability to create persuasive messages that resonate with large segments of the U.S. population.

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