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  • Will the ‘Effective Altruism’ Movement Go Up in Smoke Along With FTX?

    Will the ‘Effective Altruism’ Movement Go Up in Smoke Along With FTX?5

    On November 1, 30-year-old Sam Bankman-Fried, CEO of the cryptocurrency exchange FTX, was considered one of the world’s sharpest businessmen. SBF’s company was worth a cool US$32 billion; he was a major benefactor for a range of philanthropic causes; he was a major donor to the Democrats in the midterm elections; he was an icon

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  • We Live in a Culture of Pornography

    We Live in a Culture of Pornography7

    Pornography websites get more traffic in the U.S. than the sum total traffic of Instagram, Twitter, TikTok, Pinterest, Zoom, and Netflix. And these days, most people are exposed to porn by the time they’re 13. More than ever, pornography today pushes the boundary of what’s acceptable, normalizing behaviors once seen as reprehensible. Playboy is not

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  • A Rare Exception to the 24/7 Woke Rule at NPR

    A Rare Exception to the 24/7 Woke Rule at NPR13

    There are probably more than a few Americans who can remember when NPR endeavored to speak to and for a much larger piece of the public than it does now. I was once a regular listener. This was way back in the days of Garrison Keillor, who was unpersoned by #MeToo a few years back, and

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  • Let’s Sing “Edelweiss”

    Let’s Sing “Edelweiss”13

    Dad wore his heart on his sleeve sometimes. A born-again Christian and father of 12, he had size 13½ feet that were good for booting his eight sons into line. Dad was a hard disciplinarian, so seeing him cry surprised me, but he could get misty hearing a sermon at church or watching The Sound

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  • Florida, the New Capital of Red State America

    Florida, the New Capital of Red State America1

    In what was an overall frustrating election night for Republicans, in which the oft-predicted “red wave” failed to materialize nationally, there was one state above all that provided a clear beacon of hope. That would be my adopted state of Florida. In the Sunshine State Tuesday evening, Gov. Ron DeSantis cruised to a second term

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  • The Long Road Ahead

    The Long Road Ahead2

    Some elections are still in play but it is fairly likely that the US 2022 midterm elections have resulted in a small Republican majority in the House whilst the Democrats retain control of the Senate. Just 24 hours before the elections, the betting markets I look at were giving well over 70% odds on the Republicans

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