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  • In Defense of the Freedom to Be Wrong

    In Defense of the Freedom to Be Wrong0

    It is the rare fortune of these days that one may think what one likes and say what one thinks. —Tacitus It’s very important for institutions of concentrated power to keep people alone and isolated: that way they’re ineffective, they can’t defend themselves against indoctrination, they can’t even figure out what they think. —Noam Chomsky

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  • Four Reasons Why People Are Choosing Not to Have Children

    Four Reasons Why People Are Choosing Not to Have Children0

    North Carolina State University Professor (Emeritus) Mike Walden is known for explaining complex issues in ways understandable to the general reader. That is unusual among scholars. Three “economic thrillers” written by Professor Walden and his wife M.E. Whitman Walden, Micro Mayhem (2006), Macro Mayhem (2006) and Fiscal Fiasco (2014), show how they do it. Professor Walden just posted a short, down-to-earth

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  • Under the Influence of Our Stuff: Lessons From an Old Sears Catalog

    Under the Influence of Our Stuff: Lessons From an Old Sears Catalog3

    We are under the influence of our stuff—home décor and furnishings, fast fashion, modern art, and too much more—and it’s slowly gnawing away at our contentment and human potential. What prompted this realization? Some old Sears catalogs, actually. And a love for antiques, the reason for which I couldn’t quite put into words. But let

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