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Issues
The Shrewd Capitalist and The Two-Sided Coin
I've been thinking a lot lately about the American Dream, especially since I've heard more than a few people on both sides of the aisle suggest that it's in danger this coming election. I...
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Issues
Whither PBS?
Like a lot of folks, I watched parts of the presidential debate last week. I say parts because most of my viewing came during commercial breaks of "Restaurant: Impossible", a show I can't...
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Politics
We Must Not Fail in the Pursuit of Life, Liberty and Happiness
"Wish not so much to live long as to live well." -- Benjamin Franklin, Poor Richard's Almanack, 1746 I guess there is wisdom uttered in this q...
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Government
A Year After Bin Laden's Death, No Answers from Pakistan
In the year since U.S. Navy SEALs killed Osama bin Laden at his compound in Abbottabad, Pakistan, the Pakistani government has failed to answer U.S. questions about whether it was providi...