50/50: A Moving Look at the Impact of a Cancer Diagnosis
When one considers viewing a movie that explores in depth the difficulties of coping with terminal illness, and depicts the full range of...
Opinion
Paul Derangement Syndrome
Paul Derangement Syndrome (PDS) is a mental condition that, though it was first detected during the 2008 Republican presidential primaries, has only now...
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I’ll Eat What I Want; You Eat Your Heart Out, Bloomberg
Although I’ve never been one to demonize the rich, there is something particularly irritating about a busybody billionaire who confuses his bankroll with...
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America’s Favorite Ponzi Scheme
Who talked Rick Perry into grabbing the third rail of American politics? In case you don’t recognize the phrase, “the third rail” refers...
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Governor Beverly Perdue: The Best Government Is That Which Governs Most?
Governor Beverly Perdue’s recent suggestion that we suspend the 2012 elections so our Representatives can focus on getting things done has caused some...
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What Is Liberty?
This is a speech delivered by the author at the Liberty Political Action Conferene in Reno, Nevada, on September 15, 2011: Introduction The...
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Whatever Happened to Penmanship?
These days, with the rise of email, text messaging, and word processing, it seems to be more important to learn how to use...
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The Key to America’s Future Greatness is Not a New Light Bulb
It took one man, working tirelessly in his private laboratory, to light up the world. The invention of the electric light bulb by...
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Ron Paul and the “Conservative” Media’s Double Standards
Herman Cain’s unexpected victory in Saturday’s Florida Straw Poll has the media, especially the so-called “conservative” media, quite excited. Ronald Reagan, George H.W....
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The Financial Mess in the U.S. and Europe
What's the common thread between Europe's financial mess, particularly among the PIIGS (Portugal, Ireland, Italy, Greece and Spain), and the financial mess in...
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Is Economists’ Gloom Marking the Start of the Recovery?
With the announcement from the Commerce Department that the sale of new homes in August fell by 2.3 percent compared to July, the...
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The Moral Market Provides
A church I visited recently announced a seminar for “financial professionals” who lament their industry’s “fallen ethics.” In 2009, USA Today reported that “the...
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Movie Review: Moneyball
Drop what you’re doing. I mean it. Stop whatever it is that you’re doing and go online to find out when the next...
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Politics vs. Economics
They say "all politics is local." But economic decisions impact the whole economy and reverberate internationally. That is why politicians' meddling with the...
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Wrong Medicine for a Sick Economy
“Middle-class families shouldn’t pay higher taxes than millionaires and billionaires,” repeatedly proclaims President Obama, arguing for his proposed $1.5 trillion tax increase over...
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