America needs to maximize its political and economic capital by respecting the will of the people. Following are ten reasons why the electoral process should be overhauled as quickly as possible. Money wins elections, not the will of the people. More than $4 billion was spent on the 2014 midterm congressional elections. 94% of the […]
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Be honest. Plan for your children’s future. Apologize to those you failed. Respect education. Focus on genuine service. Never assume that others owe you something. Community isn’t an abstraction. Nothing lasts forever.
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The other day, a 17-year-old told me she didn’t think there was life beyond Earth. I mentioned the recent discovery by NASA scientists of seven potentially habitable exoplanets in a solar system just 39 light years away and suggested that astronomers will find a second Earth very soon. I also pointed out that scientists have
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Children give their parents hope, joy, and purpose. They display unexpected and sometimes miraculous behavior that can charm even the hardest of hearts. They’re often transparent in the truest sense of the word. Perhaps best of all, they demonstrate powerful imaginative energy that most adults have long forgotten. Still, there are plenty of reasons to
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A while back, I told my girlfriend she needed to move out. To my surprise, she did so that very day. I figured she’d get lonely and scared of having to be by herself and wouldn’t be able to live without me. Instead, she got stronger and happier with every passing second. I thought to
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They listened to the wind through the branches and held each other close. Beyond the walls of the small weathered house, night creatures foraged for whetever they could find, invisible owners of the desolate plains.