Why should anyone be bothered with a fifteen-year-old analysis of an undistinguished right-wing hack’s ephemeral newspaper column? Simple answer: virtually the same column, written by a different right-wing hack, showed up a few days ago in the Colorado Springs Gazette. The good professor Walter Williams, Olin (see below) Distinguished Professor of Economics and recipient of […]
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This is the true story of diamond engagement rings. It is a story of fortuitous timing and brilliant marketing. It is not a tale of romance, but of finance. Once upon a time, women were property and marriage was a business transaction. In an era when female virginity had financial value because it ensured a
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Say what you need to say . . . very good advice indeed, but don’t make it contingent on anyone paying attention to you if you know they have decided in advance that what you want to say isn’t worth listening to. A certain type of courage comes from revealing the heart of your feelings
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Growing a garden is one of the best ways to improve your quality of life and support a sustainable, healthy environment. Accordingly, we turned to former US Represented staff writer Sandra Knauf for advice since this is one of her areas of expertise. In a recent conversation, she gave us ten reasons to grow a garden. Most
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Written in 2001, this essay may seem dated in some respects. The author believes that its plea for thoughtful consideration of the place of computers in education and in human life remains valid. I – To the Winter Palace “Our inventions are wont to be pretty toys, which distract our attention from serious things. They
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If you live to be 82 years old, you have around 30,000 days on Earth. However, how much free time on Earth do you get in those 30,000 days? If you subtract the seven hours of sleep the average person gets a night, you’re left with about 21,300 days of awake time. Now, subtract 30 hours
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