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Less Work, More Living
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Can We Increase Gross National Happiness?
Buddhist Monks in Bhutan. (Photo: Steve Evans / Flickr) Princeton - The small Himalayan kingdom of Bhutan is known internationally for two things: high visa fees, which …
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Obama Co-Opts the Labor Movement
President Barack Obama delivers remarks at the Congressional Hispanic Caucus Institute’s 34th Annual Awards Gala in Washington, Sept. 14, 2011. Obama called on Congress to pass his jobs bill …
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Wounding Ourselves
People fear death because death is an instrument of fate. When people are killed by execution rather than by fate, This is like carving wood in the …
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US Trade Policy: Moving Backward in the 21st Century
Three years into the Obama Administration, progressives have no shortage of complaints about the president’s economic policies, which seem very much at odds with Candidate Obama’s soaring rhetoric. Economic …
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The Party Line – Shaken, but Still Not Stirred
Sunday, September 11, will of course be the tenth anniversary of a tragedy that fundamentally changed America in ways we are still trying to understand. But this 9/11 is …
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Global Warming IS Here
Bark beetles and egrets don't care whether Governor This or Senator That believes in global warming. They feel it in their whatevers. Responding to warmer temperatures, plant and wildlife …
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Duane Buck, Rick Perry and the Politics of Death
Simple rule for killers: If you are going to murder someone in the United States, don't try to get the job done in Texas. Keep the hostage alive in …
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University of Hypocrisy
In the firmament of celebrated Americana, there is Mom, apple pie, football and beer — but there most certainly is not marijuana. As it relates to drugs, this bizarre …
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Preserving Life (Except the Uninsured)
Watching the Republican presidential candidates and their agitated tea party supporters at the CNN/Tea Party debate, an ordinary citizen might feel confused. Those people sound angry, but exactly what …