A pair of opinion polls carried out earlier this year brought to light some interesting views about the American Dream. While the dream is indeed dead for many, it’s not …
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Yesterday, an old and sick retired tool-and-die maker was arrested outside his home in a quiet Northeast Philadelphia neighborhood. The offense? Mass murder. Eighty-nine-year-old Johann “Hans” Breyer is being detained …
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Last week, the state of Oklahoma made it official — as of November 1st of this year, gold and silver will be legal tender. The Sooner State is the fourth (following Utah, Texas, …
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Even though, according to Gallup, Americans worry about saving for retirement than any other single financial issue, their words and deeds are not matching up. According to research by Merrill …
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In a fascinating TED lecture delivered in October, 2009, Nigerian novelist Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie discusses what she calls “the danger of a single story.” She tells of her childhood reading …
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Tensions in Iraq could roll up on our shores and hit the US economy directly, even if we never fire a shot in the current conflict. While military experts analyze …
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It’s a unique paradox that 70% of the Earth’s surface is water, yet only about 1% of it is suitable for human use. Everything we need water for, whether it’s …
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You’ll read today about how House Majority Leader Eric Cantor lost his Republican primary election. The Christian Science Monitor is calling it one of the most shocking upsets in American …
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Lots of people have a tough time of it in Kim Jong-un’s North Korea: farmers, laborers, prisoners, meteorologists, artisans, housewives. But especially meteorologists. This week, “Fatty the Third” took time out …
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Half-billionaire publishing heir and former presidential candidate Steve Forbes called for the United States to return to the gold standard this week, speaking in a web video hosted on Newsmax. …