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Month: April 2025

ABBIES AND NORMIES

ABBIES AND NORMIES

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The Real American Divide.               The real conflict in America today isn’t between conservatives and “liberals” (which everywhere else in the world are called Social Democrats.) It’s not between Hawks and Doves, and It’s increasingly less about Democrats and Republicans. The traditional parties have realigned, and the gap is now between two groups I’m calling Normies and Abbies.               “Normies?” very simple: normal people. Oooh!! Scary! “Who defines “normal,” you say? Good question, because the definition of normal changes and…

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CORRUPTION: LEAKY PIPES AND YOUR WATER

CORRUPTION: LEAKY PIPES AND YOUR WATER

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Corruption and It’s Costs.               So how is corruption like a leaky pipe? Answer: stuff goes in one end but it doesn’t all come out the other. We use the word “corruption” to mean a lot of different things, but commonly to mean dishonesty in organizations—particularly government. “Corruption” generally means people stealing stuff or taking bribes to do their jobs. So, here’s the pipe:               An organization, say, the Boy Scouts or your local town, has a job to do:…

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NEW MATH, OLD TRICKS

NEW MATH, OLD TRICKS

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              You know what an equation is? It’s a “mathematical statement.” Math is a language, like French or Spanish, that lets you express things that are hard to say other ways. Think “C’est la vie, ma Cherie, pour toujours l’amour,” which can be expressed in non-French but doesn’t sound as good.               The equation is about two things that equal each other. It looks like this: A = B               –Example: 2 + 2 = 4.  The 2 + 2…

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