This week’s entry comes a bit late, as the snap back to reality from the Thanksgiving holiday was more difficult than expected. Time with family and friends did provide an opportunity to think about all of the things I’m grateful for this year, and among them are the people who write all of these great articles, and those of you who take the time read (and comment!) them. Thank you all!
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Fifty-two years ago, a group of New York City's most promising young businessmen began to meet in order to better understand the world around them. Maybe I've been watching too much Mad Men, but the idea of these guy meeting every week to discuss business, politics, and life in general evokes thoughts about a simpler time, and old-school tradition.
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In this era of never-ending campaigning and empty rhetoric disguised as political wisdom, it is important to have a dictionary by your side to decode the cavernous dribble which politicians spew on a daily basis. Luckily, the great people at The American Thinker have created this humorous guide - and its continuation - to help us better understand it all.
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With White House approval ratings dropping, more and more people from the left side of the aisle are speaking out against a President from their own party, highlighting the troubling issues with having a president with little experience and hindsight.
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As someone considering a Kindle, the current state of affairs in the world of ebooks is particularly interesting. Marco Arment, creator of the amazing Instapaper, brings a handful of interesting points about ebook readers like the Nook and Kindle.
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Despite America's recent unclenched fists, extended hands, and "arms are for hugging" platitudes, the effect on the Arab world has been minimal, despite its initial (luke)warm reception. Appeasement is going to get us no where, and no one knows that better than the likes of Jimmy Carter and Neville Chamberlain. The problem is, the price of adding one more name to that list is paid by the American people.
