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Ozone treaties, U.S. fiscal irresponsibility, and the Euro: three threads, intertwined

November 26, 2011

Inside the first section of today’s Washington Post? An article by Juliet Eilperin, who reports that India and China have...

Living on the Real World, Perspectives

November 25.

November 25, 2011

When you and I are tempted to think that extremes are aberrations of nature, suspensions of the natural order of...

Living on the Real World, Perspectives

Thanksgiving Day reflections

November 24, 2011

“This is the day that the Lord has made; let us rejoice and be glad in it.” – Psalm 118:24...

Living on the Real World, Perspectives

Reasons to be thankful on Thanksgiving

November 23, 2011

“The eternal mystery of the world is its comprehensibility…The fact that it is comprehensible is a miracle.” – Albert Einstein...

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(continuing our Thanksgiving focus) Food for Thought

November 22, 2011

Maybe you’ve heard of William Thomson (1824-1907). One of the most renowned physicists of his time, Thomson is also known...

Living on the Real World, Perspectives

We want a world where everyone has many troubles.

November 20, 2011

No, that wasn’t a typo! Don’t agree? Perhaps you will after reading this old Byzantine saying: “He who has bread...

Living on the Real World, Perspectives

You and I can and should take charge.

November 19, 2011

Remember that post from November 7? And this quote from my friend and colleague? “Do you ever feel that whatever...

Living on the Real World, Perspectives