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Let’s examine two people. Bob is chronically unhappy. He is often glum, frequently irritable, and sometimes hopeless, though he has never been clinically depressed. By contrast, Peter is a remarkable happy person. Although he has his low moments and periodic … Continue reading →

Has the happiness frenzy of the past few years left you sad and anxious? Herein are the surest ways to find well-being. Welcome to the happiness frenzy, now peaking at a bookstore near you: In 2008 4,000 books were published … Continue reading →

AMERICANS AND CHARITY excerted from “Why the Rich Don’t Give” by Ken Stern in the April, 2013 Atlantic The wealthiest Americans give 1.3% of their income to charity. The poorest give 3.2% When Mort Zuckerman, the New York real-estate and … Continue reading →

excerpted from an article by Graeme Wood in the April, 2013, Atlantic For cash poor people, the secret to an ultracheap international vacation is to do a Google search for the words “runaway inflation”. Those listed places should be your … Continue reading →

Counting Christians American religion is becoming less exceptional In 1972 90% of Americans called themselves Christians; now just 64% do Apr 20th 2023 | WASHINGTON, DC ECONOMIST  What is a shepherd without a flock? Many of America’s pastors may soon have to answer. … Continue reading →

UNITED STATES LEGAL SYSTEM The Justice System in America is Broken America has a criminal-justice system that treats you better if you’re rich and guilty than if you’re poor and innocent. America’s system is not shaped by culpability, but by … Continue reading →

2012 Election Spending Will Reach $6 Billion, Center for Responsive Politics Predicts. The 2012 election will not only be the most expensive election in U.S. history, the cost will tower over the next most expensive election by more than $700 … Continue reading →

Overview Lobbying in the United States describes paid activity in which special interests hire well-connected professional advocates, often lawyers, to argue for specific legislation in decision-making bodies such as the United States Congress. It is a highly controversial phenomenon, often … Continue reading →

ABORTION – My experience Women fear birth control failure. Contemplating the dangerous methods women will resort to obtain an abortion should cause us all to rethink the present trend to limit abortion, especially in the USA. Women and children suffer … Continue reading →

Abortion in the United States deals with the ongoing debate in the United States of abortion-related issues. Various anti-abortion laws had been on every state statute book since at least 1900. Abortion was prohibited in 30 states and legal under … Continue reading →