State-sponsored sin taxes- dirty money?
For all of the misery Covid-19 brought, it was a godsend to state governments, who found themselves awash in free federal pandemic money....
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Dan Connors
- Jan 12
- 5 min
From Strength to Strength- finding wisdom and happiness in the third act of life
From Strength to Strength: Finding Success, Happiness, and Deep Purpose in the Second Half of Life Arthur C. Brooks 2022 “Devote the...
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Dan Connors
- Jan 8
- 6 min
Water.org- The Amazing Non-Profit That's Transforming Lives With Microloans
The Worth of Water: Our Story of Chasing Solutions to the World's Greatest Challenge Gary White, Matt Damon 2022 “We never know the...
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Dan Connors
- Jan 4
- 6 min
Stupidity in politics. Whatever happened to education and expertise as admirable qualities?
Profiles in Ignorance: How America's Politicians Got Dumb and Dumber Andy Borowitz 2022 "Facts are stupid things", Ronald Reagan "I'll be...
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Dan Connors
- Dec 21, 2022
- 4 min
Fitting room theory- are the slobs winning?
"Leave it better than you found it" Robert Baden Powell Does the picture above disgust you? Fitting room abuse happens frequently, and...
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Dan Connors
- Dec 19, 2022
- 6 min
More Christmas Songs to feed your soul at the holidays and all year long
Recently, I did a deep dive into Christmas music videos. During the holidays Christmas music is everywhere, so much so that it goes in...
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Dan Connors
- Dec 15, 2022
- 4 min
Nuclear Fusion- God's little joke on humanity?
Big news. Maybe the most important news of the year. Scientists have succeeded in producing a nuclear fusion reaction that resulted in...
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Dan Connors
- Dec 12, 2022
- 5 min
Relationships- we may suck at them, but still we keep on trying
Plays Well with Others: The Surprising Science Behind Why Everything You Know about Relationships Is (Mostly) Wrong Eric Barker 2022 "If...
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Dan Connors
- Dec 7, 2022
- 5 min
Is Disney Too Woke? And What Does Woke Even Mean?
Does the Walt Disney Company have a woke problem? Unlike in any other period of their history, Disney is aggressively embracing...
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Dan Connors
- Dec 6, 2022
- 6 min
Is Toxic Positivity Killing us in the Pursuit of Happiness?
Toxic Positivity: Keeping It Real in a World Obsessed with Being Happy Whitney Goodman 2022 "Everything happens for a reason" "Be...
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Dan Connors
- Dec 4, 2022
- 6 min
The Marx Brothers- Lightning in a Bottle
“The secret of life is honesty and fair dealing. If you can fake that, you’ve got it made.” “I, not events, have the power to make me...
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Dan Connors
- Dec 1, 2022
- 6 min
They Knew A Lot More Than They Ever Told Us
They Knew: How a Culture of Conspiracy Keeps America Complacent Sarah Kendzior 2022 Which of the following is likely true and not a...
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Dan Connors
- Nov 28, 2022
- 4 min
The Four Freedoms- or why one freedom isn't near enough
What does it mean to be free? Why do we sometimes take it for granted, even giving it up in some cases to those who would exploit us? ...
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Dan Connors
- Nov 23, 2022
- 6 min
Do you belong here? Do any of us?
Belonging: The Science of Creating Connection and Bridging Divides Geoffrey L. Cohen 2022 "A deep sense of love and belonging is an...
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Dan Connors
- Nov 16, 2022
- 5 min
Newhart- the crazy world inside of a gentle mind
"All comedians are, in a way, anarchists. Our job is to make fun of the existing world." Bob Newhart Bob Newhart is one of the sneakiest...
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Dan Connors
- Nov 12, 2022
- 4 min
Are plastic clothes killing the planet?
Are the clothes on our back damaging our environment? Contributing to world hunger? Ending up in landfills? Most of us don't think too...
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Dan Connors
- Nov 7, 2022
- 5 min
$150 per vote- why money is ruining elections, and why democracy must prevail.
The 2022 US midterm election, to no one's surprise, will be the most expensive in history. Approximately $16.7 Billion dollars will be...
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Dan Connors
- Nov 4, 2022
- 5 min
How can fearless curiosity can defeat polarization and increase understanding
I Never Thought of It That Way, How To Have Fearlessly Curious Conversations in Dangerously Divided Times Monica Guzmán "What if I told...
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Dan Connors
- Oct 30, 2022
- 7 min
Lying flat, quiet quitting, and why are Gen Z and Millennials all over the world fed up?
“You are failing us. But the young people are starting to understand your betrayal. The eyes of all future generations are upon you....
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Dan Connors
- Oct 24, 2022
- 4 min
A cosmic perspective from America's astrophysicist and philospher
Starry Messenger: Cosmic Perspectives on Civilization Neil deGrasse Tyson “For me, I am driven by two main philosophies: know more today ...
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