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*** How to Want Less

The secret to satisfaction has nothing to do with achievement, money, or stuff.

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  • ******** [The Washington Post] Time is up for neoliberals
    Time is up for neoliberals www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/2024/05/13/stiglitz-captialism-economics-democracy-book/ Sent from my U.S.Cellular© Smartphone
  • ***** How the Ivy League Broke America
    America’s meritocracy is broken, @nytdavidbrooks writes. Here’s how to fix it: https://www.theatlantic.com/magazine/archive/2024/12/meritocracy-college-admissions-social-economic-segregation/680392/?gift=yGKGqaI9BMfIDuch_TrGYaTkCQBEsM67DIrwqJD3QUs&utm_source=email&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=social
  • ******** How the Ivy League Broke America
    America’s meritocracy is broken, @nytdavidbrooks writes. Here’s how to fix it: https://www.theatlantic.com/magazine/archive/2024/12/meritocracy-college-admissions-social-economic-segregation/680392/?gift=yGKGqaI9BMfIDuch_TrGYbGQwP72VcLimuyHyeWX2_U&utm_source=email&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=social
  • ****** The Cumulative Toll of Democrats’ Delusions
    Many Democrats assumed that Americans would ultimately not vote for Donald Trump. But this, Representative Ritchie Torres says, was pure delusion. @powellAtlantic on the Democratic congressman who wasn’t surprised by the results of the election: https://www.theatlantic.com/politics/archive/2024/11/democrats-lost-voters-ritchie-torres/680599/?gift=yGKGqaI9BMfIDuch_TrGYQ3LLnDy0r6Dh6VTdRtP8DI&utm_source=email&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=social
  • ******* NYTimes: Universities Like Yale Need a Reckoning
    Universities Like Yale Need a Reckoning www.nytimes.com/2024/11/14/opinion/yale-ivy-league-liberals-democrats.html?smid=nytcore-android-share Sent from my U.S.Cellular© Smartphone
  • Why Did Latinos Vote for Trump?
    Many Americans are baffled, Xochitl Gonzalez writes. How could Latinos vote for Trump? “But seeing the results—and hearing from Latino Trump voters—it made perfect sense to me. This was, simply, a vote for capitalism.” https://www.theatlantic.com/politics/archive/2024/11/latinos-vote-trump/680596/?gift=yGKGqaI9BMfIDuch_TrGYVs5TzgEUoIsjXuR7a2804s&utm_source=email&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=social
  • ***** NYTimes.com: How Resilient Is the Emerging Trump Coalition?
    How Resilient Is the Emerging Trump Coalition? It will be difficult for Democrats to reverse these dynamics. https://www.nytimes.com/2024/11/13/opinion/democrats-republicans-class-realignment.html?smid=em-share
  • ******* NYTimes: David Brooks: Maybe Bernie Sanders Is Right
    David Brooks: Maybe Bernie Sanders Is Right https://www.nytimes.com/2024/11/13/opinion/united-states-education-divide.html?smid=nytcore-android-share Sent from my U.S.Cellular© Smartphone Get Outlook for Android
  • *** I’ve Watched America and Ukraine Switch Places
    “Take it from a member of the generation of Ukrainians who successfully defended democracy: To capture a state requires not just a strong leader but an apathetic society,” @ngumenyuk writes: https://www.theatlantic.com/international/archive/2024/11/message-america-ukraine/680597/?gift=yGKGqaI9BMfIDuch_TrGYd7zaFdM6wRpQKurvROxyEw&utm_source=email&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=social
  • ***** The Case Against Pessimism
    “Faced with the greatest challenge to our values and our interests in our time, the democratic world is starting to wobble. Many wish the fighting in Ukraine would somehow, magically, stop,” @anneapplebaum writes. https://www.theatlantic.com/ideas/archive/2024/10/russia-ukraine-democracy-applebaum/680318/?gift=yGKGqaI9BMfIDuch_TrGYexxHY9QVIcFANnJqYfwQeg&utm_source=email&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=social

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    • ******** [The Washington Post] Time is up for neoliberals
      Time is up for neoliberals www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/2024/05/13/stiglitz-captialism-economics-democracy-book/ Sent from my U.S.Cellular© Smartphone
    • ***** How the Ivy League Broke America
      America’s meritocracy is broken, @nytdavidbrooks writes. Here’s how to fix it: https://www.theatlantic.com/magazine/archive/2024/12/meritocracy-college-admissions-social-economic-segregation/680392/?gift=yGKGqaI9BMfIDuch_TrGYaTkCQBEsM67DIrwqJD3QUs&utm_source=email&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=social
    • ******** How the Ivy League Broke America
      America’s meritocracy is broken, @nytdavidbrooks writes. Here’s how to fix it: https://www.theatlantic.com/magazine/archive/2024/12/meritocracy-college-admissions-social-economic-segregation/680392/?gift=yGKGqaI9BMfIDuch_TrGYbGQwP72VcLimuyHyeWX2_U&utm_source=email&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=social
    • ****** The Cumulative Toll of Democrats’ Delusions
      Many Democrats assumed that Americans would ultimately not vote for Donald Trump. But this, Representative Ritchie Torres says, was pure delusion. @powellAtlantic on the Democratic congressman who wasn’t surprised by the results of the election: https://www.theatlantic.com/politics/archive/2024/11/democrats-lost-voters-ritchie-torres/680599/?gift=yGKGqaI9BMfIDuch_TrGYQ3LLnDy0r6Dh6VTdRtP8DI&utm_source=email&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=social
    • ******* NYTimes: Universities Like Yale Need a Reckoning
      Universities Like Yale Need a Reckoning www.nytimes.com/2024/11/14/opinion/yale-ivy-league-liberals-democrats.html?smid=nytcore-android-share Sent from my U.S.Cellular© Smartphone
    • Why Did Latinos Vote for Trump?
      Many Americans are baffled, Xochitl Gonzalez writes. How could Latinos vote for Trump? “But seeing the results—and hearing from Latino Trump voters—it made perfect sense to me. This was, simply, a vote for capitalism.” https://www.theatlantic.com/politics/archive/2024/11/latinos-vote-trump/680596/?gift=yGKGqaI9BMfIDuch_TrGYVs5TzgEUoIsjXuR7a2804s&utm_source=email&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=social
    • ***** NYTimes.com: How Resilient Is the Emerging Trump Coalition?
      How Resilient Is the Emerging Trump Coalition? It will be difficult for Democrats to reverse these dynamics. https://www.nytimes.com/2024/11/13/opinion/democrats-republicans-class-realignment.html?smid=em-share
    • ******* NYTimes: David Brooks: Maybe Bernie Sanders Is Right
      David Brooks: Maybe Bernie Sanders Is Right https://www.nytimes.com/2024/11/13/opinion/united-states-education-divide.html?smid=nytcore-android-share Sent from my U.S.Cellular© Smartphone Get Outlook for Android
    • *** I’ve Watched America and Ukraine Switch Places
      “Take it from a member of the generation of Ukrainians who successfully defended democracy: To capture a state requires not just a strong leader but an apathetic society,” @ngumenyuk writes: https://www.theatlantic.com/international/archive/2024/11/message-america-ukraine/680597/?gift=yGKGqaI9BMfIDuch_TrGYd7zaFdM6wRpQKurvROxyEw&utm_source=email&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=social
    • ***** The Case Against Pessimism
      “Faced with the greatest challenge to our values and our interests in our time, the democratic world is starting to wobble. Many wish the fighting in Ukraine would somehow, magically, stop,” @anneapplebaum writes. https://www.theatlantic.com/ideas/archive/2024/10/russia-ukraine-democracy-applebaum/680318/?gift=yGKGqaI9BMfIDuch_TrGYexxHY9QVIcFANnJqYfwQeg&utm_source=email&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=social
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    • About Us
      • What Is An Echo Chamber
      • “If you can’t dazzle them with brilliance, baffle them with bullshit.” – W.C. Fields
      • Drivers of Division
      • How It started
      • Root Causes
    • Conflicts Define Us
    • Topics
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