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Has Comedy Gone Right-Wing?
The entrenched intellectual class wants you to think so
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The Screaming Toddler Airplane Rule
On a packed flight, one youngster’s cognitive development doesn’t take precedence over 200 strangers’ sanity. In this situation, you throw your child’s…
Dec 1, 2025
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Cold War Trauma: How 'The Day After' Defined GenX
On the last visit to my millennial dentist, he asked me, “Do you grind your teeth at night?”
Nov 20, 2025
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No, we're not moving
We saw in this race that it isn’t enough to be against a candidate. You have to sell a vision that is more compelling than that of your competitor, no…
Nov 5, 2025
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The Hilarious World of Estate Planning
It’s not just about death. It’s about the illusion that you're in charge.
Oct 17, 2025
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The Screaming Toddler Airplane Rule
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We Are All Phil Mickelson
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This One Question Will Help You Stop Comparing Yourself to Others
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The Hilarious World of Estate Planning
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Just weeks after Kamala Harris announced her campaign for President, former Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice published a 6,000-word essay, “The…
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Data Privacy is an Illusion
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How Email Will Save the World
Our Collective Sanity Depends on the Return of the Inbox
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What Bumper Stickers Tell Us About America
Have you ever seen a car with more than three bumper stickers on it and thought, “Oh, this guy has it all together!”Neither have I. There's a reason for…
Aug 2, 2025
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Dear Emir of Qatar,
Have I got a proposal for you! While you're handing out free planes and $100's of millions to universities and think tanks, you might as well invest in…
May 23, 2025
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From Chaos to Cambridge
Listen now | Rob Henderson’s dad walked out when Rob was an infant. Not long after, Rob’s drug-addicted mother placed him into the foster care system…
May 14, 2025
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Neutered Ambition
Corporate Life Lessons from My French Bulldogs. Whether in kennels or cubicles, youthful zeal can take us only so far, and disillusionment is close to…
Apr 28, 2025
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Obituary From the Not-Too-Distant Future
Gene Anderson of Greenville, SC passed away Thursday. He is survived by his wife, Susan, their three children, 41,550 unused frequent flyer miles, and…
Apr 22, 2025
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Free Speech or Free Lunch?
You Can’t Have Both and anyone who is surprised by this should know better. Maybe they should have taken Professor Ben Bolch's Economics class at Rhodes…
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