Principle as Narcissism
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President Bush says he can save Social Security, which is due to go bust in 2053, without cutting benefits to those who are now or will soon be retired, and also without raising the payroll tax.
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Henry David Thoreau once wrote, "We can never have enough of nature." His philosophy of Transcendentalism allowed him to live life without resignation as he declared he would accept "the whole and genuine meanness" of living. The wildfires that currently afflict Southern California residents who may have embraced the same philosophy are perhaps an unforeseen "meanness" that is now a fact of life in the woods. Wired's How To Wiki gives a few pointers about preparing for and surviving the now-notorious wildfire season.
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In the socialiteâs case, the national obsession with celebrity collided with the issue of the equal application of justice.
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Some people might resent being mocked on national television by Bob Eubanks. But Mark Fordham is philosophical about it.
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I was looking at what my friend Stephen Lewis wrote in HakPakSak a few days ago &#151; specifically newspapersâ roles as public trusts and cornerstones of our informational infrastructure &#151; i.e. sources of solid information and independent commentary essential to informed citizenry, democratic government, effective public policy, and well-functioning economies. What this brought up for me is the notion that human beings are themselves infrastructural;  especially when they are constuctive contributors to the structure we call civilization.
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Tycho:  I can really do without a lot of the corporate sniping that happens in this industry.  Plus, as a licensed demagogue, they're horning in on my territory when they say ridiculous things or make baseless verbal assaults!  I mean, I have mouths to feed.  Seriously, I have more than one mouth.
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Although there are a lot of different ways to go about the pursuit of happiness, the assumption underlying the policies of all western governments is that More, Bigger, Faster, Shinier- in the form of maximisation of economic growth is the way forward. This isn't an accident. The western powers are democracies of one form or other and when it comes to consumerism the light is on and burning brightly for the masses. There are however a few reasons why consumerism in its current form isn't a particularly good way to go about the pursuit of happiness, either at the level of individuals or societies.
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By Whitehead, Neil L  Almost all theoretical and research approaches to violence begin with the assumption that, at its core, violence represents the breakdown of meaning, the advent of the irrational, and the commission of physical harm.
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Imitation can be the sincerest form of confusion.
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'Gingerism' the grounds for constructive dismissal Gingerism in the workplace could form the basis of formal grievances or constructive dismissal cases, an employment lawyer has warned. The news comes in the wake of one Newcastle family having to move house because of abuse about its members' red hair.â¦
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Joel Barker wrote an interesting book entitled, "Paradigms:The Business of Discovering the Future". Originally written several years ago, I find it relevant today. In his book Barker has more of an interest in how we think about the future than making predictions. read more
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Popular wisdom is often an oxymoron.
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IL COMMENTO                                          La sindrome del trasformismo                                                                                   di GIUSEPPE D'AVANZO
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For a lot of people, sports is all about ego. It's fine to get into the pursuit of excellence. I don't think that in itself is pathological. But we go overboard and lose sight of everything else, and that pursuit of excellence becomes obsessive-compulsive. When your self-confidence is entirely...
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A modest proposal for a better world through 'Borat.'
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Some fashionable texts are based on ''shaky thinking.''
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Disdaining environmentalism in the battle against global warming.