Today is Mothers Day in America

I have always envied people with lovable, loving mothers. I did not have one, and I knew very early that I could not be one, so I made the early decision not to become a mother. I knew that I would make any child's life as miserable as my witch mother made mine. However, I …

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There are no Solutions, only Tradeoffs

The above aphorism was coined by the famous economist, Thomas Sowell, to describe any human society or situation. Every waking moment of every day of our lives, we are presented with a myriad of choices, large and small, most we don't even notice. But I was reminded of Sowell's phrase when I read an article …

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