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Dan Connors
Aug 7, 20217 min read
Florida Sucks- Eight reasons why the Sunshine State should be renamed the Suck State
Florida. The Sunshine State and home of beautiful beaches, dazzling theme parks and Mar-a-lago. And one of the worst states in the USA. ...
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Dan Connors
Aug 5, 20213 min read
John Green takes on the Anthropocene
The Anthropocene Reviewed John Green 2021 What is the Anthropocene? It's the tiny bit of Earth history that has been dominated by...
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Dan Connors
Aug 2, 20215 min read
Evil Geniuses- The Unmaking of America?
Evil Geniuses: The Unmaking of America Kurt Andersen 2020 Most people agree that something profound happened to American politics and...
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Dan Connors
Jul 23, 20218 min read
American Exceptionalism- what kind of God blesses only one country?
How would you explain the United States of America to someone from another planet? Having grown up in the USA, it's hard to step outside...
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Dan Connors
Jul 16, 20214 min read
Post-Covid- The ultimate fresh start
Everyone who lived through the year 2020 will forever remember that year and its hardships and struggles. Pandemics like Covid-19 are...
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Dan Connors
Jul 15, 20214 min read
How to Change- anything?
How to Change: The Science of Getting from Where You Are to Where You Want to Be Katy Milkman 2021 Are we slaves to our past, or are we...
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Dan Connors
Jul 8, 20215 min read
Is the Gold Watch gone for good? The employer-employee relationship is broken.
There used to be a time when employers and employees trusted each other for the most part. Employees trusted the companies they worked...
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Dan Connors
Jul 6, 20215 min read
Noisy judgements- why we can't always trust our gut
Noise: A Flaw in Human Judgment Daniel Kahneman, Olivier Sibony and Cass Sunstein 2021 Insurance adjusters, judges, doctors, and...
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Dan Connors
Jul 1, 20213 min read
Stuck on Mount Stupid
As a society, we depend on leaders to make decisions for us in most areas- politics, business, medicine, education, and just about...
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Dan Connors
Jun 27, 20216 min read
Don't Even Think About It- Why is Global Warming too much for our brains?
Don't Even Think About It: Why Our Brains Are Wired to Ignore Climate Change George Marshall 2014 We've all heard the warnings. Our...
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Dan Connors
Jun 24, 20214 min read
Red and Blue America- time to wave the white flag?
America has sorted into two opposing camps, both of which are mad because they see themselves losing ground. How can both sides be...
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Dan Connors
Jun 12, 20214 min read
The magic of happy endings
We are all suckers for a happy ending. There may not be many in real life, but seeing them play out on the big or small screens can be...
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Dan Connors
Jun 10, 20213 min read
Is the system rigged for the richest 1%? This new report shows just how bad it's gotten.
The rich have always lived by a different set of rules as the rest of us, but what are they up to these days? They have more motive and...
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Dan Connors
Jun 5, 20216 min read
Can the One Percenters be redeemed?
Born on Third Base: A One Percenter Makes the Case for Tackling Inequality, Bringing Wealth Home, and Committing to the Common Good...
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Dan Connors
Jun 3, 20214 min read
Are we capable of making our own choices anymore?
Through most of recorded history, humans have stumbled along with choices that were ill-informed, random, faulty, and occasionally...
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Dan Connors
Jun 2, 20214 min read
The tv comedy that blew up the Wild West myths
For much of the 20th century, the mythology of the Wild West was fertile territory for books, movies, and popular culture. The romantic...
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Dan Connors
May 27, 20216 min read
How systemic racism makes EVERYBODY poorer
The Sum of Us: What Racism Costs Everyone and How We Can Prosper Together Heather McGhee 2021 How is a drained swimming pool a metaphor...
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Dan Connors
May 24, 20215 min read
We are all freeloaders
Americans these days are very concerned about freeloaders. Freeloaders, also known as "free riders" in economic parlance, enjoy the...
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Dan Connors
May 20, 20215 min read
Deaths of Despair
Deaths of Despair and the Future of Capitalism Anne Case, Angus Deaton 2020 What exactly are "deaths of despair", and why has this...
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Dan Connors
May 18, 20216 min read
George Carlin, RIP
Last Words George Carlin with Tony Hendra, 2009 Every year I make a point to read a book about a famous comedian, and for 2021 that...
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