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Geniuses unknown

I just encountered the story of Camille Claudel, an artist from a century prior who worked side by side with sculptor Rodin and eventually was snubbed, institutionalized and crushed. Is just some other random DEI history tidbit to sweep aside? Or not? How much is-ness isn't there when individuals aren't allowed the freedom to follow their paths?…

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Fewer babies?

The WaPo has an article discussing reasons for falling birthrates. OK, yeah. Lots there. But the story is never the full story unless the lens of generational change is laid over the data. (That's my stance, at least.) Societal moods (or what we also call eras) affect birthrates, which always go down in Fourth Turnings, or…

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He reeks of danger

I know such things said after the fact can be in the "yeah, yeah, sure, whatever" category, but I will say it now: When now-Prime Minister Musk first bought Twitter, I had this moment where I was in a state of not-quite-awakeness and not-quite-asleep-ness when I was suddenly overcome with a sense of extreme danger that…

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X + = Capacity

If you want to understand the extraordinary combined power of the mid-life GenXers and the young adult Millennials of our nation, look to the response effort to the American Airlines, DCA-Wichita crash. Look to the coordination, the capacity and the can-do of the diverse group of local, state and federal responders. Look to the thoughtfulness and…

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