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23
Mar
Everyone’s talking about a digital US dollar. Here’s what they’re missing
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A digital US dollar could be used to address poverty and income inequality. (Image: Kurtis Garbutt, CC 2.0 ) Digital currencies are everywhere these days. If it’s not Bitcoin, Ethe...
18
Mar
Lessons from Pearl Harbor
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Ships burn during the attack on Pearl Harbor. Photo: Wikimedia Commons After the attack on Pearl Harbor, President Franklin Roosevelt said that December 7th, 1941, was “a day which...
08
Mar
How to enjoy anchovy ice cream
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Photo by Valeriia Miller from Pexels Imagine you have two ice cream shops in your town. You go to the first and when you get to the counter, you’re told they only have one flavor: ...
15
Feb
Reducing the threat of nuclear war
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A 2017 Minuteman III ICBM test launch. (Photo: Ian Dudley / US Air Force) On January 3, 2022, Russia, China, France, the UK, and the United States issued a joint statement on “prev...
02
Feb
Reliving Groundhog Day
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It’s like déjà vu all over again In the classic 1993 movie Groundhog Day, Phil (Bill Murray) discovers he is reliving the same day over and over again. A profoundly self-cent...
15
Jan
An open letter to candidates for Federal office
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Photo by Andy Feliciotti on Unsplash Dear candidates for federal office, The coronavirus pandemic has burned up our social contract, but like a phoenix, we can emerge from the ashe...