Drowning in decisions
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Drowning in decisions

Here’s something that can make us miserable if we let it: too many decisions! Social scientist Barry Schwartz says Americans are becoming less happy because we’re allowing ourselves to be overwhelmed by too many choices. His groundbreaking idea, originally published in his 2004 book The Paradox of Choice, has been echoed by recent studies. Researchers…

Zelensky, be grateful, read a room
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Zelensky, be grateful, read a room

Economist Thomas Sowell once said, “when people get used to preferential treatment, equal treatment feels like discrimination.”  His comments were about affirmative action, but apply to Vlodomir Zelenskyy, the Ukrainian leader. The U.S. has supported Ukraine “bigly,” while having no direct security interest and being an ocean away, to the tune of $150 billion to…

DOGE doesn’t ‘put democracy at risk’
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DOGE doesn’t ‘put democracy at risk’

The office of the president of the United States is the only nationally elected office and, as such, is cloaked in immense powers. Article 2 of the Constitution, “the vesting clause,” says power is vested in one person: the president. Any “risk to democracy” is not a president trying to right-size government. It is the…