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"I disapprove of what you say, but I will defend to the death your right to say it" - Evelyn Beatrice Hall Increasingly we are hearing of...

'It has been said that democracy is the worst form of Government except for all those other forms that have been tried' - Winston...

"Voting is the expression of our commitment to ourselves, one another, this country and this world."- Sharon Salzberg This year 2024, has...

"A lie can travel halfway around the world while the truth is still putting on its shoes." What would a modern public square look like?...

"Liberty cannot be preserved without a general knowledge among the people." - John Adams Imagine the cacophony of information that is...

"The challenge is that the internet has created a place where misinformation just flourishes. We have to think about these systems more...

Free speech has its limits. We need to work out what they should be. Freedom of speech is venerated by us as an essential right within a...

"Almost everything will work again if you unplug it for a few minutes, including you." - Anne Lamont There are at least two problems with...

If there is one thing you take away from today's blog, it should be that to beat the market you need to understand the consensus and then...

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Dear readers, I am so excited to be starting 2024 with you and hope we have some great discussions. Today's blog (#90) is relevant for...

“I feel I change my mind all the time. And I sort of feel that's your responsibility as a person, as a human being – to constantly be...

Thank you. Thank you to all readers of the blog. Your comments, questions and follow-on discussions on the topics have been amazing and...