Stephen J. Lyons I am a bad American. My sin: I don’t care one whit about Mars. There, I said it. Go ahead and dox…
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By Martin H. Levinson At the end of the day, the day is over. That’s the God’s honest truth. If you want a longer day…
By Martin H. Levinson The three “R”s—reading, ‘riting, and ‘rithmetic—were the mainstays of our education system for many years. But students in the 21st century…
By Boaz Dvir In January 1991, when I finished my Israel Defense Forces (IDF) basic training and received my military-service assignment, my family and friends…
By Martin Levinson Effective communication is one of the most essential skills to master to succeed in life. It’s the key to great and long-lasting relationships.…
by Fred Russell How are new words popularized? Mostly in the media, but journalists are only the middlemen of language, picking up on words and…
By Martin H. Levinson The U.S. military has had great success setting up no-fly zones over the lands of foreign enemies. So maybe we should…
By Martin H. Levinson A cognitive bias refers to systematic errors in one’s thinking. Such biases can skew our perceptions and impair our ability to…
Among his other qualities, the president has a homing instinct for slapping nicknames on his perceived enemies, who include much of the world. Since most…
By Martin H. Levinson To stop the spread of the coronavirus the CDC wants everyone to wear a mask. Well CDC, I’m not going to…
by Jeffrey Meyers “He never worked in the accepted sense of the word. He never read any books or magazines and never felt any need…
by Natalie Harris-Spencer Your waiter or waitress is now your “server,” a squirmy word for you that’s uncomfortably close to servant. Starters are “apps.” Mains…
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