One of Orson Card’s best essays

Scott Card recently wrote “Marriage needs lots of humor.” It’s an awful title for one of the best articles of his that I’ve ever read. I’m not going to spoil it for you. But I will say that I’ve found that it’s the small things that seem to make the biggest difference in relationships. And

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Story insights from the director of Pixar’s Up

How would you like to listen to a master story teller for almost an hour? You can. Radio West recently interviewed Pete Docter who directed Pixar’s recent motion picture Up. Docter has been with Pixar since the beginning and he shares a number of insights into story telling. He talks about the importance of emotional

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War Predictors

What’s the best predictors of which nations are most likely to go to war or exhibit instability? Up until now these three factors were assumed to be the most predictive: poverty levels, lack of democracy, and the nation’s adherence to Islamic values. However, Valerie Hudson and the folks of WomanStats have found a fourth factor that is

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Health Care Solutions

I am a big believer in free-market solutions. However, I’m not a big believer in Wild West capitalism. Government plays a vital role in helping us prevent capitalistic abuse. But what’s the right role of government in health care? I found that both John Stossel’s 20/20 “Sick in America” and a recent report from Safeway

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