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The first decade of the 21st century was the worst in American history: Did you know that? That’s what Thomas Friedman of the New York Times told a packed, applauding worshipful audience at the annual Aspen Festival of Ideas in Colorado in late June. Well – the past decade was …

My mother said there were three phases in life: accumulation, stabilization and de-accumulation. I have not only hit the de-accumulation stage but I have moved on to a giving stage and I am much happier than I ever have been. When I was young I loved “things.” Expensive things were …

General Stanley McChrystal and Republican National Committee Chairman Michael Steele have something in common. Both men took a lot of heat recently for their comments on Afghanistan. Though many seek to chastise them for their off-putting rhetoric and poor word choice they should be thanked for one thing: getting our …