Longevity issues get treated like an invisible phenomenon. Some changes happen so gradually, it takes human society decades or centuries to notice. Most intellectual revolutions, from the scientific to the industrial, only appear revolutionary in hindsight. At the time, people see only incremental progress, and they give little thought to the world-shaking significance of the few […]
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The “third rail” powers trains on a railroad track. It is so charged with electricity that it usually kills anyone unlucky enough to touch it. Politicians and pundits call Social Security the third rail of American politics. Candidate who touch it get zapped into political oblivion quicker than you can say, “Don’t mess with old
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Iron Triangles represent a nefarious political game. When we study our government’s behavior in minute detail, we see clearly that under-the-table dealings and gentlemen’s agreements contribute to the majority of American political decisions. Although corporations don’t have true political designations, the more influential and wealthy of these companies have a hand in setting the political, fiscal,
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