Louis Armstrong famously said, “If you have to ask what jazz is, you’ll never know”. It was, in short, a question of faith: you just knew it when you felt it. The same is true, in a not-so-different way, of God and the soul. The Bible describes the nagging
Caitlin Clark Colorado State University Whether baked as chips into a cookie, melted into a sweet warm drink or molded into the shape of a smiling bunny, chocolate is one of the world’s most universally consumed foods. Even the biggest chocolate lovers, though, might not recognize what this ancient
Sean Lang Anglia Ruskin University The death of Prince Philip, the Duke of Edinburgh marks the end of a chapter not just for the British royal family – but for European monarchy itself. Philip belonged to that cosmopolitan world of interrelated royals that had ruled Europe before the first world war
Peter Martin Crawford School of Public Policy Australian National University Peter Martin is Business and Economy Editor of The Conversation and a Visiting Fellow at the Crawford School of Public Policy at the Australian National University. A former Commonwealth Treasury official, he has worked as Economics Correspondent for the ABC,
Karl D. Stephan mercatornet.com Karl D. Stephan received the B. S. in Engineering from the California Institute of Technology in 1976. Following a year of graduate study at Cornell, he received the Master of Engineering degree in 1977 and was employed by Motorola, Inc. and Scientific-Atlanta as an RF
Donald J. Boudreaux aier.org Donald J. Boudreaux is a senior fellow with American Institute for Economic Research and with the F.A. Hayek Program for Advanced Study in Philosophy, Politics, and Economics at the Mercatus Center at George Mason University; a Mercatus Center Board Member; and a professor of
The word for today is… slipshod (adjective) – 1a : wearing loose shoes or slippers b : down at the heel : shabby 2 : careless, slovenly Source : Merriam -Webster Etymology : The word shod is the past tense form of the verb shoe, meaning “to furnish with a shoe”; hence, we can speak of shoeing
Gabriel Hays newsbusters.org Staff writer for MRC Culture. Joe and Betty Anderlik Fellow. University of Dallas Class of ’16. Apparently, the kind of traditional masculinity that has been encouraged by famous psychologist Jordan Peterson is so archetypically evil for our leftist-dominated, snowflake society, that it’s now being depicted
Dave Chappelle’s Sticks and Stones comedy special controversially noted that the “unwritten and unspoken rule of show business” is that “you are never, ever, allowed to upset the alphabet people”. On cue, a goodly slice of the “alphabet people” proved his point by completely losing their glitter-sprinkled shit. But
Sir Bob Jones nopunchespulled.com Some years ago, reporting a discussion with my then 15 year old Australian son as to his ambitions, an Asian refugee woman said, “He want to go to university and do history degree, then go to New Zealand, join company and “learn rope”. She came
The word for today is… nacelle (noun) – : a streamlined enclosure (as for an engine) on an aircraft Source : Online Etymology Dictionary Etymology : late 15c., “small boat,” from Old French nacele “little boat, bark, skiff” (12c., Modern French nacelle), from Vulgar Latin *naucella, from Late Latin navicella “a little ship,” diminutive
Tho Bishop mises.org Tho is an assistant editor for the Mises Wire, and can assist with questions from the press. Prior to working for the Mises Institute, he served as Deputy Communications Director for the House Financial Services Committee. His articles have been featured in The Federalist, the Daily
Alistair Bilkey wealthmorning.com Alistair is the Chief Technology Officer at Wealth Morning. An experienced developer, his responsibilities include the website, ecommerce and our WealthMail system. He is an investor and trader in his own right with a strong interest in high-growth technology businesses and cryptocurrency. He previously worked in
The word for today is… fathom (noun, verb) – noun: a unit of length equal to six feet (1.83 meters) used especially for measuring the depth of water verb: 1 : to measure by a sounding line 2 : to penetrate and come to understand Source : Merriam -Webster Etymology : Fathom comes to
Simon Sarevski fee.org Simon Sarevski is a research assistant at the Austrian Economics Center. He holds a bachelor’s degree in financial management from Ss. Cyril and Methodius and is involved with European Students for Liberty. In ancient Greece Plato could be found advocating women’s rights, arguing that
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