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One of the fundamental reforms that is nowhere to be seen on the horizon…that I believe is absolutely critical to addressing one of the key root causes of the current crisis of confidence in the global financial markets is the lack of any significant education on the topic of personal finances and money management in middle/high school and college curriculums worldwide, including in the US.

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I find myself quite uncomfortable with the near consensus I see in America today (as reflected in the media and recent policy coming out of the House and Senate) on the belief that “the war” on terror is going poorly, and the answer to this problem is for America and the world to pull out and leave the Middle East to solve it’s own civil and societal issues. (more…)

Ultimately, I believe true ‘liberation’ and ‘freedom’ for the oppressed in the middle east (those that are denied opportunity and freedom….particularly youth, women and children) will have to be achieved by the people in the middle east for themselves.

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I was reading an article about the french riots and the core liberal philosophy underlying french society and government. The french believe (rightly) that all people are equal and that race, color, ethnicity shouldn’t matter. As a result, they don’t measure any of their social outcomes by race, color or ethnicity.

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I’m falling in love with blogging. I’ve never kept a personal diary, but always wanted to. The opportunity to share my thoughts (even if the line of thinking isn’t always ‘complete’ i.e., there’s no clean resolution at the end of each thought) and have others comment, provide feedback, and tell me theirs is invaluable. I can’t help but believe that over time, in aggregate, I will find more answers than I would have on my own. Certainly, I have already found a different kind of community. (more…)