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Essays on current affairs, business, investing, economics and politics can be found in this section. Think in the Morning has no particular incite into any of these areas. We write what we are inspired to write. Read at your own risk.
May 11
This odd mathematical coincidence caught my eye today as I was trolling Twitter. Richard Feynman was born on May 11, 1918 (see Maria Popova's article at Brain Pickings) Bob Marley died on May 11, 1981 -- See below Maria Popova @brainpicker For Richard Feynman's...
Steps to Security
I recently read The Secret Shame of Middle-Class Americans by Neal Gabler. As someone who has worked for thirty years as a financial adviser, reading the article was both sobering and painful. It was sobering because it gets to the root of the angst in...
Prince – 1958-2016
The Trolley Problem and The Winter of Our Discontent
The Trolley Problem was first introduced by the British philosopher Phillipa Foot in 1967. Many versions of this problem have been used to elucidate some tricky issues surrounding morality. The Sophie’s Choice-like decision that must be made in the Trolley Problem...
Jean St. Hill
I met Jean in 1987. She had a fascinating family history. Her late husband, Thomas Nast St. Hill, was the grandson of the famous caricaturist and political cartoonist Thomas Nast. Nast was the creator of our modern version of Santa Claus. He also created the...
Judge, That You May Be Judged!
A personal blog is the ultimate tool of the narcissist. I have these thoughts that must get out of my head. I know it’s not your problem, but you could be part of the solution. Come on. Just a few minutes of your time, that’s all I ask. Not much more anyway. So...