Culture Peter Thiel's Macro Worldview The definite optimist has a concrete plan for the future and strongly believes in that future being better than today.
World Stuff You Don't Hear About in the News (in US) German Finance Minister Olaf Scholz on Wednesday proposed that France give up its permanent seat on the UN Security Council ......
World China and Trump's Creative Destruction So which is the real Mr Trump? The reckless reactionary destroying critical alliances, or the “stable genius” who is pressuring China? The answer seems to depend on where you ask the question. Things look different from Beijing than from Brussels.
World On Bush 41 An 'Anchor to Windward' As he was for our nation and world during four years of tumultuous and historic change, so, too, has Kennebunkport served, in the words of St. Paul, "as anchor of the soul, both sure and steadfast" to him.
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Tech Peaceful Robots ......training to shoot is a way of teaching the robot to instantaneously prioritize targets and make decisions.
History On Man-Sized Lobsters Circa 1450 New York fishermen hauled in foot-long lobsters, which they preferred for“serving at table” because they were more convenient to eat than the five and six-foot lobsters they also caught.
History On Small Things Turning Into Something Big You know something, Finley,” King said,“this could turn into something big.
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