It’s About Time! Germany’s Angela Merkel Named “Person of the Year”

If Angela Merkel walked down the street of any city in America, it’s doubtful she’d be recognized.
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If Angela Merkel walked down the street of any city in America, it’s doubtful she’d be recognized.
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Read MoreI suspect most of us are hard-wired to remember our most impressionable youthful experiences. That’s why there’s such big market for nostalgia. The histories of the New York Yankees and Brooklyn Dodgers have been written about ad nauseam. But they still sell because so many people grew up supporting those teams and there remains an insatiable appetite for alternative perceptions of our most fond memories.

Read MoreDo shrinking and therefore dividing news sources sabotage our common understanding of reality and impede compromise? Might this spell the end of democracy?

Read MoreA thought-provoking essay appeared today online, “Why Twitter’s Dying (And What You Can Learn From It),” authored by Umair Haque. I urge everyone to read it. If accurate, the future doesn’t portend very well for traditional social media outlets, particularly the two most popular platforms in the United States — Twitter and Facebook.

Read MoreNon-believers (in organized religion) are significantly underrepresented in surveys. This group is now likely a majority in America.