Philosophy

Appreciating assets are things that store value and have potential to appreciate in price over time. However, appreciating assets can also decline in price and lose value over time, depending on both micro- and macroeconomic factors. People typically buy appreciating assets as a wealth-building strategy, including real estate, stock, and other tangible and intangible things. …

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Part three of a three-part series. If you missed the previous two installments, go back and read part one or part two first. If you’d like to receive alerts on new short stories, sign up below. Otherwise, enjoy the final installment of Don of Dixie, where Southern mafiosos run rampant until a local vice cop …

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Part two of a three-part series. If you missed part one, go back and read it first here. If you’d like to receive updates on upcoming short stories, sign up below. Otherwise, enjoy this second installment of Don of Dixie, where Southern mafiosos run rampant until a local vice cop partners with a Texas narco …

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If you’ve been paying attention to anything in America over the past few years, you know that our political system is failing us. Gone are the days of fair representation and altruistic politicians wanting nothing more than to serve the people who elected them. However, while our first instinct may point to recent events as …

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The following is part one of a three-part short story based on true events. Some of what you read may shock you, but it all happened, more-or-less, so don’t shoot the messenger. That said, welcome to 1960’s Austin, Texas—where Southern mafiosos run rampant until a local vice cop partners with a Texas narco to end …

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Proportional representation (PR) is a Congressional or Parliamentary voting system where representation is allocated proportionally across multiple candidates or parties. The most common PR system is the Party List system, where people vote for parties instead of candidates. Established western countries like Italy, Switzerland, Canada, and more use a proportional representation voting systems. This is …

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It’s hard for many of us to remember a time before social media, but when you think about it, social media hasn’t been around for long. In fact, if you go by the date Facebook profiles became available to the public, social media has been a “thing” for just about a decade. Yet still, social …

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