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Politics, Len Oppenheim, Economics	14 Feb 2011
Political Correctness: The McCarthyism of our Time by Len Oppenheim	Comment (0)

Musing #1339. It is always where you draw your lines

“Unlimited tolerance must lead to the disappearance of tolerance. If we extend unlimited tolerance even to those who are intolerant, if we are not prepared to defend a tolerant society against the onslaught of the intolerant, then the tolerant will be destroyed, and tolerance with them. [...] We should therefore claim, in the name of

Len Oppenheim, Economics	9 Feb 2011
Lessons from the 1987 Stock Market Crash by Len Oppenheim	Comment (0)

“Finding fault with others, developing skill at discovering weakness and inconsistency in others, will begin to eat into your peace of mind. If you keep it up forever, it will eventually rob you of all the joys of life.” —James Mangan

I plead guilty to finding fault with others. I hope that some day I will rise above this pettiness and enjoy all the joys of life. But that day has yet to dawn!

travel, Len Oppenheim, Economics	22 Jan 2011
FUD: Fear, Uncertainty and Doubt by Len Oppenheim	Comment (0)

Musing #1334, January 18, 2010

“Know thyself.” —Socrates
“Only the shallow know themselves.” —Oscar Wilde
“Hope and fear are both phantoms that arise from thinking of the self. When we don’t see the self as self, what do we have to fear?” —Lao-Tzu

“God has no religion.” —Mahatma Gandhi

“With God dead, there remains only history and power.” —Albert Camus

“Those who know don’t talk. Those who talk

Books	9 Dec 2009
December Book Reviews by Len Oppenheim	Comment (0)

Reviews by Len Oppenheim

This being our final newsletter of 2009, I certainly want to send our holiday greetings to our friends, customers, and other readers. We hope all will share good times with family and friends and that 2010 will bring good health, prosperity, and happiness to those who receive these newsletters and, of course, to the whole world.

Every year I recommend that each

Books	6 Nov 2009
November Book Reviews by Len Oppenheim	Comment (1)

Reviews by Len Oppenheim

Given its title, Enlightenment for Idiots, the novel by Anne Cushman was obviously written for people like me. Ms Cushman has not only chosen a clever title for her first novel, she has done the title more than justice in the writing of the novel. This book was very entertaining, so much fun to read, and at the same time was quite wise in its approach to life, yoga,