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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!

Untagged	5 Feb 2011
Idris Goodwin by Rustin Larson	Comment (0)

Irving Toast, Poetry Ghost features an interview with Idris Goodwin. Idris will be performing at Revelations Bookstore on February 12 at 2 pm. Learn more about this fascinating writer with host Rustin Larson on Sunday, February 6 at 10:30 am and Monday, February 7 at 1:30 pm on KRUU-LP, 100.1 FM.

Here's an article from The Daily Iowan:

Idris Goodwin brings break-beat poetry to the UI

BY

Untagged	25 Jan 2011
Guest Blogger - Elizabeth Brown on the 2011 Youth Summit by Burt Chojnowski	Comment (0)

Fairfield Youth Summit 2011 Report

On Saturday morning, participants in Fairfield’s first Annual Youth Summit were greeted at the door with fresh orange juice, an assortment of Everybody’s banana bread, Chief Appanoose mini-popcorn, and award-winning Prairie Breeze cheese from Milton Creamery. Fast-forward 30 minutes, and the 45 high school and college students, young entrepreneurs, local

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