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Fighting Theocracy.

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As the streets of Tehran fill with demonstrators and blood, there is the potential for historical change, not only within Iran but the region. The current protest goes beyond the…

Whisperers.

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I understand the need for a certain amount of whispering. It is stock in trade if you’re an international secret agent. You never know who is behind today’s copy of…

The Addiction Vertical.

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If on the news tomorrow it was announced that scientists had come up with a pill to cure drug and alcohol addiction, the world would be both stunned and ecstatic….

Grief Counselors.

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Like most people I shudder whenever I receive news of a plane crash. Knowing that you are going to die shortly and violently and there is nothing you can do…

Life Coaches.

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Not long ago, there appeared an ad in a popular online classified site from a person in need of a considerable amount of typing and bookkeeping. The person who had…

The Office Prick.

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Have you ever worked with or worse for, the office prick? This is the guy who never does any real work himself, but like a buzzard, hovers around until it’s…

Ass Backwards.

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The President of the United States was in Mexico recently talking about issues important to both nations. What he said and what he wanted to say were far removed from…

The Right to Flight.

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A friend of mine walked into an airport the other day, arrived at the check-in counter and said; “I’m going to Boston. I’ve got three suitcases. I want one sent…

No Loitering.

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The Swiss have pretty much figured things out. Like the Great Wallendas, they learned how to walk a fine line. They are passionately dispassionate. They survived intact in a tough…

Where the Rubber Meets the Load.

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Not wanting to be upstaged by Michael Jackson, the Pope went on a tour of his own recently. Like a criminal returning to the scene of the crime, he and…