What Coincidences Reveal About Life, Who to Bet On at the Oscars, What Trump Has in Common With Chairman Mao, and More

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What coincidences reveal about life, who to bet on at the Oscars, what Donald Trump has in common with Chairman Mao, and more

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Friday, February 26, 2016

Coincidences and the Meaning of Life

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My 2016 Oscar Predictions

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And when they find out, they don't like it.

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One Judge Makes the Case for Judgment

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Matthew Van Meter

The Place Where the Poor Once Thrived

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The Power Struggle Over Transgender Students

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The Information Revolution's Dark Turn

A Scottish philosopher visited Silicon Valley, and he didn't like what he saw.

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A Free-Market Plan to Save the American West From Drought

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The Extraordinary Career of the Photojournalist Max Desfor

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Bill
Main blog: Fear, Fun and Filoz
Main web site: Kirbyvariety

Twitter: @olderkirby