Newsletters
Welcome to Klugne (Newsletter 001)
The one that kicked it all off
James Bellerjeau
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Ways To Make Life Better (Why Not?)
I believe we have the power to improve the world. In that spirit, here are ten ways to make life better by focusing on the places we live. Places and circumstances differ but humans thrive under similar conditions.
Moral Letters
002 - On Consuming Social Media - Moral Letters for Modern Times
A steady diet of social media will leave you bloated but undernourished. You will grow fat with trivialities as quickly as you grow unhealthy in your thinking. In contrast, the proudest result of deep thought is a truth that you can express in few words.
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Americans Are Not Competitive Enough
As a country, we used to value hard work and sacrifice. The Puritan work ethic celebrated discipline, diligence, and frugality. But this work ethic is eroding. It seems that in an attempt to be more inclusive and less focused on winner-take-all competition, we’re starting to turn our
Moral Letters
001 - On Being Busy - Moral Letters for Modern Times
Do not call yourself busy. Busyness is the fate of those who have relinquished control over their daily lives.
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We're All Big Babies
The world exists to satisfy our needs and wants, and because of this we will loudly express our displeasure if we are left wanting.
Politics
Congress Is Performing As Expected
If you hire a fox to guard the henhouse, don’t be surprised if the number of chickens in your coop goes down.
Moral Letters
000 - On Why Do Anything - Moral Letters for Modern Times
If you think that all life’s questions have been answered to your satisfaction, then you need read no further. If you believe like me, though, there are still truths worth finding, then please read on.
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Secret Plans
My wife and I have come to the conclusion that everyone is entertaining what we call “secret plans” all the time.
Politics
Ways To Make Politics Better
Off the top of my head I can think of ten ways to make politics better. You will not agree with all of these, and you will have some better ideas.
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No One Said Life Is Fair
When I was growing up, my Dad had a standard response to my brothers and me whenever one of us complained about the never-ending ways that life was unfair: “No one ever said life was fair.”
My Two Cents
Congress Gets A Grade
We can ask the following questions about Congress’s performance: do the laws Congress passes perform as intended? And are our tax dollars well spent?