Daily Archives: March 20, 2025

The Value Of Tracking

A key part of recovery in 12-step programs such as Underearners Anonymous, Debtors Anonymous and various 12-step food programs is tracking. You track how you spend your time, how you earn and spend, and what you eat and when. Any … Continue reading

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What was going on with journalist Michael Hastings before his fiery death?

Grok says: Michael Hastings, the journalist behind the explosive Rolling Stone piece “The Runaway General” that toppled General Stanley McChrystal in 2010, was a live wire in the years before his death on June 18, 2013. His final months were … Continue reading

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Why did author Evan Wright commit suicide?

What was going on with him in his final years? Grok says: Evan Wright, the acclaimed journalist and author of Generation Kill, took his own life on July 12, 2024, at age 59, via a gunshot wound to the head, … Continue reading

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‘The Democrats and their allied institutions— Hollywood, labor, the media, universities, woke corporate CEOs — are all very weak right now’

“The Democrats and their allied institutions— Hollywood, labor, the media, universities, woke corporate CEOs — are all very weak right now, and they're kind of discombobulated,” says @MarkHalperin. “The Trump operation … is extremely good at undermining the opposition and … Continue reading

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Why did Charles Murray sink into depression after The Bell Curve came out?

How did he emerge from depression? I thought he was stronger than this. Grok says: Charles Murray’s experience following the 1994 release of The Bell Curve, co-authored with Richard Herrnstein, offers a window into the personal toll of public controversy, … Continue reading

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