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What Is The Secret To Happiness? (Your Radical Questions with Lord Richard Layard)

For this week’s Q&A, Amol is joined by the economist, author, Labour peer, and happiness champion Lord Richard Layard. In their previous conversation, Lord Layard outlined his radical idea; that government policymaking should be decided first and foremost by how it impacts overall happiness and wellbeing. Now, he answers your questions on the NHS and mental health, how we should measure success, the ethics of farming animals for food, and whether pacifism is the answer for how we achieve grea...

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The Tom Kean Question

Congress has a fitness problem, and Kean is just the latest example. The post The Tom Kean Question appeared first on The American Conservative

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#498 – Anthony Kaldellis: Roman Empire, Byzantine Empire, Rise & Fall of Empires

Anthony Kaldellis is a historian of the Roman Empire and author of “The New Roman Empire”, a comprehensive history of the Byzantine Empire (Eastern Roman Empire). Thank you for listening ❤ Check out our sponsors: https://lexfridman.com/sponsors/ep498-sc See below for timestamps, transcript, and to give feedback, submit questions, contact Lex, etc. Transcript: https://lexfridman.com/anthony-kaldellis-transcript CONTACT LEX: Feedback – give feedback to Lex: https://lexfridman.com/survey AMA – s...

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Keeping a Republic: A 250th Birthday Meditation

As we mark the national semiquincentennial on July 4, we might well reflect on Benjamin Franklin’s answer to Elizabeth Willing Powel, when the elderly sage left the Constitutional Convention. The post Keeping a Republic: A 250th Birthday Meditation appeared first on First Things

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The Wound That Does Not Heal

In Genesis 32:23–33, Jacob wrestles through the night with a figure Scripture describes as both man and God. The encounter ends without clean resolution: Jacob walks away with a. The post The Wound That Does Not Heal appeared first on First Things

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