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On the week that we pause to give thanks for our blessings, let us be grateful for

Strength and support provided by family and friends
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Living in a land of liberty (even w/ COVID restrictions)
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Those who serve and sacrifice, protecting us here and afar
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Medical and tech advances that ease pain and extend lives
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Good food, good company – it’s a wonderful life! (ok, wrong holiday, but the sentiment’s the same!)
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Total votes: 0
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This week in 1824, New York City’s Fifth Avenue opened for business. This year, as the holiday shopping season commences, what is the future of retail?

America’s downtown metropolises eventually coming back to life
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The gradual and inevitable demise of America’s suburban malls
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E-tail platforms (Amazon, Flipkart) growing ever more dominant
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Market corrections as online retailers file for bankruptcy
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Discount/big-box chains (Walmart, Home Depot, Costco) remaining relatively unscathed
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Total votes: 0
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On the week that America held a national election, who said it best?

Ronald Reagan: Democracy is worth dying for, because it’s the most deeply honorable form of government ever devised by man
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Winston Churchill: Democracy is the worst form of government, except for all others
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Margaret Thatcher: In order to be truly free, countries must have a deep love of liberty and an abiding respect for the law
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Thomas Jefferson: The government you elect is the government you deserve
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Mark Twain: If voting made any difference, they wouldn’t let us do it
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Total votes: 0
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This week marks the anniversary of the armistice ending the First World War – “the war to end all wars.” The present-day “war” most likely to end soonest

The war on COVID-19
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The war on drugs
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The war on cancer
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The war on poverty
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The war on terror
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Total votes: 0
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This week in 1881, the Earp brothers faced off against the Clanton-McLaury gang in the shootout at the O.K. Corral. The entity currently in a duel to the death

Big Tech, staring down anti-trust action and breakup threats
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Big cities, watching populations move to safer/greener pastures
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Airlines, struggling with a COVID-ravaged travel sector
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Restaurants, dealing with restrictions on the dining experience
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Movie theaters, seeing consumers turn to home entertainment
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Shopping malls, whipsawed by looting and rise of e-commerce
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Total votes: 0
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What is the prime cause of tensions in the Eastern Mediterranean?

Uncertainty over which nation has the most compelling claim to newfound offshore gas and oil wealth
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An aggressive Turkey that is deliberately undermining NATO unity
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A renewed Russian presence in the Mediterranean
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The reluctance of NATO and the U.S. to project sufficient deterrent force in the region
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Ancient Greek and Turkish rivalries
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Total votes: 78
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With major technology companies – Amazon, Apple, Facebook, Google and now Twitter – under fire from both sides of the aisle in Washington, the wisest next step would be

Revisit Section 230 of the Federal Communications Decency Act and social media’s content immunity
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File an antitrust lawsuit against Google, as the Federal Department of Justice did with Microsoft
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Force structural breakups of online platforms like Amazon, ala the 1980’s breakup of “Ma Bell”
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Let FCC regulate them like AT&T, Verizon, T-Mobile, and do not let them delete tweets, posts, and interfere with communication
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Change federal regulation so that it’s more difficult for tech giants to gobble up smaller rivals
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Do nothing – users/customers enjoy these companies and their services as they currently exist
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Total votes: 0
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This week in 1792, the cornerstone of what later would be called the “White House” was laid, with John and Abigail Adams moving in eight years later. The Washington institution currently on an unsteady foundation

A press corps in search of nonpartisan impartiality
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A Supreme Court in search of freedom from tampering
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A Congress in search of harmony and productivity
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A presidency in search of a mandate to govern
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A DC-based NFL franchise in search of a new nickname
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Total votes: 0
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This week in 1983, Solidarity founder and future free-Polish leader Lech Walesa was named the winner of the Nobel Peace Prize. Which of the following nominees deserves the honor this year or next

President Donald Trump (he has devoted his presidency to world peace)
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Former Vice President Joe Biden (argues that well-placed words can change more hearts than violence)
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Climate-change activist Greta Thunberg (argues environmental damage threatens peace and security)
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New Zealand Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern (her handling of Covid-19)
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Hong Kong anti-extradition protestors (their efforts to protect Hong Kong’s autonomy, human rights, and rule of law)
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The Committee to Protect Journalists (works to safeguard media freedom as well as reliable, quality news)
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Total votes: 0
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This week marks the first of three presidential debates between Donald Trump and Joe Biden. Ideally, we should have

More than three debates – one a week up to Election Day
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Zero debates – we already know the candidates’ stances
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One-topic debates – pandemic, domestic issues, foreign policy
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Just the two candidates debating without journalists posing the questions
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No tinkering – the current three-debate format is fine as is
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Total votes: 0
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