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by Howard Bloom What started as a marketing gimmick may have revealed something important about your happiness.  True Lemon is a product created in Baltimore in 2003 to put the flavor of a lemon slice into a powder that you can pour into your drink.  True Lemon is what its creator, David Schleider, calls a
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By Howard Bloom Norman Lear died Tuesday, December 5th, at the age of 101 at his home in LA.  The headlines mourn his passing.  What they miss is his victory. Norman Lear lived to be 101 years old.  That’s a startling achievement.  Why was Lear able to live so long?  In part, because he cherished the joys in life.  He said,
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By Howard Bloom Israel has declared that it now has control over the biggest hospital in Gaza, a hospital built by an Israeli architect, al Shifa Hospital. Why attack a hospital with numerous buildings, a staff of 700, 650 patients and up to 3,000 people seeking shelter?  Israel’s army, the Israel Defense Force, has long
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Why are people acting so crazy these days?  Because crazy behavior is becoming the new normal.  In other words, what was clearly insane ten years ago is normal today.  Why?   One of the most potent causes is what researchers call “toxic leadership.” We have an example of toxic leadership in the firing of the Speaker of
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By Howard Bloom The Washington Post ran a headline Wednesday, August 2, saying Donald “Trump has been indicted before. Historians say this time is different.” Why is this time different?   From the Democrat point of view, we are at a turning point in American history. The next 458 days, many Democrats feel, will determine whether
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By Howard Bloom The figures are staggering. During this Fourth of July weekend, there were 22 mass shootings in 13 states.  Yes, twenty-two mass shootings.  What’s more, twenty Americans were killed and 126 were injured in the five days between last Friday and early Wednesday morning. But that’s just the toll from mass shootings.  Over the last week,
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