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• Imaginary Enemies of Democrats and Republicans

  By Duty and Honor on September 27, 2023 • ( 0 )

  

  Back in the 2010s, when I was still researching the Work-Standard, I once came across a misconception from US History. I did not pay much attention to it until Bogumil wrote a post on the subject on ARPLAN a few… Read More ›

• Mental health and finances.

  By Duty and Honor on September 27, 2023 • ( 0 )

  Which topics would you like to be more informed about? 1. Financial Stress and Mental Health: Explore the impact of financial stress on mental well-being and strategies to cope with it. 2. Money and Relationships: Discuss how financial issues can… Read More ›

• How Technology Has Changed How We Communicate

  By Duty and Honor on September 27, 2023 • ( 0 )

  Repost How often have you sent an urgent text and impatiently waited for a reply? Texting etiquette says we should respond within a few hours at most – assuming we didn’t (gasp) forget our phone at home. Technology has changed… Read More ›

• Is it Królewiec or Königsberg?

  By Duty and Honor on September 26, 2023 • ( 0 )

  Four months ago, I mentioned the Kaliningrad Question in connection to my past correspondences with Bogumil from ARPLAN. At the time, I was talking about how the Russian government was going hysterical about an alleged “Germanization” of the Kaliningrad Oblast,… Read More ›

• DOES MONEY SHAPE COUPLES’ LABOR DIVISION AFTER THE BIRTH OF THEIR FIRST CHILD?

  By Duty and Honor on September 26, 2023 • ( 0 )

  NEW BLOG | DOES MONEY SHAPE COUPLES’ LABOR DIVISION AFTER THE BIRTH OF THEIR FIRST CHILD? by Regula Zimmerman explores the relationship between income, and labor division for new parents. DOES MONEY SHAPE COUPLES’ LABOR DIVISION AFTER THE BIRTH OF… Read More ›

• Commemorating Richard Lachmann – A Distinguished Sociologist of Elites, Power, and State

  By Duty and Honor on September 26, 2023 • ( 0 )

  by Aaron Major* I was first introduced to Richard Lachmann’s work as a graduate student and then had the privilege of calling him a colleague when I joined the faculty at the University at Albany in 2008. His sudden passing… Read More ›

• Update (25 September 2023)

  By Duty and Honor on September 25, 2023 • ( 0 )

  Got a lot of errands to run today, and it was not like I had enough time this past weekend to write something for The Fourth Estate. I am hoping that next weekend will be my chance to actually write… Read More ›

• Homelessness In the United States

  By Duty and Honor on September 24, 2023 • ( 0 )

  Unfortunately, homelessness has been an enormous issue in the United States for many years. This issue is only progressively getting worse, and nothing is being done about it. It is ludicrous for this to be happening, considering the United States… Read More ›

• Mental health and finances.

  By Duty and Honor on September 24, 2023 • ( 0 )

  Which topics would you like to be more informed about? 1. Financial Stress and Mental Health: Explore the impact of financial stress on mental well-being and strategies to cope with it. 2. Money and Relationships: Discuss how financial issues can… Read More ›

• If You Want Communism, Move to China

  By Duty and Honor on September 23, 2023 • ( 0 )

  Photo by Polina Zimmerman on Pexels.com Please note, this post is not to “toot my own horn” so to speak. It’s to illustrate how people on the “left” can be just as stupid as people on the “right” at times…. Read More ›