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Continue reading →: Winton Bates, Freedom, and Flourishing
I’ve been working very hard on many diverse projects—more than two dozen! One of these projects is to start making my way through the writings of friends and colleagues, and to highlight them on my blog. Australian economist Winton Bates is one of those friends and colleagues and I have…
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Continue reading →: Song of the Day #2118
Song of the Day: Musicology features the words and music of Prince, who was born on this date in 1958. This is the title track from Prince’s twenty-eighth studio album, which was initially distributed only to those who attended his “Musicology Live 2004ever” Tour. I’m happy to say I was…
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Continue reading →: Song of the Day #2117
Song of the Day: Rush features the music of Alex Chapman, Adam Novodor, Kevin Hickey, and Kaelyn Behr and the lyrics of Brett Leland McLaughlin and Australian singer and actor Troye Sivan. This song was the lead single from Sivan’s third studio album, “Something to Give Each Other“. Sivan came…
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Continue reading →: Thinking of You, David Boaz
Late today, I learned—like many others—of this heartbreaking news, in a lovely and moving tribute posted by Aaron Ross Powell. I met David Boaz about 40 years ago at a Cato Institute conference, and we have continued to correspond over the years. My friend, you’re in my thoughts tonight ……
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Continue reading →: Song of the Day #2116
Song of the Day: Carousel (“June is Bustin’ Out All Over”), music by Richard Rodgers, lyrics by Oscar Hammerstein II, is a memorable song from this 1945 Broadway musical, which was also heard in the 1956 film version. Today is the first of June, and there’s lots of music coming…
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Continue reading →: Announcing the New Notablog!
On July 26, 2002, I began my “Notablog” on the New York University server. On August 1, 2020, I migrated to a new server, which hosted both my homepage and a newly constituted Notablog. Today marks post #3,795 over the last 22 years and it debuts in a brand new…
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Continue reading →: Remembering Barbara Branden
On this date in 1929, writer Barbara Branden was born. In 1950, she and her future husband, Nathaniel Branden, met the novelist and philosopher Ayn Rand for the first time. Barbara was a part of Rand’s inner circle for nearly two decades and was a frequent lecturer for the Nathaniel…
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Continue reading →: Stevie Wonder: Happy Birthday to You!
On this date in 1950, the great Stevie Wonder was born. Over the years, Stevie has appeared in nearly 50 entries on “My Favorite Songs”, whether as a composer, vocalist, or instrumentalist. He is, without a doubt, one of my all-time favorite artists. A 25-Grammy Award winning performer (the most…
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Continue reading →: Happy Eastern Easter!
Christos Anesti to all my family and friends who celebrate Eastern Orthodox Easter!
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Continue reading →: “Born Again”: Fifty Years Ago, Today
Today is Wednesday, April 24, 2024. I have often observed that I was born in Brooklyn’s Methodist Hospital on a Wednesday—February 17, 1960. And on a Wednesday—April 24, 1974, I was ‘born again’ in that same hospital. In my newest “Medium” article, I tell the story of my struggles with…
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Chris Sciabarra, April 2022 Coney Island Parachute Jump, Brooklyn, New York
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