Craig Maciolek
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Relearning
On this day back in 1863, Picket’s Charge took place and marked the end of the Battle of Gettysburg. I spent the morning coffee thinking about the Civil War and the lessons that keep coming back to relearn; albeit in… Continue reading
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The Widening Gyre
The crazier things get, the less people want to deal with it,and the crazier things will get. Continue reading
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A New Cottage Industry
(One) The Bronze Age came to a sudden end because of peace. The three Bronze Age empires, who were constantly at war with each other, decided on a balanced peace. This put all the soldiers and their support services out… Continue reading
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A Barrier To A Better Future
To build a vision of the future, and a plan to achieve that vision, requires being realistic about ourselves in the present. It is impossible to navigate to a distant point if we do not know our current location. People… Continue reading
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Modern Interpretations
The Marquis de Sade first suggested it, then Karl Marx stated it as we remember it: religion is the opiate of the people. Back then, it was an accurate statement because religion was the only language of politics. The only… Continue reading