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Yonason Goldson
- Jan 3, 2019
- 2 min
The Midpoint of the World
I'll begin the year by revisiting these thoughts from 2016. What would you ask of a time traveler from a hundred years ago? And if you...
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Yonason Goldson
- Dec 26, 2018
- 1 min
A present for heaven
In the coming year, let’s recover faith in those things worthy of faith The moment I pulled into our driveway, my daughter flew out of...
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Yonason Goldson
- Dec 20, 2018
- 1 min
3 tips to program your internal GPS
To drive in Israel can be a near-death experience. In some ways it’s better than it used to be. Traffic has gotten so dense that drivers...
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Yonason Goldson
- Dec 19, 2018
- 3 min
The ethical fork in the road
Two ways lie before you – drive safely Last month I bought my wife a Lamborghini for her birthday. Just kidding; she’s still driving her...
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Yonason Goldson
- Dec 12, 2018
- 3 min
Airplane armrests: the next battleground in the gender war?
Identity politics continues to spread confusion If you make a habit of reading the South China Morning Post, you may have seen Kate...
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Yonason Goldson
- Dec 7, 2018
- 1 min
Customer service emerges from a culture of ethics
Some #Microsoft users aren't feeling the holiday spirit this week after a new #Windows 10 update crashed their #Surface Book 2 laptops....
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Yonason Goldson
- Dec 5, 2018
- 3 min
Mapping the genome of the soul
The festival of Chanukah warns that light can become darkness As you’ve surely heard by now, a Chinese geneticist announced last week...
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Yonason Goldson
- Dec 3, 2018
- 1 min
The dark and the light
Wishing everyone a joyous and illuminating #Chanukah.
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Yonason Goldson
- Nov 29, 2018
- 2 min
A Chanukah miracle in Beverly Hills
How the backlash against Airbnb is a lighted candle in the darkness Airbnb has been making headlines, and not the good kind. Last week,...
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Yonason Goldson
- Nov 28, 2018
- 3 min
Your career may be killing you -- literally
A new study suggests that choosing the wrong job can destroy your will to live Do you want to live a long and happy life? If so, don’t...
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Yonason Goldson
- Nov 19, 2018
- 1 min
The ghost of Al Gore went down to Georgia
The wrong way to contest an election and why we have a national ethics crisis If you've never heard of Norm Eisen, that's probably a good...
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Yonason Goldson
- Nov 14, 2018
- 3 min
No joy in Paradise
California wildfires warn against the dangers of social combustion The residents of #Paradise were as prepared as could be. They had...
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