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If you talk, you repeat what you already know. If you listen, you learn.
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Behind the scenes: The NRA's influence on Congress
Soon after the Dec. 14 school shooting in Newtown, Conn, it became clear that gun control...
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Time roughs up presidents. Photos of Barack Obama on Election Night 2008 look like they were taken much longer ago. Now his face has deeper...
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Syrian children warm themselves at a refugee camp near the Turkish border, in Azaz, Syria, on Dec. 9, 2012. Temperatures dropped to 9 degrees...
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Japanese macaque, commonly referred to as “snow monkeys”, sit next to an open-air hot spring bath, or “onsen” at the Jigokudani (Hell’s Valley)...
How to craft an inspiring inaugural address
A great inauguration speech is an elusive thing. A good one inspires the people and sets the tone of the presidency. A bad one can leave the crowd bored and uninspired. Composing these speeches isn’t as easy as you might think, but fortunately the best ones generally break down into a similar structure. Follow the steps below to create your own address and when you finish, see how your version stacks up.
Post about my new project with Dan Keating on @innovations:
This week we launched the Better/Worse Life Project, which looks at population growth, unemployment and median income across the country over the past 30 years and uses that data as a background to frame the very simple, open question ‘Is life in your state getting better or worse?’
