1. Is the Pair Bond a Human Universal? America’s fascination with the polygynous (here after I will use the community’s term polygamous) family arises out of a relentless interest in wanting to achieve a more fulfilling marriage. Mammals are notoriously resistant in forming a pair bond or...
it is accepted by people for the payment of goods and services, as well as for the repayment of loans. Economies rely on money to facilitate transactions and to power financial growth. Typically, it is economists who define money, where it comes from, and what it's worth. Here are the...
Immutability arguments do not address whether individuals' choices deserve respect or tolerance, making it harder to argue against conscience-based objections. In the aftermath of the Court's Obergefell decision, it will be just as important to promote a proper understanding of sexual orientation as ...
Last night the men delivered a round of mostly lackluster performances, but as you know, girls just want to have fun (and singAdele, probably), so I had high hopes for tonight.Ryan Seacrestkicks things off doing a little cheer becauseScotty McCreeryis contractually obligated to return to th...
to maintain a surplus. The U.S. has rarely run a budget surplus and experienced long periods ofeconomic growthwhile running a budget deficit, which is the opposite of a surplus.31Abudget deficitoccurs when expenditures exceed income. Money is borrowed and interest is paid when a deficit occurs...
energy production that’s pretty much the opposite of what’s going on, saying the Biden administration has killed oil production and caused high gasoline prices. Actually, the United States is already producing more oil than any other country in the history of the...
These are terrifying times for the Mortal Realms, but just hang on a minute – what precisely are the Mortal Realms? There are eight realms, each a giant, largely flat crystallisation of magic within a realmsphere of breathable atmosphere. But how big is a realmsph...
Anew tourist feewill soon be required to enter Thailand, but the start date has been postponed as of December 2023. This fee will be built into plane ticket costs and is only about $9 US. There will be no payment on arrival if arriving by air, but it’s unclear how the fee will wo...
But if there is one thing we can be certain of concerning the future, it is surely that it will always be uncertain. There must always be many ways in which the future could unfold or be amended. We have been engaged as futurists for more than 30 years with the needs of businesses,...
Theparadox of thriftshows how individual choices to save more can produce the opposite effect in the aggregate. No paradox is needed to explain why governments adopting fiscalausterityoften cause deeper economic downturns, creating more significant deficits and ultimately more debt. Debt and debt servic...