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Life’s Tempest Flame
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Life’s Tempest Flame

James Borden
March 13, 2022March 13, 2022
On rare occasions in life, we encounter those that offer connections unlike any we've experienced in our past. The value they bring to our existence...
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She
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She

James Borden
December 14, 2021December 15, 2021
Was she a ghost The one I loved the most An Illusion of the mind That I can't leave behind The pain is real For...
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The Army: Cavalry Scout Perspective
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The Army: Cavalry Scout Perspective

James Borden
December 12, 2021December 15, 2021
In early January of 2008, I entered basic training and AIT at Fort Knox, Kentucky. I joined the Army late in life at the age...
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Justice for all: How Societies Crumble.
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Justice for all: How Societies Crumble.

James Borden
December 5, 2021December 10, 2021
Institutions of Justice are what hold states together. If corruption runs rampant in a state, the justice system breaks down, favoring those with money and...
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Monotheism, etc.: Anthropic Principle
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Monotheism, etc.: Anthropic Principle

James Borden
November 28, 2021December 10, 2021
What is the strong anthropic principle? The strong anthropic principle states that the universe must have conditions capable of supporting intelligent life. That this must...
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Beyond Earth: Survival of the Species
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Beyond Earth: Survival of the Species

James Borden
November 13, 2021December 8, 2021
Survival of the human race upon Earth has been constant competition for resources. Technology has enabled us to extract resources with remarkable efficiency and raised...
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Fire and Brimstone Sale! Everything must Glow!!
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Fire and Brimstone Sale! Everything must Glow!!

James Borden
November 9, 2021November 10, 2021
If you fail to comply, you burn in fire for eternity! Sounds reasonable, right? Religion was utilized throughout history as a confidence game. It enables...
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For the love of Irrelevance
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For the love of Irrelevance

James Borden
November 6, 2021November 6, 2021
Our subconscious minds contain a vast library of information. Our dreams draw upon this vault of information and make manifest stories with no apparent logic...
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Constrained Vernaculars of Substratal Bipeds
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Constrained Vernaculars of Substratal Bipeds

James Borden
October 1, 2021October 1, 2021
The development of language has enabled us to coordinate strategy, solve problems, and facilitate learning and civil society. But, on the other hand, language has...
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The Price
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The Price

James Borden
October 1, 2021November 11, 2021
Value is subjective based upon individual choice and preference. What we call civilization is based upon a generally agreed-upon value of goods and services. For...
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The Pretentious Puerile Imbeciles
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The Pretentious Puerile Imbeciles

James Borden
July 28, 2021July 28, 2021
I don't expect to inspire my readers with words of encouragement today. However, I intend to tell a story about what it's like to exist...
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Hope Floats down a river of lies
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Hope Floats down a river of lies

James Borden
July 24, 2021July 24, 2021
Hope is that great expectation of a brighter future. A belief in the positive attributes of humanity or some project we have in the works....
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The Lingering Vision
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The Lingering Vision

James Borden
July 6, 2021November 11, 2021
If you had asked me when I was a teenager if I'd recognize the man I would be in 20 years, I would probably say...
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Leadership and Power in Today’s World
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Leadership and Power in Today’s World

James Borden
June 26, 2021June 27, 2021
No one wishes to have their wills subverted. We live our lives seeking a level of control we never really achieve despite every effort. We...
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Invisible Chains
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Invisible Chains

James Borden
June 24, 2021July 2, 2021
I live in a state with very minimal employment laws protecting its citizens from abuses perpetrated by employers. The operating rationale of this decision is...
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Purpose?
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Purpose?

James Borden
June 22, 2021June 22, 2021
Life is a journey without a clear-cut destination. We slog through, searching for happiness that is just around the next bend in the road. Perhaps...
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Personal Growth
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Personal Growth

James Borden
June 20, 2021June 25, 2021
We plant seeds in fertile ground and watch the fruits of our labor spring into life. Sometimes they grow into magnificence, and at other times...
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Chameleons and Truth
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Chameleons and Truth

James Borden
February 5, 2020June 22, 2021
At an early age, we experience the judgment of others. The unmitigated harshness of reality is painful and difficult to understand. The majority of us...
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Appearances and all that….
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Appearances and all that….

James Borden
January 15, 2020June 22, 2021
We live in a world where appearance is everything. It goes to such extremes that substance no longer matters to many, just the semblance of...
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The Merits of Authenticity
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The Merits of Authenticity

James Borden
January 12, 2020June 22, 2021
  Life is tumultuous and often a cruel teacher of the humanities. We emerge as babes, and some us remain such somehow unafflicted by the...
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The Naivety of Babes
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The Naivety of Babes

James Borden
December 24, 2019June 22, 2021
Life is the summation of experience. To say we have lived isn't a statement made lightly. We grow old, and as our lives progress, we...
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The Replay
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The Replay

James Borden
March 25, 2019June 22, 2021
Humanity has a long history fraught with wars and disputes of all kinds. We have displayed an inability to coexist with others peacefully for any...
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The Castaway
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The Castaway

James Borden
March 10, 2019June 22, 2021
Life is a pursuit of happiness for some, and the search for money and power for others and these two goals are not always synonymous...
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Unearthing Truth
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Unearthing Truth

James Borden
March 4, 2019June 22, 2021
Since the dawn of man, humans have been consummate explorers. We started by exploring over the next rise in search of resources and new horizons....
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Unbarred Hearts
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Unbarred Hearts

James Borden
February 25, 2019June 22, 2021
The world can be a dark and unforgiving place filled with a multitude of obstacles. Each of us makes our way through the morass as...
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Reality:What is it really?
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Reality:What is it really?

James Borden
February 18, 2019June 22, 2021
We have all got our notions of what constitutes reality. Philosophy tells us that reality is both subjective and objective. Science seems to embrace the...
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The Irredeemable
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The Irredeemable

James Borden
October 13, 2018June 22, 2021
The heart goes where it wills. We often find ourselves led about as if controlled by puppeteers, due to the desires of our heart. The...
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Progressive  Retrogression
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Progressive Retrogression

James Borden
October 6, 2018June 22, 2021
Existence is a minefield, dotted with pitfalls aesthetically differing yet familiar in their consistent and constant barrage upon our consciousness. From birth we strive forward...
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Who can you rely on?
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Who can you rely on?

James Borden
September 24, 2018June 22, 2021
Our existence is a trial from which there is no escape. We all lose in the end. Time ravages all it touches from the highest...
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The Old Familiar Road
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The Old Familiar Road

James Borden
September 17, 2018June 22, 2021
We enter this world by no choice of our own. Once we become cognizant of ourselves, we greet the world with wonder and fascination. We...
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The Mediocre
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The Mediocre

James Borden
September 8, 2018June 22, 2021
Life is spent pursuing happiness and security for one's self and family. We fight daily not in open warfare but compete with our fellow humans...
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A Nation Divided
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A Nation Divided

James Borden
July 11, 2018July 11, 2018
We are a nation constructed from the ashes of revolution and built from the blood and sweat of patriots. From that firey beginning, a country...
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Renaissance
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Renaissance

James Borden
June 21, 2018June 22, 2021
So much of our lives we encounter what at first seems like setbacks, and down the line, we discover that these perceived defeats were in...
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The Inspector General’s Report
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The Inspector General’s Report

James Borden
June 14, 2018June 22, 2021
The IGs' report is due to be released tomorrow no doubt with heavy revisions from the DOJ. I sincerely hope that this will allow us...
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What does liberty mean to you?
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What does liberty mean to you?

James Borden
May 31, 2018May 31, 2018
We are fortunate enough to live in a part of the world that professes it's love of liberty and freedom. Yet, the inescapable conclusion that...
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Service
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Service

James Borden
May 22, 2018May 22, 2018
I'm an Army veteran and I'm proud of serving my country. It is difficult for some to understand what branch loyalty means to a veteran....
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The Diversification of Delusions
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The Diversification of Delusions

James Borden
May 20, 2018May 20, 2018
Diversity seems to be the darling of pop-culture. It is encouraged in everything from fashion, leadership, hiring policies, and even the choice of personal relationships....
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Faith in People/Movements
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Faith in People/Movements

James Borden
May 11, 2018May 11, 2018
Faith can be a beautiful thing to have. If we love someone implicitly then we put our trust and faith in their steadfastness. Faith that...
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Have we reached a Crossroads?
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Have we reached a Crossroads?

James Borden
May 3, 2018May 3, 2018
This country was founded on the concept of liberty and freedom from persecution by those with unmitigated power. It established the precept that all men...
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The Q-Anon Phenomenon
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The Q-Anon Phenomenon

James Borden
April 15, 2018April 15, 2018
The Q-Anon saga appeared out of nowhere with some mysterious entity promising classified intel relevant to current events aimed at some broader plan to take out...
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The Root of the Syrian Conflict
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The Root of the Syrian Conflict

James Borden
April 9, 2018April 9, 2018
Conflicts throughout history have always materialized due to monetary concerns. Sure as has been taught by the political leaders of old, the real reasons for...
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Trade war on the Horizon?
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Trade war on the Horizon?

James Borden
April 7, 2018
Those of us alive today are no strangers to conflict, now we face what could amount to a trade war that might very well lead...
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Religious Cloaks
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Religious Cloaks

James Borden
April 4, 2018
Religion has been the foundation of societies around the world, both pre-modern and what we call modern society today. This in itself is not a...
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The Greatest Loss
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The Greatest Loss

James Borden
March 30, 2018
Life is a journey filled with victories, some of them pyrrhic in nature, and losses that leave us in search of where we went wrong....
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Information in the Digital Age
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Information in the Digital Age

James Borden
March 27, 2018March 27, 2018
    We exist in a period of instant access to information both great and small. There was a time in the not so distant...
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Visions
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Visions

James Borden
March 24, 2018
We live in a world where appearances are everything. Sadly, many people still believe that seeing is believing. A society focused on fabricating an illusory...
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Thy Branches doth Grow
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Thy Branches doth Grow

James Borden
March 22, 2018March 22, 2018
We learn if we pay attention while we are in school that there are three branches of government. The Judiciary, Legislative, and Executive branches. However,...
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The Political Landscape
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The Political Landscape

James Borden
March 20, 2018March 20, 2018
Politics in our country has always been a minefield made even more dangerous by bellicose rhetoric from both sides of the aisle. We elect representatives with...
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Umbral Display
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Umbral Display

James Borden
March 14, 2018
You hear the phrase you only get one chance to make a first impression. Such a statement conjures up images of the result of failed...
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Identity: Defined by you or Society
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Identity: Defined by you or Society

James Borden
March 12, 2018March 13, 2018
We like to consider ourselves independent and free from the labels of society. However,   passive stances upon the designs of others have led to some...
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The lost art of Friendship
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The lost art of Friendship

James Borden
March 8, 2018
Friendship is the bedrock of any society. Strong connections with others that have similar goals in life are instrumental in leading a productive and healthy...
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The Season of Renewal
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The Season of Renewal

James Borden
March 6, 2018
It is that time of the year again! The grass will become green, flowers will bloom, and mother nature will embrace us with its warmth....
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The Military Parade
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The Military Parade

James Borden
March 3, 2018March 3, 2018
  The President has announced a military parade. At this point, it would seem that the parade will be held on Veteran's Day. It is a...
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The Resolute
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The Resolute

James Borden
February 28, 2018March 2, 2018
Existence is challenged by the persistence of time. Its passage ravages all things and grinds them into dust. However, examples abound in nature that proves...
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Choosing your Battles
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Choosing your Battles

James Borden
February 27, 2018
Life is filled with conflict. It is a fact that none of us can escape no matter how withdrawn we become over the course of...
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Sins of the Past
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Sins of the Past

James Borden
February 24, 2018
History is a subject that many fail to comprehend. The horrors of past are the most oft-repeated and what many will cite when questioned about their...
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How to recognize the Narcissistic Manipulator
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How to recognize the Narcissistic Manipulator

James Borden
February 22, 2018February 22, 2018
Throughout life, we encounter numerous types of people. As we approach middle-age, we begin to realize that variety among our peers is in short supply....
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Do we get the Government we deserve?
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Do we get the Government we deserve?

James Borden
February 20, 2018
A phrase that one occasionally hears tossed about is that citizens get the government they deserve. Whatever metric we choose to measure it by this...
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The Society of Now
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The Society of Now

James Borden
February 16, 2018
We live in a time when technology allows us the ability to communicate instantaneously and order items straight to our home without ever leaving the...
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Fiscal Responsibility
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Fiscal Responsibility

James Borden
February 14, 2018
We as Americans have not done a great job as a society in managing money and staying out of debt. It should hardly be a...
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Meeting with the man that wasn’t there.
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Meeting with the man that wasn’t there.

James Borden
February 12, 2018
Day to day living is fraught with a whirlwind of decisions that are made on the fly. Scheduling the daily regimen of workouts, meals, and...
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My Ideas for Prison Reform
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My Ideas for Prison Reform

James Borden
February 9, 2018
Correctional facilities in the United States house more than two million inmates. Despite the name, they have failed to correct some sixty-seven percent of the individuals...
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No Substitute for Experience
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No Substitute for Experience

James Borden
February 8, 2018
The greatest teacher one will ever have in life is one's own experiences. Unfortunately, the negative ones have the most power to instruct us in...
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The Dichotomy of Social Standards
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The Dichotomy of Social Standards

James Borden
February 5, 2018February 5, 2018
We share the earth with one another, each society drawing upon its core beliefs to adopt ethical and social standards for behavior among its citizens....
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The SOTU Address: My Reaction
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The SOTU Address: My Reaction

James Borden
January 31, 2018February 3, 2018
Each year we are either treated or are horrified by what we call the State of the Union address.  The state of it, however, is...
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Life: The Rapacious Void in our Hearts
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Life: The Rapacious Void in our Hearts

James Borden
February 13, 2022February 13, 2022
As life begins, we live with hope for a satisfying and fulfilling future existence. But unfortunately, life deals us setback after setback, and it is...
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