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Please No More Happy Holidays

Estimated Reading Time: 3 minutes I was at one of my local casual restaurants for lunch on a Saturday. I asked my waiter, who I know, for my check and said to him jokingly that if the restaurant wants to, they could cover me for the day. He said that would be tomorrow, Sunday. I […]

An Essay Inspired by the Happy News that the Human Population Has Reached Eight Billion

Estimated Reading Time: 5 minutes The late, great Julian SimonJulian Simon spent decades battling intellectually against biologists and zoologists who were convinced that human population growth, if governments did not hold it in check with draconian measures, would spell doom for multitudes of humans. (I might as well have used the present tense above, because […]

Trump’s Green Cards for Diplomas Proposal Was to Make ‘Rich Guys’ ‘Happy’

On Friday’s “PBS NewsHour,” The New York Times Columnist David Brooks wrote that former President and 2024 Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump’s proposal to offer green cards to foreigners who graduate from American universities makes sense, because Trump “pretends not to be a politician, but he is a politician, and he’s saying things that will […]

‘My wife’s not happy about the decision I made’

A resourceful Chicago homeowner used a frying pan to fight off a burglar who broke into his home, dramatic security camera footage shows. Jason Williams got an alarm system alerting him to a break-in at his home in Logan Square, northwest of New York City, around 3:30 p.m. on Thursday. ABC 7 Chicago reported.. “I […]

NFL star Brandon Marshall and Page Six host VIP happy hour at Cannes Lions

NFL great Brandon Marshall hosted the event along with Page Six. Eric Messori Page Six hosted a beach happy hour with NFL star Brandon Marshall at the Cannes Lions Film Festival on Tuesday night. During the VIP event, the record-breaking wide receiver, who currently serves as head of media platform “I Am Athlete” and wellness […]

Having kids won’t make you happy

Antinatalist clickbait is as reliable as a summer mosquito, and like mosquitoes, its main goal is to suck blood and transmit viruses. Last week, a familiar headline emerged based on a 2021 study by Jennifer Glass that was debunked by Brad Wilcox: “Childfree people tend to be happier than parents.” On Tuesday, an X-account named […]

Happy 111th Birthday, Milton Friedman, Your Wish Has Come True

Estimated Reading Time: 4 minutes On the occasion of his “eleventy-first” birthday, the hobbit Bilbo Baggins famously disappeared. On July 31, we celebrate[d] what would have been the 111th birthday of another man who was diminutive in size but larger than life in spirit: Milton Friedman. Were he to reappear today, he would likely marvel […]