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Sustainability management 101
There is joy in education, just not necessarily in 'higher' education. One of the joys of retiring from a fifty-year career in higher...

Peter Lorenzi
Feb 8, 20212 min read
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Some thoughts on the politics of theology: Catholic social teaching and the progressive platform
Question: Is there a middle ground, a common theme that might unite Americans? Can Catholic Social Teaching Unite a Divided America? The...

Peter Lorenzi
Feb 5, 20215 min read
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Thomas Sowell
February 3, 2021. Thomas Sowell continues to inspire and to amaze, with his depth and breadth of knowledge, along with the great insights...

Peter Lorenzi
Feb 3, 20211 min read
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Covid's non-impact on life expectancy
February 2, 2021. The average age of the Spanish flu victim was 28, for Covid-19 it is about 85. The deaths per million of the two...

Peter Lorenzi
Feb 2, 20212 min read
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Catholic church confusion and lack of credibility
As a lifelong practicing Catholic, I take no pleasure in what I am about to say. While I firmly believe in the basic mission of the...

Peter Lorenzi
Feb 1, 20212 min read
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Making a choice or making a mistake
February 1, 2021. In defending the 'right to choose,' Barack Obama once opined that had his daughter 'made a mistake' -- meaning 'had sex...

Peter Lorenzi
Feb 1, 20212 min read
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Diversity, peace, prosperity, equality, and justice
Reading a biography of James Madison in these turbulent times led me to think about the relationship among these concepts. Is there a...

Peter Lorenzi
Feb 1, 20212 min read
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Life-changing events
There are moments in any person's life where, upon reflection, you realize: How would my life have been different had this event not...

Peter Lorenzi
Feb 1, 20213 min read
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Expected and excess deaths in America
As the bureaucrats tally up the wrath of Covid in 2020, there is a strong urge to claim 'excess deaths' resulting from Covid. 'Excess...

Peter Lorenzi
Jan 26, 20213 min read
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Democracy dies in disingenuous Covid policies
January 25, 2021. Another fine critique of the American print media capacity to create fear while assuming a position of intellectual and...

Peter Lorenzi
Jan 25, 20211 min read
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The death of Title IX
...or, follow the political scientist, not the science. The Democrat (not a democratic) party has change remarkably in the past few...

Peter Lorenzi
Jan 24, 20212 min read
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How old are people when they die (with Covid)?
January 22, 2021. Perhaps the mosr pervasive and pernicious aspect of "Covid" deaths has been the age of those most likely to be included...

Peter Lorenzi
Jan 22, 20211 min read
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Spurious claims about Covid and climate change
January 21, 2021. As we learn more each day, it is ironic to see the growingparallels between Covid and climate change 'science' and...

Peter Lorenzi
Jan 21, 20212 min read
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Joy of ignoring Washington politics
January 20, 2021. Remember the chant from the left four years ago, "Not my president!"? The four accompanying images, captured from a...

Peter Lorenzi
Jan 20, 20214 min read
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The joy of winter walking
Time for an ode to the joy of walking without sweating and the pleasure of hot shower after a frigid walk. After years of running then...

Peter Lorenzi
Jan 19, 20213 min read
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The joy of creating opportunity for all
January 18, 2021. Straight from my management notes. Eliminating poverty means creating opportunity, not expanding charity or social...

Peter Lorenzi
Jan 18, 20211 min read
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The joy of...managing and leading in a global economy
From my third week of management notes, let's look at the data... There are a lot of ways to lead or to manage the world's resources. Yet...

Peter Lorenzi
Jan 17, 20211 min read
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Joy of sustainable management
January 17, 2021. Here is the way I introduced my students to the broader issues concerning leaders today, based on an understanding of...

Peter Lorenzi
Jan 17, 20211 min read
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What if we are wrong about rights?
January 16, 2021. To my mind, the primary source of division in the United States today is the (growing) disagreement over the...

Peter Lorenzi
Jan 16, 20213 min read
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My thoughts on macroeconomics, 2021
By the time I moved on to college, my impression of the American economy was pretty simply: America made stuff. Growing food, pulling...

Peter Lorenzi
Jan 15, 20214 min read
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