In a famous Supreme Court one-liner, reminding the legal community of the finality of the court’s rulings, the late Justice William J. Brennan Jr. is reputed to have said that the Constitution means whatever any five of us say it means.
Category: 21 April 2026
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GOING OUT OF BUSINESS TRENDS
This year’s business shakeout is gathering pace with intentional contraction, debt restructuring, and widespread going-out-of-business sales, particularly in brick-and-mortar retail and casual dining.
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WHEN THE ECONOMY FALLS, JOBS GO WITH IT
Large-scale layoffs are occurring throughout the Bigs, with many companies cutting their workforce by thousands in hopes of getting stock bumps and praise from investors, according to The Wall Street Journal.
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LIVING IN TWO WORLDS – THE EPIDEMIC OF DUALITY AND THE PATH TO AN AUTHENTIC LIFE
This is a short essay, but don’t let the length fool you. It may be one of the most personally confrontational things I’ve written in a long time, because it’s about something sitting right in front of every one of us, something we encounter in the mirror each morning and quietly agree not to discuss.
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SYNTHETIC PRINTED NEURONS INTERACT WITH BRAIN CELLS
At Northwestern University, researchers 3D-printed artificial neurons – brain cells – that mimicked the electrical patterns in mouse brains closely enough to set off responding brain activity in them.
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ROBOT GUIDE DOGS TALK TO THEIR OWNERS
The use of guide dogs for people with visual impairments is more than a century old.
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THE HUMAN BODY CAN MAKE ITS OWN OZEMPIC USING INJECTED PEPTIDES
Weight-loss drugs such as Ozempic and Wegovy help take weight off, but at a cost – and not just the hundreds of dollars a month it can cost to take them.
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SOLITARY SCREEN TIME A ‘UNIQUE PERIL’ FOR YOUNG KIDS ALREADY AT RISK
A small but important study finds that unsupervised, solitary screen time — on TV or handheld devices — may worsen behavioral and emotional challenges in young children who already struggle with language skills.
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GAZA/LEBANON DEATH TOLL
The IDF killed at least 72,560 Palestinians and wounded another 172,317, while thousands remain lost under the rubble. The Israelis have killed 770 since the so-called ceasefire was announced in October 2025.
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IDF PUBLISHES MAP THAT SHOWS OCCUPATION IN SOUTHERN LEBANON
The Israeli military published a map Sunday that it claimed showed the newly established “forward defense line” across southern Lebanon where its forces will be stationed “in order to dismantle Hezbollah terror infrastructure sites and to prevent direct threats to communities in northern Israel.”