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A recent study stated that “The keys to a high-quality life after age 60 are health, money, and having a meaningful life.” Ah, if it were only that simple! Sure, those things are important – and not just after 60, but from the time you’re born (a n... More »
by Michael J. Mangano You grow up in then-unfashionable Brooklyn, become an adult and make enough money to afford moving out of Brooklyn to Manhattan’s fashionable, expensive east side – then, years later, you learn that, even if you wanted to, you can... More »
by Michael J. Mangano It has been seven centuries since the death of Dante Alighieri, and over those many years much has changed in the world…and possibly even in the netherworld. One can only imagine what modifications the author would make to some of the... More »
While Donald Trump’s White House chief of staff, John Kelley, was explaining to him who the allies and adversaries were in both World Wars, the former president was reported to have shockingly said, “Well, Hitler did a lot of good things.” Possibly, if... More »