While some adults might consider a virtual appointment less intimate than a face-to-face meeting with a therapist, it probably doesn’t feel weird to teens — so many of their interactions already happen through devices.
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The U.S. housing market is now completely broken
Given the importance of housing to overall activity, subdued residential construction should limit how fast the economy can grow, though not enough to trigger a recession over the next couple of quarters.
Thiel’s unicorn success is awkward for colleges
Are universities suppressing or delaying the potential of some of their most innovative and energetic students? Are they subtracting money for tuition that could be much better spent in ventures than in classrooms?
Dale Crafts: Maine should embrace blockchain
Our state and federal leaders should be following, studying and engaging with leaders in this industry and exploring what partnerships would mean for both our economic future and the future experience of our internet.
Clarence Page: After the hate, bring on the healing: The other side of terror tragedies
Following the rise of a bitter and bloody war between Israel and Hamas, we see the old fears and hatreds rising again, even from haters who don’t know much about the group they purportedly are hating.
Cal Thomas: What a Palestinian state would look like
If anyone wants to see a preview of what a Palestinian state would look like, they should consider Gaza. Only the self-deluded believe such a state would not be used by terrorists to complete the “final solution” of wiping Israel off the map. Is there any credible evidence that would prove otherwise?
Austin Bay: Israeli tank firepower is an antidote for fanaticism
The tank remains the baddest dinosaur on the battlefield.
Froma Harrop: ‘The Golden Bachelor’: Fantasy or real?
“The Golden Bachelor” is basically a 2023 version of the 1993 movie “Sleepless in Seattle.”
Paul Mills: The eventful history of public referenda confrontations with CMP
What the clues from 1914 to 2021 have to offer on the possible fate of Pine Tree Power.
Bob Neal: The Countryman: The turmoil of war muddles everything
It’s easy to put the monkey on our own backs to screen platforms and weed out the liars, but so many of them present themselves as honest brokers of news that one almost needs a degree in psychology to figure who’s posting the truth.