Author: Daniel Keem
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Survival Shows Create Unrealistic Expectations
Reality survival shows make wilderness mastery look attainable in a weekend course. The actual skills take years and the failures kill people.
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Discovery costs have made justice a luxury good
Modern litigation discovery is so expensive that ordinary parties can’t afford it. Here’s how the cost structure has quietly priced out justice.
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Kids are getting too much therapy, not too little
Mental health awareness for children was overdue, but the pendulum has swung. More therapy isn’t always better, and for many kids the cost is real.
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Chinese Chicken Wings, Detroit-Style
Detroit’s takeout wings — sticky, garlicky, and uniquely Cantonese-Midwestern — are one of the great American regional foods almost no one outside Michigan knows.
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Financial literacy won’t save everyone
Financial literacy is necessary but insufficient. Here’s why teaching budgeting won’t fix outcomes shaped by wages, costs, and structural forces.
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Why High Growth Stocks Are a Dangerous Obsession
Chasing the next 10x stock feels like investing, but it’s closer to gambling with extra steps. Here’s what the math actually says about high-growth concentration.
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Why documentation can make or break your case
In legal disputes, contemporaneous records often matter more than memory or testimony. Here’s why documentation quietly decides most cases.
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Why rehabilitation isn’t always the focus
Prison systems claim rehabilitation as a goal but often prioritize punishment, deterrence, or warehousing. Here’s why the rhetoric and reality diverge.
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Rent control works
The textbook case against rent control is built on assumptions that don’t survive contact with actual housing markets. The evidence is more interesting than economists admit.