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Month: June 2012

Issue of Hybridization between Philanthropy and Investment

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June 28, 2012August 16, 2019
Author: Howard Ahmanson

Another approach by David Bornstein to the issue of hybridization between philanthropy and investment from my recent post Philanthropy and Investment: The Distinctions Begin to Blur. Related: “For Ambitious Nonprofits, Capital to Grow” by David Bornstein at NYTimes.com

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Melinda’s Choice Crusade for Women: Breaking the Planned Parenthood Monopoly?

  • Culture
June 22, 2012June 7, 2018
Author: Howard Ahmanson

I read here that Melinda Gates has decided that ‘birth control’ and ‘family planning’ are important.  On the one hand, I have a lot of concern about the ‘contraceptive culture’ and the impact of separating the way we make babies […]

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The Rise of Redneck Stand-up Paddleboarding

  • Culture
June 15, 2012July 17, 2018
Author: Howard Ahmanson

[Props to my co-parishioner Miles Stoudenmire for coming up with these pictures.] It appears, from the evidence of these pictures, that the SUP culture can harmonize with the huntin’ and fishin’ culture of the rednecks and their northern counterparts.  [The […]

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L.A. vs San Francisco: Who Runs California?

  • California
June 14, 2012January 29, 2020
Author: Howard Ahmanson

Zócalo wonders why the Bay Area, with half the population of the Los Angeles Basin, tends to dominate the state politically.  I don’t have a theory about that, but I have several suggestions. 1.  A lot of Southern Californians are immigrants, […]

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Philanthropy and Investment: The Distinctions Begin to Blur

  • Economics,
  • Miscellaneous
June 12, 2012August 16, 2019
Author: Howard Ahmanson

I grew up believing that ‘philanthropy’ and ‘investment’ were two distinct things and not to be confused. They both serve the public, but in different ways; investment in business by [hopefully] producing worthy products at enough profit to make a […]

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How The Tobacco Companies Should Spend Their Money

  • California
June 2, 2012July 5, 2018
Author: Howard Ahmanson

Once again, in the debate over California’s Proposition 29, the tobacco companies seem to have all the money in the world, even though relatively few people smoke nowadays.  Under the circumstances, I don’t shed much of a tear for them. […]

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The argument is that certain kinds of political ideas that are “hateful” are like pornography in that they are inherently tempting to fallen humanity. https://www.nytimes.com/2021/01/06/opinion/trump-lies-free-speech.html

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Of course, I’d call Critical Race Theory “hate speech,” too. What to do with that? https://www.nytimes.com/2021/01/06/opinion/trump-lies-free-speech.html

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It being Montreal, are they just as honest in French? https://notthebee.com/article/extremely-honest-menu-of-montreal-chinese-restaurant-draws-laughs-and-crowds

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