Where Do I Stand Politically? A Simple Quiz for People Who Are Tired of All the Fighting

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I was wondering… where do I stand politically? — really stand, not just where I assume I do. That question started as a simple curiosity for me, and it turned into something much bigger.

I took a quiz just like the one below, and my results surprised me. From there, I found myself asking which presidential candidates actually match my values, where Donald Trump fits on the spectrum, and what all the different political categories even mean. Eventually, the conversation led somewhere I didn’t expect: a deep look at why America is so bitterly divided, how it got this way, and what research tells us we can actually do about it.

All of that is in this post. But it starts with you being honest with yourself — setting aside your political default and discovering where you genuinely stand. Because here’s what I believe: most of us are closer to each other than we think, and that gap we keep widening may be the most important thing our generation needs to close.

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How To Make Boerewors The Easy Way

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Boerewors… Yes, boerewors is definitely one of the South African foods that South African expats miss the most. Many expats then learn to make boerewors themselves. Here’s how to make boerewors…

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Writing A Résumé That Gets An Interview

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A person who found my résumé on our website a while ago, sent his résumé to me for a critique. He wrote a decent résumé that summarized his skills and experience, and that showed how he built the skills and experience at his previous companies.

After I replied to him, I decided to publish that reply here in the hopes that it will be useful to someone else who may be writing a resume…

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September 11, 2001 – A Terrible Day In American History

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“A Date That Will Live In Infamy” 

This is how Pres. Franklin D. Roosevelt characterized December 7, 1941. It was the day Japan attacked the US Naval Base at Pearl Harbor in Honolulu, Hawaii, and caused the deaths of more than 3000 Americans.

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