Opinion Forum

President Obama, Benghazi and Foreign Policy

October 21st, 2012

By Dan Miller Does he have a foreign policy? Yesterday, I posted a long article about President Obama’s foreign policies. His policies yielded abysmal responses to the situation in Benghazi — before, during and after the attack on our compound there. Among the consequences were the “not optimal” murder of our ambassador — President Obama’s […]

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Tags: Benghazi, election, foreign policy, Fort Hood, Islam, responsibility, terrorism
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Blame Your Parents for Your Problems!

April 2nd, 2012

By Dr. Jim Taylor In my last post, I described the differences between needs, which ensure your psychological and emotional survival and growth, and NEEDS!, which arise from the neuroses, pathologies, and just plain whims of your parents and the environment and culture in which you are raised and have likely caused you considerable unhappiness […]

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Tags: adulthood, choices, needs, parenting, personal growth, responsibility
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How NOT to Raise Spoiled Brats

March 1st, 2011

By Dr. Jim Taylor In “How to Raise Spoiled Brats,” I described what I have seen as a rise in spoiled and fiscally irresponsible brats among both wealthy and less affluent families. Several commenters suggested that it’s impossible to not raise spoiled brats in a moneyed family, in particular, because it is such an ever-present […]

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Tags: allowance, brats, children, chores, money, responsibility, summer jobs
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Parenting: Allowances to Teach Fiscal Responsibility

February 26th, 2011

By Dr. Jim Taylor When parents teach their children the value of money and financial responsibility, children learn one of the most important and practical lessons in preparation for adulthood. Unfortunately, these lessons aren’t readily learned in our country today. Americans, with their ravenous appetites for conspicuous consumption, have never been more fiscally irresponsible. Americans, […]

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Tags: allowance, children, donate, invest, money, parenting, responsibility, save
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How to Raise Spoiled Brats

February 22nd, 2011

By Dr. Jim Taylor In my consulting practice, I work with many families, both high-net-worth and those less affluent. I am constantly amazed at how nonchalant (or even downright neglectful) the parents are in their children’s fiscal education in both of these income groups. Despite the fact that many of the well-to-do parents grew up […]

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Tags: children, culture, discipline, money, responsibility, rich, spoiled brats
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