Ari Herzog

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Normal Life

Ari Herzog

The last time I wrote about “the new normal” was when I redefined the term in June 2020. In that blog post, I explained that I began using the term because others used it. Recognizing that the pandemic wasn’t going away in the near future, I suggested that we describe our lives under the universal header of life. Fast forward to Seth Godin who also shrugged off the term.

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A New Republican Party

Ari Herzog

CNN published a fascinating collection of opinions from 11 voices in the Republican Party with their speculations on the party’s future. Doug Heye thinks the Republican Party is irrelevant. Mia Love supports increased diversity. Scott Jennings believes in common sense and simplicity. Sarah Isgur wants to see a set of policies. SE Cupp argues for reinvention.

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My First Amazon Review

Ari Herzog

I created my Amazon account in 1998. Every time I search for a product, I sort the resulting list by average customer reviews. This enables me to peruse how many total reviews were written and which percentage gave four and five stars. Then, I click into product description pages and scroll down to read other people’s reviews. If one product has fewer reviews than another product, I buy the item with more reviews.

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No End in Sight

Ari Herzog

When I visited China through a graduate school program in 2006, I learned that the majority of the country’s underground water supply was contaminated. My doctor suggested I take booster shots for typhoid and Hepatitis A. That was an easy decision. When I told my doctor last year that I taught in a school, he asked me about my prior tetanus shot.

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Biden-Harris Dream Cabinet

Ari Herzog

With the presumptive Democratic presidential ticket of Joe Biden and Kamala Harris, is it too early to propose Cabinet members? After reviewing ideas propelled by political analysts and media pundits in recent months, and purposefully keeping many Democratic House and Senate members in the Congress to maintain a political majority, here are my suggestions.

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Poll Workers Needed

Ari Herzog

With fears of coronavirus infections gripping older Americans who are typically responsible for checking voters in and out of polling locations, communities across the country are asking high school students and young adults to embrace civic engagement and gain education credits. Poll workers can be as young as 16. Lawyers, teachers, and other professionals who have the time and inclination are also asked to step up.

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Click This to Vote Online

Ari Herzog

That’s the idea. Jacob Weisberg, for Slate, wrote about online voting in 1999: “[Online voting] makes it easier for some people to vote – especially the handicapped, people living abroad, and frequent flyers – without inconveniencing anyone else.” “Over the next decade, access to the Internet is forecast to become dirt cheap and quasi-ubiquitous.

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