Chic Hollis

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Chic Hollis is a longtime drummer and motorcyclist, who served in the US Air Force in North Africa. Married 4 times with 5 children born in 5 different countries on four continents, Chic is a politically independent citizen of the world interested in helping Americans understand the reality that is life overseas where many intelligent, educated, and industrious people aren't as privileged as we are in the US. He studied Latin, Greek, Russian, French, Spanish, Portuguese, and German and ran several large companies. Sadly, Chic Has left this planet and we miss him very much, but we are very pleased to display his amazing writing works.

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‘It Ain’t Easy Being…OLD!!’

Trudging along day by day carrying a heavy load will wear a human out sooner or later. All of a sudden a person is no longer young, spry, and alert. The decrepitude of old age was not the reward anticipated for living the bona vida.

Although Labor can be a Form of Slavery, Some Slaves Enjoy Their Jobs

Many Americans think we have abolished slavery in this country, but they never held jobs where bosses were tyrants.

Peering Over The Last Hill on The Bumpy Road to Closure

Optimists rarely think about the tipping point between Dystopia and Utopia. It's somewhere down the interminable road in search of happiness. I have doubts that things will get much better for the Earth's inhabitants than they were in my youth.

We Study The Past to Understand Our Future

The controversy about whose version of history should be taught in school is a never-ending polemic. Can't we avoid the acrimony?

In California a Two-Thirds Majority is Not a Serious Impediment to Progress

In order to blame someone for their ineptitude, politicians are not blaming themselves but the law that requires a two-thirds majority to approve a balanced budget.

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How JP Morgan’s Justin Nelson Ties Giving to Estate Plans

Ask a wealthy family how they plan to divide an estate, and the conversation used to stop at percentages: how much to each child, how much to the grandchildren, how much to charity if anything is left over. That conversation has changed. Fo

Bestselling Author Chris Sund Finds 92% of Adults Believe They Are Capable of More

His survey of more than 200 working adults points to a gap that has little to do with talent, and a personal mission to help people close it.

Pluto Security Emerges From Stealth With $42M in Funding, Backed by a Community-First Growth Strategy

For cybersecurity startups, building a capable product is only...

How White-Collar Cases Now Begin With a Document Request, Not a Knock at the Door

A federal grand jury subpoena shows up in the CFO's inbox, addressed to the company, asking for three years of emails, wire records, and board decks. The case is already underway. Nobody kicked in a door. No agent flashed a badge in the lob
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