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Work in Progress… Better Website, More Articles
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The past couple of days have been spent behind the curtain… writing, refining, and quietly reshaping things here at Cardinal Tenets. I’ve been massaging the layout, tweaking copy, and making sure the site is easier to navigate and more inviting to explore. Clean design, intuitive structure, and accessibility matter just as…
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“See You in Court”: When Fair Isn’t Enough and Why That Matters
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We live in a culture and world that increasingly sees conflict as an opportunity… an opportunity to escalate, to posture, and all too often, to litigate. The courtroom, once a forum of last resort, has become just another bargaining table for those dissatisfied with the principle of enough. Most often,…
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It’s Finally Here
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I’ve been working professionally for quite some time now, and last year I started toying with the idea of building something of my own. Well… it took longer than I had planned. But after months of ideas, drafts, edits, and the occasional “what the heck?” moments, Cardinal Tenets is now officially…
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The Power of “No”. Why Some People Should Have Heard It Sooner in Life
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There’s a strange moment that happens more often than it should in the course of my professional life. It usually occurs during a difficult interaction, a policy dispute, or an internal conflict at work. A moment when I find myself calmly, respectfully, but firmly saying “no” to someone. And it’s not just…
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Why We Need to Refocus on Reason…
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Common sense, once the guiding principle of everyday decision-making and public discourse, seems to be in its death throes. We live in an era of information overload, ideological extremism, and a growing detachment from objective reality. Rational thought and practical wisdom have taken a backseat to sensationalism and tribalism. The…
