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Ideas: The Secret to a Thriving Nation

Ideas: The Secret to a Thriving Nation
In this file photo, people cheer as Democratic presidential candidate Sen. Bernie Sanders (D-VT) speaks after winning the Vermont primary on Super Tuesday, March 1, 2016. Despite its name, progressive socialism usually results in the stifling of ideas and the stagnation of a nation. Spencer Platt/Getty Images
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There is a simple three-word phrase used by aviators when handing over control of the aircraft to a fellow aviator: “You have it.” The pilot relinquishing control to the new pilot in command may accentuate the brief ceremony by symbolically taking his or her hands off the yoke and raising them in the air. The message is plain: “I’m no longer in charge—you are.”

Richard Trzupek
Richard Trzupek
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Rich Trzupek is a chemist, author and nationally recognized air quality expert. He lives in Lincoln, Nebraska.
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