Neeley: Given the amazing creative abilities of human beings, why is it that the steady stream of innovations and improvements have, in effect, been limited to the last few hundred years, and just to certain parts of the globe?
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What George Bailey Understood About Housing and Families
In It’s a Wonderful Life, George Bailey’s great ambition is not wealth or status. It is something far more ordinary and far more powerful: the ability for working families to afford a home, put down roots, and build a future together. Bedford Falls thrives not because of grand social programs, but because ordinary people can buy modest homes...
December 17, 2025