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RupertTaylor
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RupertTaylor

aka Rupert Taylor from Waterloo, Canada (83 years).

Wizzley author for 13 years · 13 articles.

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More than half a century ago I took up the writing racket. My first professional gig was in a Toronto radio station newsroom. The owner's near bankruptcy caused a move to writing and editing for a print magazine publisher. Now retired, I keep writing as a way of keeping myself out of trouble and ensuring my brain doesn't turn to mush before its time.
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Articles by RupertTaylor

American Cop Shakedown
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American Cop Shakedown

Innocent U.S. citizens are being deprived of their valuables under the rules of civil forfeiture

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How Stores Manipulate Customers
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How Stores Manipulate Customers

The key to getting shoppers to make an impulse buy is to disorient them

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Corruption in Russia
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Corruption in Russia

Russian economist Alexandra Kalinina, says that corruption in her country is “not a problem, but a business”

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The Oak Island Treasure
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The Oak Island Treasure

Somebody seems to have gone to a great deal of trouble to hide something on a small island on the south shore of Nova Scotia

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Measuring the Middle Class
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Measuring the Middle Class

Sociologists, economists, and policy makers struggle with defining who constitutes the middle class

by RupertTaylor

Micky Burn: Commando and Poet
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Micky Burn: Commando and Poet

Described by The Guardian as “debonair, adventurous journalist, commando, author, and playwright” Michael Burn was a man of many talents

by RupertTaylor

Top Paid Business Executives
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Top Paid Business Executives

The average top executive pay in the U.S. was $12.3 million in 2012. Are shareholders getting their money’s worth?

by RupertTaylor

Political Scoundrels Behaving Badly
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Political Scoundrels Behaving Badly

The faith of the general public in the democratic process is shaken in many countries when politicians become philanderers, thieves, and addicts.

by RupertTaylor

How to Avoid Enriching Bad Corporate Citizens
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How to Avoid Enriching Bad Corporate Citizens

You want to know if the shirt you are planning on buying was made in an unsafe sweatshop; there’s an app for that called Buycott.

by RupertTaylor

Mental Health Defined and Measured
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Mental Health Defined and Measured

The world’s most pressing health issue is mental illness and very little is being done to alleviate it.

by RupertTaylor

Police Interrogation without the Bullying
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Police Interrogation without the Bullying

There are alternatives to the confrontational interviewing techniques that sometimes lead to false confessions to crimes.

by RupertTaylor

Multibillionaire Loses His Fortune
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Multibillionaire Loses His Fortune

Prince Jefri Bolkiah of Brunei has a taste for fast cars, beautiful women, and the ostentatious spending of vast wealth that may not have been his own.

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William Garrow Invented Criminal Defence
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William Garrow Invented Criminal Defence

Trials in 18th century Britain were radically changed by a young barrister whose influence continues today in the English-speaking world.

by RupertTaylor