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February 13, 2015

Larry vs. Marco

Marco Rubio and Larry Summers give us a glimpse of the economic options likely to be on offer in 2016
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February 10, 2015

The Act of Rigorous Forgiving

Every scandal is an opportunity either strengthen the national fabric through the process of contrition and forgiveness or to further shred it.
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February 6, 2015

Conflict and Ego

The best way to successfully respond to hate, even from the likes of ISIS, is to step outside the logic of vengeance.
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February 3, 2015

Building Better Secularists

Today’s secularism speaks convincingly to the rational mind, but it must speak to the whole human heart if it is to serve as a guide for life.
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Published on February 03, 2015 00:27

January 30, 2015

Being Who We Are

We should stop trying to play chess in the Middle East and simply keep our promises.
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Published on January 30, 2015 00:27

January 27, 2015

How to Leave a Mark

Impact investing is perhaps the most promising new development tool. Young people just getting started and older business gurus alike should consider it.
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Published on January 27, 2015 00:27

January 22, 2015

The Devotion Leap

The ability to move from the self-centeredness of dating to the self-sacrifice of love requires one to lower the boundaries between self and self.
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Published on January 22, 2015 17:09

January 19, 2015

Support Our Students

President Obama’s well-intentioned plan on free community-college tuition misunderstands students’ genuine obstacles.
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Published on January 19, 2015 17:53

January 15, 2015

Rating the Republicans

John Kasich is easily the most underestimated Republican this year, but Chris Christie is close behind.
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Published on January 15, 2015 18:06

January 12, 2015

The Child in the Basement

In sweet and pleasant prose, Ursula Le Guin’s Omelas parable reveals the ugly moral dilemma at the heart of our social contract.
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Published on January 12, 2015 18:21

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