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March 6, 2014

The Archipelago of Pain

Solitary confinement is arguably less humane than flogging. Our prisons need to reform solitary laws.
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Published on March 06, 2014 20:01

March 4, 2014

The Man on Horseback

Brooks and Collins on Putin, Ukraine and how much one person can shape history.
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Published on March 04, 2014 21:00

March 3, 2014

Putin Can’t Stop

Can Putin control the nationalism that his vision of Russia has unleashed?
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Published on March 03, 2014 21:00

February 27, 2014

Ease and Ardor

Michel de Montaigne and Samuel Johnson provide two contrasting yet compelling examples of how to lead an inner life.
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Published on February 27, 2014 21:00

February 25, 2014

The Politics of Large Fowl

Brooks and Collins on animal rights and wrongs.
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Published on February 25, 2014 21:00

February 24, 2014

Fake Putin Diary!

Here’s your chance to read the private diary of the one and only Vladimir Putin!
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Published on February 24, 2014 21:00

February 20, 2014

Capitalism for the Masses

A daring conservative agenda has emerged that measures the health of the economy by how well it helps all people make an enterprise of their life.
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Published on February 20, 2014 21:00

February 17, 2014

The Prodigal Sons

The prodigal son parable provides an apt lesson as we strive to craft modern social policies.
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Published on February 17, 2014 21:00

February 13, 2014

The Refiner’s Fire

One personal take on what it really feels like to be a politician shows politics as a hard and noble calling.
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Published on February 13, 2014 21:00

February 10, 2014

The American Precariat

Declining mobility may be symptomatic of a broader crisis of faith in the American dream.
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Published on February 10, 2014 21:00

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