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The Lunatic’s Manual
The death toll from combat and suicides continues to climb as our wartime misadventures grind on.
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The Summoned Self
A look at two ways of thinking about life, one that emphasizes the individual and one that emphasizes circumstances.
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Mosque Near Ground Zero Clears Key Hurdle
The mosque should be built if and when the Saudi government issues building permits for the Great Synagogue of Mecca and the Cathedral of Medina. The idea of building a structure which is demeaning to those who lost their lives on 9/11 and in Iraq and in Afghanistan is abhorrent. Mayor el Bloomberg...shame on you.
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A Respect for World Opinion
Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg was right to speak out against legal isolationism and the xenophobia on display in the confirmation hearings of Elena Kagan.
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Summer Must-Read for Kids? Any Book
"How many teachers and school librarians advised me to let her read what she wanted! If I had, she would have only read the easy stuff and not pushed herself to read the good stuff. " I'd wager that your child also has grown up thinking that books are something to be endured, like medicine, or utilized like a tool, rather than something one can read simply for pleasure. She may be a merit scholar, but does reading make her HAPPY?
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Defining Prosperity Down
There is growing evidence that a once-unthinkable level of economic distress is in the process of becoming the new normal.
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F.B.I. Challenges Wikipedia Over Use of Its Seal
In an exchange of letters, the Wikimedia Foundation, parent of the online encyclopedia, defended its use of the seal in its article about the agency.
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Desperation Grows as Jobless Benefits Run Out
A tough job market is swelling the ranks of those who have exhausted the maximum 99 weeks of benefits.
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Lines on Plagiarism Blur for Students in the Digital Age
Many students simply do not grasp that using words they did not write is a serious academic misdeed.
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Welcome to the Recovery
The economy has a long way to go, but we’re on the road back.
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