Does the virtue of “compassion” demand that Western nations accept refugees from war-torn countries? This question seems to be at the heart of the controversy surrounding certain immigration policies in Europe and America. The recent New Year’s Eve attacks on women in Cologne, Germany—which were likely perpetrated by males of Arab and North African origin—in
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College enrollment is down for the fourth straight year, even though high school graduation rates are up. For an education system that pushes every child toward college, that may be bad news. But as an article in yesterday’s Atlantic claims, it may actually be a good thing. For one, declining college enrollment could be a
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Ever had a painful rift in your family? If a new study from the University of Cambridge is any indication, there’s a good chance you have. Of the over 1,629 invitees in the University’s survey on family estrangement, roughly half admitted to being “estranged from their family or a key family member.” Unfortunately, such estrangement
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Every year about this time, the President of the United States makes his appearance at the lectern in the House of Representatives with great pomp and circumstance – and often great political theater. In light of this expected tableau, we’ve compiled the following 8 quotes on oratory to bear in mind. “An orator without judgment
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Yesterday, The Foreign Desk reported that Syrian families are increasingly being forced to give their daughters as brides for ISIS fighters. Young women of “marriageable” age they are not: “According to a report from AhlulBayt News Agency (ABNA News), an activist belonging to the ‘Deir ez-Zor Is Being Slaughtered Silently’ campaign, said more than 30
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It seems paradoxical, but it may be true: regularly thinking about your own death can make you happier. At least, that’s what Arthur Brooks of the American Enterprise Institute claims. In an op-ed for the New York Times he writes, “[T]his meditation on death is intended as a key to better living. It makes disciples aware
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