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  • Policing Was Militarized from the Start

    Policing Was Militarized from the Start0

    “Do you see this soldier in this checkpoint?” complained Iraqi resident Wael al-Khafaji, pointing to a spot just a few feet from his Baghdad barbershop.  “He can do whatever he wants to me right now and I can’t say a word. Is this democracy?” Before the U.S. invasion, this businessman – like millions of other

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  • How Machiavellian Are You?

    How Machiavellian Are You?0

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  • Surprised (and Saddened) by Joy

    Surprised (and Saddened) by Joy0

    Out of My Bone: The Letters of Joy Davidman, ed. by Don W. King (Grand Rapids, MI: Eerdmans, 2009) I’ve spent the better part of my career as a historian and a writer, reading personal letters, memoirs, and autobiographies. I count it among one of the greatest pleasures in this life to be able to

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  • Yale Dean in 1949: Stop Worrying About Security So Much

    Yale Dean in 1949: Stop Worrying About Security So Much0

    Recently, while reading an old book about a young man’s adventures at Yale, I came across a speech delivered by the dean of that school, who was speaking to the graduating class of 1949. Periodicals at the time apparently suggested that the graduating class had indicated it was “primarily interested in seeking security,” and the

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  • Are Churches to Blame for Today’s Political Candidates?

    Are Churches to Blame for Today’s Political Candidates?0

    Last week Pew Research came out with a new survey on the relationship between religion and politics. Ahead of the election, it’s particularly interesting to note the level of influence Americans believe churches should have in politics. Nearly two out of three Americans are solidly against churches endorsing a certain candidate. However, fewer Americans than

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  • Sword Hunt: Why an ancient ruler confiscated all swords in Japan

    Sword Hunt: Why an ancient ruler confiscated all swords in Japan0

    The question of who is allowed to have weapons (and what kind) might seem, to some, like a relatively modern phenomenon. It’s not.   Marx and Engels posited that history is primarily a struggle of class, with one class of people (the Bourgeois) seeking to dominate another class (the Proletariat). The people, of course, “do

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