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How Animal Farm is Playing Out in the Democrat Party 0
- Culture
- March 4, 2019
Tennis great Martina Navratilova until recently had long been coronated as a social justice trailblazer. She was one of the first marquee celebrity athletes to come out as gay, and then to advocate lesbian issues in and out of sports. But suddenly the icon seems out of step with her progressive legend status. Navratilova had
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Don’t Write Off Young ‘Socialists’0
- Economics
- March 4, 2019
In his State of the Union address this year, president Trump warned of the dangers of socialism. But is there any substance to that worry? Rep. Ocasio-Cortez (D-NY), a self-declared socialist, has made headlines with her Green New Deal proposal. And more recently, Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-VT), who identifies as a democratic socialist, announced he
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The Essential Life Lesson in the Series Finale of ‘The Office’0
- Culture
- March 4, 2019
If it’s a good comedy, we laugh with the characters, not at the characters. Joining with them in our common humanity, we have a window to our own foibles. Today, 14 years after its premiere, reruns of The Office remain enduringly popular. The Office entertains while it helps us see how we make life hard
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Netherlands Moving Towards Euthanasia for the Healthy 0
- Culture
- March 4, 2019
The Netherlands was the first country in the world to legalize euthanasia in 2002. Today, they are still the global pioneers. The Dutch keep pushing the boundaries wider and wider. Euthanasia is becoming increasingly common. In 2017 (the last year for which figures are available), doctors reported administering lethal injections to 6,585 patients. In 2010,
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Nine Ways to Actually Help a Friend Through Tragedy 0
- Culture
- March 1, 2019
Life is suffering. Tragedy awaits us all. I know from personal experience. Four years ago, my 37-year-old husband was killed in a car accident on a snowy road. Our children, aged 12 to two, were with him but were unharmed. In the midst of my personal tragedies I found listening to Dr. Jordan
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Experts Claim Assisted Suicide isn’t as Painless as We’ve Been Led to Believe 0
- Culture
- March 1, 2019
In places where assisted dying and euthanasia are legal, patients are promised a peaceful death without pain or distress. But in a chilling article in the journal Anaesthesia, an international group of scholars observe that some of these deaths could be inhumane, with patients awake and conscious but unable to move or react. In fact,
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How Animal Farm is Playing Out in the Democrat Party 0