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  • Euthanasia is Now Being Performed … on Prisoners

    Euthanasia is Now Being Performed … on Prisoners0

    Not too long ago, a request by a Belgian prisoner for euthanasia made international headlines — even though he was not permitted to take advantage of the legislation. But in a measure of how enthusiastically Canada has embraced euthanasia, one prisoner has already been killed under its Medical Aid in Dying (MAID) law, and three others

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  • Aristotle Can Help You Know Whether to Fire Off that Text or Email

    Aristotle Can Help You Know Whether to Fire Off that Text or Email0

    Suppose you want to get in touch with a friend. Once, your options for doing so might have been sparse: pick up the phone or write a letter. But these days, you have to decide: Should you call or text, use Snapchat, or reach out on Twitter, Messenger or Skype? Other considerations, whether it’s an

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  • Humility is the Key to Altruism, Georgetown Psychologist Says

    Humility is the Key to Altruism, Georgetown Psychologist Says0

    When she was 19 years old, Abigail Marsh swerved her car to avoid a dog and ended up in a car wreck that almost claimed her life. She was saved by a stranger, a man she recalls looked vaguely like the actor Idris Elba. The man ran across four lanes of freeway traffic to save her.

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  • Why Not Wife-Swapping?

    Why Not Wife-Swapping?0

    In December, the Supreme Court decided not to hear a case that proposed to extend the Court’s sexual freedom cases to wife-swapping. In Coker v. Whittington, two sheriff’s deputies in Bossier Parish, Louisiana, and their wives agreed to swap spouses, and each deputy began living with the opposite deputy’s wife. Invoking his office’s code of

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  • Bill Gates Fails Logic While Talking Cryptocurrencies in Reddit AMA

    Bill Gates Fails Logic While Talking Cryptocurrencies in Reddit AMA0

    In a Q&A session on Reddit last week, Microsoft’s founder Bill Gates accused cryptocurrencies of causing “deaths in a fairly direct way,” leading to headlines such as this: “Bill Gates says crypto-currencies cause deaths.”  Gates was of course referring to the fact that cryptocurrencies facilitate the purchase of illegal substances on the black market, which sometimes

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  • Edina School Board Settles Lawsuit with Conservative Students, Denies Wrongdoing

    Edina School Board Settles Lawsuit with Conservative Students, Denies Wrongdoing0

    A school board in Minnesota settled a federal lawsuit filed last week that had accused the district of violating the First Amendment rights of conservative students. Edina High School, which has long enjoyed a reputation as one of the Minnesota’s best schools, came under scrutiny last year after it was revealed the school had implemented

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