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The Transformative Power of Forgiveness 3
- Culture
- December 28, 2018
Thirty-five years ago today—on December 27, 1983—the world witnessed a most extraordinary act of forgiveness. In Rome’s Rebibbia Prison, Pope John Paul II met for the first time with Mehmet Ali Agca, the very terrorist who shot him four times in St. Peter’s Square just two and a half years earlier. The two men sat inches from
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Ortega Y Gassset: Technology Is the Essence of Man 0
- Culture
- December 28, 2018
We live in an age of rapid technological change. 20 years ago, someone would have laughed at you if you said you had a mini computer in your pocket. Today, Americans spend an average of 11 hours on their tech per day. Experts predict around 40% of the jobs done by humans will soon be the
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Our Politics Now: Up vs. Down, Not Left vs. Right 0
- Politics
- December 28, 2018
If you were to view the evolution of politics in the West in traditional left versus right terms, you undoubtedly would see the political preferences of most people have shifted leftward. Just look at how most Americans view federal spending: total government spending (federal, state, and local) accounts for 37.7 percent of the country’s overall
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Human Freedom Index 2018 0
- Culture
- December 27, 2018
“ Cato Instituteâ€™s scholars Tanja PorÄnikÂ and Ian VÃ¡squez have recently released the 2018 Human Freedom Index (HFI), a report where the authors look at freedom in the world using data from 2016. The HFI ranks countries from most to least free after analyzing 79 indicators related to personal and economic freedom. Here are five graphs
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Six Ways to Teach and Practice Gratitude 1
- Culture
- December 27, 2018
Kindness means thinking of others and acting in ways that contribute to their happiness. Complaining certainly doesn’t do that. If you’ve been trying to make kindness part of your family culture and there’s still a lot of complaining, it’s time to take further steps to teach and practice gratitude. Here are 6: 1. Discuss as a family
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What a Woman 0
- Culture
- December 27, 2018
Fierce. Honest. Libertarian. Author and professor Camille Paglia speaks her own mind, uses logic rather than histrionics to make her arguments, and is unafraid of blowback from her critics. Though a lifelong Democrat and a supporter of Bernie Sanders, she refused to vote for Hilary Clinton, regarding her as a “liar.” She has called into
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