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A lesson in how to die
feature In my father-in-law’s final six days, he joked and laughed, said good-bye, then peacefully slipped away surrounded by his family.
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The drug problem we ignore
feature In our “censorious’’ public discussions about substance abuse, drinking often gets a pass, said Frank Bruni at The New York Times.
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Best Columns
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Viewpoint: David Brooks
feature From The New York Times: “Fitness inequality is acceptable. It is perfectly fine to wear tight workout sweats to show the world that...
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The price we paid for torture
feature A former U.S. military interrogator in Iraq says it isn't necessary to use torture to extract information from hardened terrorists; it instills foreign jihadists with a desire for revenge and costs the lives of American soldiers.
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Is religion the root of all evil?
feature Religion, atheist authors argue in a spate of recent books, is
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The myth of small-town superiority
feature The only snobbery Americans will tolerate is reverse snobbery, said Steve Chapman in Chicago Tribune, which is why Sarah Palin is getting away with trumpeting rural America over urban America.
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Viewpoint: Thomas Sowell
feature From NationalReview.com: “The purpose of American immigration laws and policies is not to be either humane or inhumane to illegal immigrants....
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The vital role of shame in society
feature Liberals are horrified by a new New York City ad campaign to discourage teen pregnancy.
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The curious hatred of Tim Tebow
feature What galls his critics, it seems, is that a pro athlete could be more earnest than a Boy Scout; “there isn’t an ironic bone in Tim Tebow’s body,” said Daniel Foster at NationalReview.com.
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Political science isn’t science
feature In May, Congress voted to eliminate $11 million in government grants for political science research.
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Quote of the week: Peggy Noonan
feature From The Wall Street Journal: Democracy cannot healthily endure without free and unfettered debate. But knowing where the line is...
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Seeing racism for what it is
feature Riley Cooper’s case shows just how poorly he and most other Americans understand “what a racist is.”
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Viewpoint: George Packer
feature From Foreign Affairs: “Inequality creates a lopsided economy, which leaves the rich with so much money that they can binge on speculation, and leaves the middle class...
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