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Snowden’s silence on Putin
feature If Edward Snowden truly is a moral paragon, then he should announce that he can no longer stomach Vladimir Putin’s oppressive behavior.
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Viewpoint: Michael S. Teitelbaum and Jay M. Winter
feature From The New York Times: “Nearly half of all people now live in countries where women, on average, give birth to fewer than 2.1 babies...
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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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How democracy can literally save lives
feature Among intellectuals, said Daniel Henninger,
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Best columns: The real lesson of the Cuban Missile Crisis
feature If the Cuban Missile Crisis is to be used as an example of presidential leadership during a nuclear showdown, then it's necessary to separate history from mythology, said Michael Dobbs in The Washington Post.
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The global plague of tourism
feature Tourism may be most people’s idea of fun—but the world can’t take much more of it, said Elizabeth Becker in The Washington Post.
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The truth about race and IQ
feature Are blacks, on average, inherently less intelligent than whites? said psychology professor Richard E. Nisbett. That once-discredited notion is again gaining credibility, due to statements by Nobel Prize winner James Watson and a recent series of columns b
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Why we need a day without music
feature Imagine, for just one day, turning off the insipid music constantly playing in airports, supermarkets, department stores, and restaurants, said Kevin Berger. It would be such a relief to eat a meal or visit the Jiffy Lube waiting area without hearing. . .
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Vlad Putin's favorite president
feature In seizing total control of his nation
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