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Pope Francis makes a wonderful point concerning Globalism vs Localism*: An innate tension also exists between globalization and localization. We need to pay attention
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By now, you’ve probably heard Phil Robertson’s comments on segregation and homosexuality. A&E “indefinitely” suspended Robertson, then reinstated him just a few days ago.
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Debating betwixt AppleTV or Google Chromecast for the parents. I believe that you can use AirPlay to ‘throw’ a youtube or other types of
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Ta-Nehisi Coates’ article on Mandela and Question of Violence is really worth reading. In it, he takes to task those people who would condemn
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In Ta-Nehisi Coates’ post on Mandela and the Question of Violence, the commenter abk1985 notes the following: The way the game is played is:
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In an i09.com article concerning the bad science that led people to settle the great plains, comes this rather interesting comment: Sufficient plant life
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As we go about our careers, developing new skills and taking on new challenges, it can be very seductive to keep chasing the brass
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Daniel Larison makes the case for cutting off aid to Egypt. The most credible objection to the call for suspending Egypt aid that I
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Phil Plait would be loathe to endorse a religious turn-of-phrase for such a ridiculous situation but as far as I’m concerned, surely, the God(s)
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Welcome news from Bangladesh via the Economist: A High Court in Bangladesh ruled that the country’s biggest Islamist party, the Jamaat-e-Islami, is unfit to
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