U.S. appeals court blocks DOJ attempt to obtain transgender patients’ medical records
[ 4 minutes to read] Medical records contain some of the most private information a person can possess. Diagnoses, treatments, medications…
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Mussolini would have been proud: Italy’s far right is moving into the political establishment
[ 5 minutes to read] Italy knows better than almost any European country what can happen when extreme nationalism stops being…
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Israel has a plan to empty Gaza. It Is just waiting for Trump
[ 6 minutes to read] Israel’s government is openly discussing a future in which large numbers of Palestinians leave the Gaza…
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Trump targets Soros and left-wing nonprofits in sweeping crackdown
[ 5 minutes to read] Donald Trump’s administration is preparing a broader campaign against nonprofit organizations that it accuses of financing…
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Should priests be allowed to keep child abuse secret?
[ 8 minutes to read] Imagine a man enters a church, sits across from a priest and admits that he has…
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More than 100 British and French diplomats say Palestine is being erased. Will their governments act?
[ 8 minutes to read] There is something unusual about diplomats abandoning diplomatic language. More than 100 former senior British and…
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Iran’s execution machine is accelerating
[ 8 minutes to read] Iran does not merely execute people convicted of murder or other violent crimes. It executes political…
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The social media utopia: What if people started collaborating?
[ 8 minutes to read] Social media promised to connect humanity. Instead, it often became extraordinarily efficient at sorting humanity into…
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We are not racist, but the dead professor was black
[ 5 minutes to read] The death of Professor Jason Arday has left British academia in a state of shock and…
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Can religion turn gay people straight?
[ 8 minutes to read] Imagine discovering that you are gay and being informed that the solution is remarkably straightforward. You…
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What Heaven really looks like according to the Bible
[ 47 minutes to read] Few subjects have fascinated humanity more than heaven. Every civilization has imagined a paradise awaiting the…
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Tech Bros: One algorithm elects president
[ 7 minutes to read] “Today, an oligarchy is taking shape in America of extreme wealth, power and influence that literally…
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Elon Musk: The tech elite’s biggest mistake
[ 6 minutes to read] What exactly connects Bill Gates, Mark Zuckerberg, and Larry Page? On the surface, the answer appears…
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Ceuta: Dehumanizing refugees and shooting them is not enough
[ 4 minutes to read] The debate surrounding Ceuta has become about far more than border security. It has exposed a…
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The media like the establishment: Another Watergate impossible?
[ 6 minutes to read] When the Watergate scandal forced President Richard Nixon to resign in 1974, it became the defining…
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Will political culture deteriorate even more?
[ 5 minutes to read] For much of the twentieth century, democratic politics operated according to a relatively stable set of…
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Gender inequality: Innate or acquired?
[ 12 minutes to read] Few debates have generated more political heat than the origins of gender inequality. One side argues…
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Cruel bank robbery vs. financial crimes
[ 4 minutes to read] When masked robbers storm into a bank with weapons, the event dominates headlines for days. Television…
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Freethinkers in conservative political climates
[ 5 minutes to read] It is easy to be a freethinker in an environment where skepticism, scientific inquiry, and open…
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The curse of privilege: Why I don’t believe in free will
[ 19 minutes to read] Every successful person enjoys hearing that they deserve everything they have achieved. Society constantly celebrates hard…
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The Amish, the Hasidic, and the Taliban: Who is more extreme?
[ 14 minutes to read] It is a comparison that appears surprisingly often. Images of Amish horse-drawn buggies, Hasidic Jews in…
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When slant-eyed politician promotes white race
[ 5 minutes to read] The Czech Republic has a mentally retarded and psychiatric ill electorate. Let us not mince words…
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Zohran Mamdani: No distinction between radical and secular Islam
[ 5 minutes to read] The election of New York City’s new mayor, Zohran Mamdani, once again exposed one of the…
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Pedophilia: “There’ll be a guillotine for this!” And Trump
[ 6 minutes to read] Since I am open about my lifelong mental health struggles, I am also open about having…
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The Bible: Killing children, rape, homosexuality and much more
[ 27 minutes to read] Few books have shaped human civilization as profoundly as the Bible. It has inspired magnificent works…
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Americans think the US spends 25% on foreign aid. It spends 1%
[ 6 minutes to read] Ask the average American how much of the federal budget goes to foreign aid, and the…
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Inherited wealth, little innovation, lower taxes?
[ 22 minutes to read] Capitalism has always been sold as a system of competition. The idea appears straightforward. Anyone with…
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“Till we meet forever.” Can delusions become any deeper?
[ 3 minutes to read] “Till we meet forever.” People say it at funerals with complete sincerity. They believe they will…
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It is natural: Should we bring back infanticide?
[ 12 minutes to read] “It is perfectly natural.” Few arguments sound more convincing. People invoke nature to defend traditional gender…
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Pride marches: Beneficial or detrimental?
[ 10 minutes to read] Few social movements have changed Western society as profoundly as the fight for LGBTQ+ rights. A…
