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02/02/2015 - 13:39

Far from an innocent admirer and promoter of Tolstoy’s teachings, the Chertkov that emerges in Ms. Popoff’s book is a manipulative and... →

26/01/2015 - 13:25

Once again, events in France have led to a moment when the place of Jews in Western societies must be considered. French prime minister... →

21/01/2015 - 19:21

On one hand, aren't there obvious differences between groups of people? One analogy is color. All colors are on the same continuum, as are... →

17/01/2015 - 19:59

Another factor that stokes crime and insecurity is rapid urbanization. Urban geographers have found that the size and density of cities do... →

12/01/2015 - 16:28

I am so grateful for the kindness of strangers and neighbors, but when I look back upon this incident what I remember most clearly is the... →

07/01/2015 - 14:19

Today, Russia’s leaders are starting to acknowledge the importance of this economic gap. In his annual State-of-the-Union-style address,... →

02/01/2015 - 13:33

Technically speaking, there are four “official” religions in Russia: Christianity, Islam, Buddhism, and Judaism. But given that almost 70... →

28/12/2014 - 16:20

Her glowing perspective may not represent all second- or third-generation survivors’ experiences, but she symbolizes the crème de la crème... →

22/12/2014 - 13:59

There was a bit of a problem with all of this natural selection stuff, though: Darwin didn’t know how it, uh, worked. Offspring had a mix... →

17/12/2014 - 14:44

A kind of miracle The next stage after graduation was to get her work published in journals. “It’s very hard for a new writer to get an... →

13/12/2014 - 14:35

There is a much better natural explanation for how a temporary path across the Red Sea could have been revealed. It involves the tide, a... →

07/12/2014 - 12:35

However, the click had some unfortunate side effects. It flooded the web with spam, linkbait, painful design and tricks that treated users... →

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