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A Year After Freddie Gray’s Death, Two Baltimores

Posted April 20th, 2016 at 4:15 pm (UTC-5)
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Have massive protests and an ongoing trial caused police in Baltimore to change? It depends on who you ask.

Think Religion Makes Society Less Violent? Think Again.

Posted November 6th, 2015 at 8:12 am (UTC-5)
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The theory is simple: If people become less religious, then society will decay. Crime will skyrocket, violence will rise, and once-civilized life will degenerate into immorality and depravity. It’s an old, widespread notion. And it’s demonstrably false.

Israel’s Cycle of Violence

Posted October 16th, 2015 at 1:40 pm (UTC-5)
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There’s no excuse for recent attacks. But it shouldn’t shock anyone that Israel’s harsh occupation and abuse provokes Palestinians.