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Dispatches from America’s ethnic enclaves
Paul Moses reviews “City of Gods: Religious Freedom, Immigration and Pluralism in Flushing, Queens” and “Irish-American Autobiography: The Divided Hearts of Athletes, Priests, Pilgrims, and More.”
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Inside the Cenacle
Thomas J. Scirghi, S.J. reviews “Meeting God in the Upper Room” by Msgr. Peter J. Vaghi.
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Yitzhak Rabin: the spirit of Israel
The Israeli leader chose a path of peace and negotiation with the Palestinians.
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The problem of violence in the modern world
Killing Others provides an erudite yet accessible introduction to the origins and causes of ethnic violence.
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Wisdom of a ‘liberal white guy’
MSNBC host Chris Hayes likes to refer to himself as a self-righteous, loud-mouthed pundit.
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Sex and the Catholic college campus
There is a perception that the hook-up culture is more prevalent than it actually is.
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Confessions of a CIA interrogator
Jerome Donnelly reviews “Debriefing the President: The Interrogation of Saddam Hussein” by John Nixon.
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The Rich We Will Always Have With Us
On measures of well-being, residents of the United States fare worse than residents of countries like Canada, Sweden or Japan, all of which are less wealthy but more equal.
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A new path for unions in America
In ‘Beyond 15,’ Jonathan Rosenblum scolds Barack Obama for being “more invested in bailing out the financial sector than in expending political capital for workers’ rights.”