Preserving wilderness areas is a way to preserve the idea of the sacred. But the Trump administration is seeking a huge reduction in protected land.
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Why Israel shaming Iran on nuclear weapons is grimly ironic
Benjamin Netanyahu deserves no hearing on the Iranian agreement until Israel goes public about its own nuclear program.
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Jesuit high school student killed during Nicaragua’s deadly protests
Álvaro Manuel Conrado Dávila was shot in the throat by police at close range with a rubber bullet.
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Does a new president mean a new era for Cuba?
Cuba’s new leader may feel he has to show public fealty to the older generation of the country’s revolutionary leaders.
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‘Take and Read’: introducing our Spring 2018 Literary Review
Our Spring 2018 Literary issue has a little something for everyone.
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Macron’s attempt to bond with French Catholics lacks substance
President Emmanuel Macron scandalized secularists by praising Catholic contributions to French public life, but he has yet to work toward religious liberty.
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The U.S. has interfered enough in Syria
The U.S.-led missile strikes on Syria are a show of force that will accomplish nothing in a country that has seen nothing but war for seven years.
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Peace in Syria is impossible without U.S. military intervention
If the U.S. does not take this opportunity to strike the Assad regime, the lesson to every dictator will be that they can get away with any atrocity that keeps them in power.
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Pope Francis turns the corner on the abuse scandal
What makes the Barros case so important is that if the pope removes him from office, it will be the first time a Catholic prelate has been explicitly cashiered because he covered up abuse by others.
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Life without parole is no moral alternative to the death penalty
Incarceration serves four purposes: deterrence, incapacitation, retribution and rehabilitation. Life without parole is not necessary for any of them.