Paley knew by instinct what science now confirms: the role reading plays in developing empathy for the other.
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Winston and George, writers and truth tellers at heart
As social observers, generally from opposite ends of the political spectrum, both men were keenly aware of England’s long-held class divisions.
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The long, ugly history of segregated housing
Government action at every level has caused segregated housing and its ugly effects in the United States.
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Is war a necessary evil?
Paul Lauritzen reviews “War: An Enquiry” by A. C. Grayling
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Harvard Business School and the American pursuit of profit
H.B.S. can provide students with a “golden passport” to a wealthy lifestyle, but do ethical business practices get lost along the way?
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The facts on the ground in the West Bank
Elizabeth Webb reviews “A Land Without Borders” by Nir Baram.
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Intellectual history that reads like an adventure story
Drew Christiansen, S.J., reviews “Catholicism and Citizenship” by Massimo Faggioli
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A friar turned detective
The story spans 60 years, and as Broderick tells the tale of Roza Mojewska and Otto Brack he tells the story of Poland itself, touching on Hitler’s goal of annihilating the Poles to give the Germans space.
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A God worthy of belief
The book grapples with the biggest of issues: the meaning of life, the problem of evil and the value of praying to a God who seems only rarely to intervene in human affairs.
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St. Clare of Assisi: a saint…with or without Francis.
An interview with Bret Thoman, a pilgrimage guide and the author of St. Clare of Assisi: Light from the Cloister.