Since the end of World War II, commencement ceremonies have been the occasion for some of the most memorable…
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A recent headline in The New York Times wins the prize for stating the obvious: “No Quick Fix…
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A few years ago on Easter Sunday, I met a prisoner on death row in Mississippi. He had become a…
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Four years ago, voters in Oregon legalized physician- assisted suicide. Oregon became the first state where physicians may provide…
If I asked you what you’d call a person who believes in astrology, reincarnation, and communicating with the…
