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Spy parenting 101: Deadly decisions on “The Americans”
April 1, 2016Characters Philip and Elizabeth Jennings are good parents. That is their baseline identity.
Read moreCapturing and punishing the bombers won’t end terrorism
March 30, 2016How we respond to that resistance is what we need to examine; if the response is force, we can hardly complain when we find ourselves the target of "asymmetrical violence" - terrorism.
Read moreSetting the record straight about socialism
March 29, 2016In every age, scientific reasoning takes a beating from entrenched prejudices, fears, and hatreds.
Read moreCherokee war chief led armed struggle against white settlers 235 years ago
March 28, 2016Native Americans and others from throughout the state commemorated the life of the great Cherokee war chief, Dragging Canoe, with a celebration.
Read moreThis week in women’s history: Poet-novelist-activist Marge Piercy turns 80
March 28, 2016Piercy has written 17 novels, including bestsellers, and 19 volumes of poetry.
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