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The admired US ambassador to Mexico is resigning, even as the two countries spat over trade, immigration and Trump's…
Scholars have you covered on all sides of the 'Dreamers' issue, with solid research to boot.
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If Mary Shelley wrote the book today, Victor would surely be a synthetic biologist. But those fiddling with living things…
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Congress changed the tax system to benefit companies with overseas operations but failed to help Americans actually living…
Italy has stagnated for more than two decades, yet its politicians seem hardly aware of the source of the problem, let alone…
The First Amendment protects everything from porn to hateful signs outside military funerals. That includes fundraising…
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The Catholic Church has historically been unwilling to extend full priesthood to women. However, Pope Francis could take…