I phoned a former Republican member of Congress with whom I’d worked in the 1990s… I wanted his take on the Republican candidates because I felt I needed a reality check.
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Reality Check on The Republican Party
Category: Reflect
THINK ABOUT IT
The pay disparity: “Can’t be explained away by choice of occupation or the experience lost due to time out to care for children.”
“What we call the eternal ice of Antarctica, unfortunately, turns out not to be eternal at all,” says the lead author of a new study.
Add it up—the extra money we’re paying for pharmaceuticals, communications, mortgages, student loans, airline tickets, food, and health insurance—and you get a hefty portion of the average family’s budget.
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Sum: The Totality of Our Lives
A film based on the work of neuroscientist and writer David Eagleman.
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Would Jesus Wear a Sidearm?
In this short documentary, a prominent leader of the Christian right explains why he left the Republican Party over guns.
What’s an intended nationally determined contribution?
A case designed to decimate public-sector unions.
The philosopher’s lessons include how to let go and find happiness—even after crippling debt and a heartbreaking divorce.
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On Leaders and Demagogues
Among the current crop of candidates for president of the United States, who exhibits leadership and who doesn’t?