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Guest AuthorJuly 27, 2014

There are three types of politicians: The first works mostly on behalf of the people they serve, by far the rarest of the lot; the second works chiefly on behalf of their own interests, by far the vast majority. The third tries to impose an ideology on others, an aggressive minority. Florida Attorney General Pam […]

Guest AuthorJuly 27, 2014

About 20 years ago, when I was a graduate student in Tucson, Arizona, I befriended two neighbors who worked as traveling nurses taking short-term jobs at hospitals in interesting places around the country. John and Sue had met a few years earlier when they served together in a busy metropolitan hospital, an often stressful environment. […]

Marc YachtMarch 3, 2014

Will opposing forces ever get to YES, or will the growing ideological chasms ultimately tear down America? First, curtail the use of labels. Tagging Americans liberals, conservatives, tea partiers, communists, socialists, or libertarians draws attention away from needed discourse and rallies individuals based on group affiliation. If one is for something as a liberal, […]

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U.S. Vice President JD Vance meets with Pope Francis at the Vatican on Easter Sunday. Image via the Associated Press.

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