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Cómo domesticar terroristas religiosos [Spanish translation]

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por Stephen Hicks [This is a Spanish translation of “How to Tame Religious Terrorists”, originally published in English at EveryJoe and translated into Portuguese here.] Derrotar a un enemigo, como al politizado Islam, implica una batalla en varios frentes: policial, militar, diplomático, cultural y filosófico. Toda pelea es provocada por desacuerdos locales de corto plazo. Pero […]

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Campus sex and the anti-sexiness of the new authoritarians [Good Life series]

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Rape is among the most horrific of crimes. Sex should be a fun and beautiful thing — but rape takes that most personal of experiences and turns it into a degradation. There is moderately good news about the number of rapes in the USA. According to the Bureau of Justice Statistics, the rape rate has

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The Richest Man in the World’s Healthcare [The Good Life]

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[First published at EveryJoe.com.] You might not think of yourself as wealthy. Let me prove that you are. In 1836, the richest man in the world was Nathan Rothschild. He was 58 years old and, according to a medical check-up at the beginning of the year, in good condition for a man of his age.

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A tolerância racial é o melhor que podemos conseguir? [Portuguese translation]

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Atitudes racistas são remanescentes de um passado primitivo. Existe ainda muito racismo, contudo, progredimos em algumas partes do mundo, como mostra o gráfico dos países mais e menos racistas do mundo, publicado pelo The Washington Post. Em grande parte da Europa, América do Sul, América do Norte, Oceania e em alguns outros lugares, o racismo recuou significativamente.

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Deveríamos agradecer o café pela civilização moderna?

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O café chegou à Europa em 1529; a maioria dos historiadores data o início da história moderna nos anos 1500. Coincidência? Enquanto escrevo, já estou no meu segundo copo. O efeito estimulante da cafeína me manterá acordado até o meio dia, quando eu beberei mais um. Volte aos maus e velhos tempos — Antes do

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Nosso problema com Che Guevara [Portuguese]

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Há boas chances de que você conheça alguém que possui uma camiseta de Che Guevara. Versões romantizadas de sua cara barbuda são populares nos campi e em outros lugares — tão popular que a rede de lojas Urban Outfitters planejava lançar uma linha completa de itens de moda inspirada em Che, e dezenas de outros

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PanAm Post interview by Belén Marty — Spanish, Portuguese, and English versions

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In Buenos Aires, I was interviewed by journalist Belén Marty for the PanAm Post. The theme was populism, postmodernism, and politics, as captured in the title “Populism Succeeds Where Education Fails.” Here are the interview’s original Spanish and English versions, and the interview has now also been translated into Portuguese by Adriel Santana.

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Two fine commencement addresses: Bloomberg and McRaven

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Michael R. Bloomberg’s “Don’t Major in Intolerance.” Delivered at Harvard University. (Via Z.C.) William H. McRaven’s “Life Lessons From Navy SEAL Training.” Delivered at the University of Texas at Austin.

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