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How to succeed* in DC

How to succeed* in DC

[ 6 ] May 7, 2012 AD |

This month, hundreds of college students and recent grads — many of them aspiring politicians — will flock to the nation’s capital for coveted government-related internships. To welcome them to town and prepare them for political careers, I’ve written a brief guide: How to succeed* in DC. The cardinal rule of political success is believing [...]

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LCWR – 5 Reasons to Leave the Labels Behind

LCWR – 5 Reasons to Leave the Labels Behind

[ 20 ] May 6, 2012 AD |

Women’s religious orders have been on a divergent path, mirroring the same divide among the Catholic faithful, for some time. The division finally reached a point of eruption recently when the Vatican Congregation for the Doctrine of the Faith asked the LCWR, an organization of women religious, to reform some of its practices. As a [...]

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Our bleeding hearts

Our bleeding hearts

[ 25 ] February 14, 2012 AD |

“Do you think they want to die? Tell me, do you think the people training the suicide bombers want to die? Do you? Do you think they want to die?” The inquisitor exacerbated his vile prodding by point his finger a few inches from my face. Such are consequences. Last week I travelled to the 2012 Conservative [...]

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