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Angola -- Independence, Civil War, and Today

One of the major stages where the Cold War played out, Angola has remained war-torn into the 21st Century. The many factions, sides, and supporters get confusing very quickly. Here is an outline of major...

6 comments    history america war
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Hey U.S. Government, Can I Have a Moral Waiver?

If we can let ex-felons carry major artillery into battle, surely we can "morally waive" lots of other felonies in wartime, right?

0 comments    life politics religion
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Where Have Our Ethics Gone?

What responsibilities does a government have to its people? And when a people has no working government, who is responsible for them? If we do step in, how far should we go to protect what we think is right?

2 comments    life politics war
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Polish Poetry of World War II (Part 2)

The second article in a series of six, this is about Polish poet Krzysztof Kamil Baczýnski.

0 comments    politics arts poetry
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Polish Poetry of World War II (Part 3)

Part three of a five-part series, this article covers Andrzej Bursa and Witold Gombrowicz.

0 comments    politics arts poetry
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Out of Guantanamo and into... Bagram?

Do ethics and ideals apply at all times, or only when other people are watching? Ask President Obama.

0 comments    politics america war
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Christianity and the Torture Issue

What is permissible in war-time? Is it "just" to torture? What does Christianity really say about torture?

12 comments    politics religion god
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Polish Poetry of World War II (Part 5)

Mrożek was born near Krakow in 1930 to Antoni and Zofia Mrożek. He received a traditional Catholic education, and his mother died when he was nineteen years old. His opinions on the world developed most...

0 comments    love politics arts
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Polish Poetry of World War II (Part 4)

Poświatowska emerged in 1958 as a part of a transition in Polish poetry from social realism of a war and post-war world to a much stronger emphasis on the intangible things: courage to express irony, oneself,...

0 comments    love arts poetry
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Polish Poetry of World War II (Part 1)

Modern Polish literature is so often neglected in anthologies, yet it is one of the richest places that literature, both satiric and serious, has been cultivated within the last century.

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