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July 12, 2026
You Can Know Too Much About Your Genes
Genetic testing saves lives. It can also complicate them.
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June 22, 2026
What Happened to Tony Carruthers Is Horrifying
Lethal injection was meant to be humane. The reality is bloody and brutal.
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June 10, 2026
Bad Ideas About Juvenile Crime That Won’t Go Away
Harsher penalties for teen offenders deny them the chance to become better adults.
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June 4, 2026
Has Graham Platner Changed Enough?
Yet more damning revelations threaten to sink his Senate campaign.
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May 27, 2026
The Pope’s Defense of Human Imperfection
The Vatican’s encyclical about AI is actually about what technology can never do.
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April 26, 2026
Thou Shalt Not Post the Ten Commandments in Classrooms
Requiring schools to endorse biblical laws is both unconstitutional and counterproductive.
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April 24, 2026
James Talarico’s Tough Sell
In deep-red evangelical Texas, does his brand of Christian politics have a chance?
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