In choosing not to have children, we have not abdicated obligations to friends and family.
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The Hollowness of Bradley Manning
As the split verdict shows, Bradley Manning’s leaks were neither noble and important nor traitorous.
The End of the Suburbs
The country is resettling along more urbanized lines, and the American Dream is moving with it
Beware of Simple Solutions to the Tax Code
A former U.S. Senator argues against the popular idea of having the government prepare our tax returns
The Problem With the Marissa Alexander–George Zimmerman Comparison
The Alexander case, currently drawing protest, is a travesty not of “stand your ground” but of sentencing
Why Breaking Up Is Harder Than You Think: The Plight Of Huma Abedin
Giving up on someone when you’ve invested so much isn’t easy under any circumstances.
Most Americans Don’t #StandWithWendy After All
Across the board, Americans oppose late-term abortions.
The Twisted Allure of Jihadi Glory
Like much of modern life, even terrorism can be glamorized
Anthony Weiner’s Problem is Ours, Too
He was unable to tell the complete truth to those who deserved it
What Everyone’s Getting Wrong About the Ivy League Hookup Culture
The sex lives of most college students aren’t all that different from those of their parents or grandparents
Viewpoint: The Bravery of Obama’s Trayvon Speech
The President took a political risk because the spiritual and moral risk of not speaking to black pain was too great
Four Reasons Why Rolling Stone’s Cover Is Upsetting
Objections to Rolling Stone’s article about Dzhokhar Tsarnaev have ranged from the fact that the coverage humanizes Tsarnaev to the choice of photo to the fact that Rolling Stone usually, though not always, puts a celebrity on its cover. Here, four compelling arguments from those who have voiced disapproval:
1. In a July 17 letter …
Viewpoint: We Need to Learn More About Young Men Like the Boston Bomber, Not Less
To boycott Rolling Stone‘s cover story is to say that we are unwilling, as a society, to cope with difficult questions.