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WHY THE FUTURE IS MORE IMPORTANT THAN THE PRESENT: ON THE PARIS ATTACKS, THE SYRIAN REFUGEES & PROVIDENCE

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  The French people have been struck by tragedy. The Islamic State claimed responsibility for the recent catastrophic attacks on the French capital that claimed the lives of more than 120 individuals. As the NY Times reports, ISIS has called

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THE CRUSADE AGAINST ISIS

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While reading the New York Times the other day, I came across a very disturbing advertisement written by the Catholic League for Religious and Civil Rights (click for greater clarity): Ironically, a faith-based organization is calling for a “just war”

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THE ARAB ISRAELI CONFLICT

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In order to understand the Arab Israeli conflict, one must also consider the historical developments that have shaped the past and formed the conflict-laden present that we all live in. The official narrative for the creation of the State of

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NARRATIVES: THE IRAN NUCLEAR DEBACLE

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Words have tremendous power, and those who have become adept at using and manipulating words wield ever more power. Political narratives can be terribly controlling, because regardless of what is really happening, a story can be concocted in order to

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A LESSON UNLEARNED: THE SYRIAN CIVIL WAR

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The upside of failure is that it allows us to visualize what steps and actions we have taken and the adverse consequences that have resulted from these actions—essentially we know what not to do again, cognizant of the unfortunate results.

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INVERSION: THE REVOLT IN EGYPT

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The revolt in Egypt distinctly highlights the pervasiveness of “inversion” in our modern world. The world has officially entered into a state of lunacy and chaos characterized by an ever-expanding sphere of inversion and double-speak—the “powers that be” have redefined

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