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The miraculous connection of Hanukkah to Christmas
I grew up a nice Jewish boy in Brooklyn, New York. When December arrived it brought some interesting challenges. Why?…
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Archaeology and History
How the Medieval church changed the way Western society views marriage
Joseph Henrich argues that the Western world got its uniqueness from family codes imposed by the church in the Early…
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Culture Watch
The pandemic changed death rituals and left grieving families without a sense of closure
The unexpected death of a friend and colleague to COVID-19 in January 2021 led me to start researching how American…
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Culture Watch
More drugs seized at open border sections in 2018 than at ports of entry
A favorite talking point of those against a border barrier is that most drugs are coming in through legal ports…
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