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What Would Buddha Do? Coping with America’s Not-So-Great Divide

Not surprisingly, those who supported Mitt Romney this past election felt a bitter disappointment at his loss, the same feelings Barack Obama’s supporters would have experienced had he failed in his reelection bid. Despite their discouragement, some have been willing to pull themselves up by the bootstraps and get on with business, without resorting to [...]

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In God We Trust, Sort of

There’s been a lot of references to God lately, mostly by politicians and talk-show hosts and preachers screaming down from the pulpit. Not that this is anything new, but I was reminded of it recently when Michele Bachmann suggested that Hurricane Irene and the 5.8 magnitude quake that rocked the DC area were God’s way [...]

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