Quality of Life

It’s called the Doctrine of Double Effect, a philosophical conundrum but with real-life implications. For a doctor, it means that you are permitted to do something that on its face is wrong if it is morally the right thing to do. It means that you can prescribe pain-relieving medication to...

A Match Made in Private

Online dating has become a widespread feature of modern social life. In less than two decades, seeking partners through commercial intermediaries went from being a marginal and stigmatized practice to being a common activity. How can we explain this rapid change and what does it tell us about the changing...

On the Border

The photo speaks a thousand words, one for each mile they travelled Baby on her father’s backtucked inside his T-shirt,face down in the waters of the Rio Grande,hair trimmed in reeds instead of ribbons Abrogation of the Dreamthat persuaded her family to fleea thousand miles’ journey to the borderand the torch-bearing promise of freedomto be denied.The photo of... Continue Reading →

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