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Forgiveness The mother of a murdered teenager feels only sympathy for the parents of the killers. | London Telegraph
‘The wickedness of man was great in the earth’ Everyone seems to believe in the Middle Ages idea that floods are punishment for mankind’s hubris. | Spiked
A Crime So Monstrous You can buy a 12-year-old slave in Haiti for $50. | First Things
Ivy Leaguers are bright – but nice? These are the people who rise to the top, partly on the backs of nicer people. | Christian Science Monitor
Solving Asia’s Food Crisis The era of cheap food is over, says the head of the Asian Development Bank. | Wall Street Journal
‘This Is How We Lost to the White Man’ Bill Cosby's crusade to give dignity to black men. | Atlantic Monthly
I didn’t have a 49-year fight for control to be a partner For the first time in 49 years as a married-once person I had been described to my face as my wife's "partner". | Australian
The Twilight of Supremacy What will the post-American world look like? American. | Wall Street Journal
Working ‘makes us happy’ Being unemployed could be as dangerous as smoking 400 cigarettes a day. | This Is London
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