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What’s Wrong With Blaming A “Selfish Generation” For Our Birthrate Shortage

Italy’s long slide below replacement birth rate is driven by fewer women of childbearing age and weak support systems, not by “selfish” young women.

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Economy Food / Travel

An Insider’s Guide To Choosing The ‘Real’ Ethical Coffee

Follow a coffee enthusiast and professor of marketing who studies justice in capitalist systems through the aisles of all the java claiming to be doing the right thing. Not all so-called *ethical coffee merits the label.

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Beware: Robot Police Dogs May Be Coming To Your City, Training Still Required

Numerous cities have acquired dog-like robots for policing. Researchers say the lack of transparency and other practical and ethical questions are worrying.

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Mammas, Don’t Let Your Babies Grow Up To Be Modi

With his untruths, bad choice of friends and unwillingness to apologize, India’s prime minister is everything our parents taught us not to be.

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Higher Stakes, The Limits Of Legalizing Marijuana In Mexico

Differently than places like the Netherlands or the state of Colorado, legalizing cannabis in Mexico is colored by the presence of drug cartels — and the absence of the state.

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Valentine’s Day Violence In India, A Culture And Policing Divide

India’s police and political leaders need to find better ways to halt regular acts of vandalism on Valentine’s Day by those who want to block Western influence.

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Ideas Society

China’s New Ban On The Work Of Celebrities With ‘Moral Misdeeds’

-OpEd- BEIJING — There has been a recent spate of Chinese celebrities, including Jaycee Chan, son of the Hong Kong martial arts film star Jackie Chan, detained on drug charges. Others in the entertainment business have been accused or frequenting prostitutes. Last week, China’s State Administration of Radio, Film and Television (SARFT) issued a formal […]

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The “Sick Man Of Asia” Indeed – China’s Disturbing Moral Crisis

Stiffer penalties for baby traffickers are all well and good, but what China really needs is to regain its moral integrity.

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