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Israeli Stressors: Liberty amid tension between democracy and theocracy

It isn’t a perfect democracy. It isn’t a perfect theocracy either. Which form of rule appears more perfect probably has more to do with one’s own religious orientation than fact. But the modern State of Israel continues to be a land of struggle, not only between Jew and Arab, but also the Haredi (ultra-Orthodox partisans) […]

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Why I Protest: it isn’t about the president but about pregnant people

I want to tell you about a stupid beauty pageant. What?  We expected an article on reasons for protest.  Since when do protests have anything to do with beauty pageants?  Actually, they have more in common than you may think.  Let me explain. That beauty pageant was the last event I had ever expected a […]

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Redefinition’s Logical Consequences: where may Trump’s proposed policy lead?

“I’ll give you a choice.  Either you can jump now, or we will deport you to Zimbabwe and we will report in your deportation documents that you are a homosexual.” My Zimbabwean friend told me this was one of many incidents in the Soviet Union where students had jumped from high buildings during the time […]

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Prospective Terror in the Tropics: a new Brazilian LGBTI holocaust?

It seemed like a brief reprieve.  Many who have been following the current election cycle in Brazil watched with deep apprehension.  Jair Bolsonaro of the “Social Liberal Pary” (PSL) led the October 7, 2018 presidential election by almost 16 percentage points.  But achieving only 46% of the vote, he fell just short of the 50% […]

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Anti-Discrimination Bill Set to be Signed in New Hamphshire-TMPlanet

New Hampshire Gov. Chris Sununu (R) is expected to sign a bill in the coming week that would ban discrimination in the state based on gender identity. The Republican-controlled state Senate passed the legislation last week. The bill would make it illegal to discriminate against transgender people in matters of housing, employment, and public accommodations. […]

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