Want to sum up a parent’s job in one word? It might be “giving”. Here’s commentator Marion Winik on teaching her youngest child to be giving too.
Intelligent. Optimistic. Curious.
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Philip Freeman is the author of “Saint Patrick of Ireland: A Biography.” He says that Patrick was enslaved by Irish raiders, escaped back to England, then returned to Ireland because of a vision and devoted himself to converting the Irish.
Noah Levine talks to Anne Strainchamps about the fusion of Buddhism and punk rock, dharma-punx.
The Swedish thriller “Easy Money: Hard to Kill" is in theatres around the country right now. It's based on the hard-boiled crime novels of Jens Lapidus. As Steve Paulson discovered, Lapidus is not a big fan of most Swedish crime fiction...
Jason Reitman wrote and directed the film "Thank You for Smoking." We hear some very funny and totally subversive clips.
Lorrie Moore responds to Hillary Clinton as a cultural symbol and public personality.
Patricia Smith is an African American who's the four-time champion of the National Poetry Slam.
Rabbi Harold Kushner tells Anne Strainchamps that people need to believe their lives are meaningful and that we can make a significant contribution by our everyday actions.
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