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A library of interviews with the world’s biggest thinkers.
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During her six years in captivity, the former Colombian presidential candidate learned that those who are stripped of power lash out against those who are equally powerless—just like children in […]
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A conversation with the former Colombian presidential candidate and political hostage.
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Symbols like the pentagram, the eye in the pyramid, and astrological symbols have a certain magnetic power. Rapper Jay-Z uses these images not because he believes in them, but because […]
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The author gives a brief history of the Ouija Board, the wildly popular artifact that came out of the spiritualist movement and captivated America for a century. It is now […]
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People need modern doorways to explore universal religious and ethical ideas, and alternative spiritualities like the occultism and new ageism do just that, says the author.
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Rather than discrediting the occult, recent scientific discoveries in quantum physics seem to reaffirm a place for mystical ideas. But the author cautions both sides not to jump to hasty […]
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Historical records suggest that President Lincoln and First Lady Mary Todd may have held two séances to contact their dead son Willie. But even if these stories are not true, […]
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The author gives a history of occultism’s influence on American politics, explaining its deep-seated ties to liberalism and feminism.
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America has always been a magnet for those fleeing religious persecution, particularly those displaced by the Thirty Years War and the backlash against the religious liberalism of the Renaissance.
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Some people think it’s something diabolical; others think it’s a mélange of superstition and nonsense. In truth, it’s neither of these things.
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Aside from the immediate need to protect victims and stabilize society, it is also necessary to look down the road toward bringing perpetrators of sexual violence to justice.
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In the Congo, widespread rape has created conditions for women where there is “no joy, no love, no concept of what we would think was a dignified life.”
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In the Democratic Republic of Congo sexual violence against women runs rampant, leaving the civil population very exposed and under constant threat in and around mining towns.
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A conversation with the United Nations Special Representative on Sexual Violence and Conflict.
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A conversation with the author of “Occult America.”
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Producers said it was too dangerous to make “The Black Tulip,” so the filmmaker had to take a line of credit against her house. And that was just the beginning […]
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The filmmaker does not consider herself a feminist, saying that women and men have their own distinct God-given talents.
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France has no right to ban the burqa, says the filmmaker. “If they want to wear a burqa, if they feel safe and beautiful that way, who is France to […]
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The absolute repression that women dealt with under the Taliban was all the more painful because Afghan women had previously enjoyed so much freedom. The filmmaker recalls pictures of her […]
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The filmmaker recalls some of the most terrifying moments during the shooting of her film—including a near-kidnapping and finding a severed hand in the back of a car.