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...closings of NGOs have been complemented by legislation—allegedly against terrorism—that actually suppresses NGOs. These newly adopted laws target vocal national NGOs, international NGOs operating in Russia, and their donors. And private businessmen who donate to NGOs can lose their businesses and even their freedom. For example, Michael Khodorkovsky, once one of Russia’s richest oligarchs, was jailed after supporting independent NGOs and opposition political parties. Unfortunately, although Russia is moving towards authoritarianism, powerful international actors still have yet to protest this alarming tendency.These behaviors are clear signs that Russia has not escaped...
...authors write that Democrats are painted as yellow-bellied cowards, godless liberals, freedom haters, France aficionados, and consummate sissies...
...throes of John Paul?s greatest popularity, Cardinal Ratzinger was looking for ways to rein in the papacy and its Curia, or papal court. In his 2000 book God and the World, Ratzinger declares that the Vatican?s essential purpose is "to ensure that the pope has sufficient freedom to carry out his ministry. Whether this could be simplified further is a question we may ask." With the confluence of Catholic institutions in Rome and the quantity of papal writings and discourses and other responsibilities, he wonders "whether it is not all far too much." Meditating on the contemporary Pope...
...life,” Carey says.For the next few years, Carey met with other children in the Boston homeschool community for organized class discussions. They had “no sort of grading concept” and pursued their own interests.“I really loved having the freedom and having the control over my own educational life and life in general,” Carey says. “It really created me as a person. It’s very much who I am.”A ‘SEAMLESS’ TRANSITIONHomeschoolers from...
...Iran, we should continue to favor change from within, as it is the only way to secure stability for the future. Ahmadinejad’s demential words and desires are not welcomed by most people in the Islamic Republic, and the West should favor those groups that pursue more freedom and real development for the Iranian people...