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Even Sweden and Finland, long defenders of high taxes and socialism for the greater good, have decided to start charging non-European Union students tuition to study in their countries. "There is a huge debate in Sweden now about tuition fees," says Robin Moberg, vice chair of the Swedish National...
Chronic public-finance problems are forcing countries to consider alternative funding for universities. Britain, for instance, introduced tuition in 1998. Fees to attend state universities are now capped at $4,800, but university officials say government grants barely cover half of what it costs to teach an undergraduate student. In...
Especially not now. In fact, thanks to the ongoing scandal, more than a few friends and colleagues wonder why I haven't given up on Catholicism. I'll still be attending Easter Mass this weekend precisely because I follow Catholicism and not the Catholic Church - because Easter's redemptive message...
The Catholic Church is capable of tremendous good, as I was reminded recently while watching Catholic Relief Services work in Haiti. But a lot of Catholics feel like the Whos right now: the main symbol of our religion - the Church - has been stolen from us through its forfeiture of moral...
Another issue is the agricultural frontier that is constantly encroaching on the Amazon. Brazil is an agricultural powerhouse and the world's biggest exporter or producer of sugar, soy beans, coffee, orange juice, beef and chicken. Thirst for land, produce, and the jobs, development and hard currency they brings are...