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  1. Modern Humanism: Science, Ethics, and the Stewardship of Earth

    By Kai Taraporevala https://kaitaraporevala.wixsite.com/modern-humanism Extract: 685 words Humanist discourse as a layered process Modern Humanism is based on a close compact between science and moral decision…

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  2. Decline or Dialogue?

    Two sharply contrasting views of Europe surfaced this week, one from Washington, the other from Brussels. These two visions imply very different futures for Europe. And for…

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  3. Change Of Registered Address

    The Registered Address of Salt Desert Media Group Ltd. (SDMG) has changed, to: 127 High Street, Cherry Hinton, Cambridge. CB1 9LU England, UK. That change impacts…

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  4. THE UNITED NATIONS AT 80

    This article was written soon after the commemoration of the 80th anniversary of the United Nations (UN) Charter on 26 June 2025, as we wait to…

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  5. A compass for our times

    How should followers of Jesus respond in a time of political turmoil and cultural fragmentation, when the loudest voices often drown out the wisest? Last night…

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  6. Still relevant!?

    This weekend we approach the twentieth century with the eighth of nine events in our Geloof in Mokum series. Celebrating the 750th anniversary of Amsterdam, we have been…

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  7. Letter to America

    In 1898, three years before he became prime minister of the Netherlands, Abraham Kuyper addressed American leaders in a series of lectures at Princeton Seminary.  I…

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  8. Some Lessons from Turkiye and India for the US Federal Reserve

    Central Bank Autonomy is Critical for Ensuring Healthy Economies and Financial Markets By Kamal Malhotra, August 6, 2025 A recent study published in the Harvard Business Review…

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  9. The Good Investor

    You may view the excerpt by opening the PDF document here.

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  10. The Soul Under Siege

    (The third in a series of four addressing the persistent Russian efforts to hijack Ukraine’s history.) If the Holodomor—the engineered famine of 1932–33—was Stalin’s attempt to…

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