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As the Duke historian explains, soccer, first brought to Algeria by their French colonizers, later became a symbol for Algerian nationalism.
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James McManus explains why the legacy of poker speaks to the fundamental duality in the American experience.
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Grant went bankrupt, Eisenhower could finally afford a date, and Nixon won enough to start a campaign. James McManus chronicles the checkered history of gambling presidents.
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Why is a game with almost impossible odds that thrives on the impoverished a legitimate form of tax revenue while a skill-based game like poker is outlawed in most American […]
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In the throes of the Great Depression and on the brink of entering the Second World War, FDR hosted some of the most fascinating poker games in American history.
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As a newcomer to the Illinois Senate, he started a low-stakes game to which he’d invite fellow Democrats, Republicans, and lobbyists.
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Poker involves a rare blend of logic and instinct, but which will help you the most?
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The history of poker has witnessed a number of legendary cheaters. The author of “Cowboys Full” explains how you can join their ranks.
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A conversation with the author and poker player.
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A conversation with the Group Chief Executive of Global Markets and Management Consulting at Accenture.
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Despite the crucial cost cutting that businesses are undertaking in this economic climate, it’s also important to be thinking about tomorrow, says Accenture’s Mark Foster.
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Management consulting expert Mark Foster thinks that businesses need to be poised to tap into new sources of global ability.
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Historian of religion Karen Armstrong cites three models of a “good death”: one from history, one from religion, and one from her own experience as a nun.
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The longstanding tension between religion and science continues to erupt in high-profile public debates. Is reconciliation possible—or desirable?
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As a young scholar, “History of God” author Karen Armstrong was drawn to Tennyson, a fellow sufferer of epilepsy. But her illness did not bring her closer to God.
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All human societies have some version of the Golden Rule. What does Karen Armstrong’s “Charter for Compassion” hope to accomplish by codifying it?
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Passive worship and dry theological study accomplish nothing. True religion is the active “discipline” of compassion.
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“A History of God” author Karen Armstrong answers the biggest question of all.
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For Karen Armstrong, leaving her convent as a young woman wasn’t an act of rebellion. Instead, she grew estranged from her “inadequate” idea of God.
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The author of “A History of God” imparts the most profound lessons she has learned from the Jewish, Christian, and Muslim faiths.