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While religion may play less of a role in many people's lives, rituals--the lifeblood of religion--remain central to the human... more

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Ahmed Fouad Alkhatib spent much of his childhood in Gaza before becoming an American citizen. He has lost dozens of family... more

The world of today would seem alien to someone living 30 years ago: people seduced by their screens in private... more

There's often a gap between the textbook treatment of statistics and the cookbook treatment--how to cook up the numbers when... more

When EconTalk's Russ Roberts sat down with Charles Duhigg to talk about his new book on the art of conversation,... more

Journalist and author Robert Wright invited EconTalk's Russ Roberts to his podcast, NonZero, to discuss the Israeli-Palestinian conflict, knowing that... more

How far back should you go to understand the current moment in the relationship between Israel and its Palestinian neighbors... more