Frank Kaufmann
Digital Journalist based in NY, United States.
Joined on Nov 5, 2008
Expertise in
Politics,
Religion,
Government,
Ethnic cultures
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New York -
Tech changes affect three areas. Individuals acquire greater independence and reach. The locus of power shifts accordingly. And traditional buffers between discordant groups dissolve.
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New York -
The Patriot's Day, Boston bombing is the latest in a relentless string of events that recommends that we are lagging behind in our potential, and failing to adapt to the information age.
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Nashville -
From April 5 – 7, Vanderbilt University and students from Daniel Patte’s decades long teaching career came together to host and organize a scholarly symposium to honor him on the occasion of his retirement.
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New York -
What is the value of careless, incendiary, unfounded accusations, and the value of extreme threats of hellish proportions?
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New York -
Positions, utterances, and behaviors by religious leaders about other religions are more important than most people think.
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New York -
A fascinating pair of announcements came back to back last week involving one of the world’s most tense arenas of political and military relations.
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New York -
Our world has many cultures. And history has seen many more come and go. From among all the elements that define, reflect, and drive culture, the way we go about love and marriage may be the crown jewel of them all.
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New York -
The LA Times explains, “DJesus Uncrossed” may have crossed the line, with some calling it the single most offensive skit in “Saturday Night Live” history."
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New York -
The Catholic Church is nothing if not a repository of tradition. Pope Benedict XVI may have shocked the world and his church by announcing his resignation Monday, but we can be sure that the decision was not sudden, nor on impulse.
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New York -
The Super Bowl, a 47-year-old American tradition, has became much more than a football game. With the kick-off show starting at 6 p.m. ET, the Super Bowl has become a family affair.
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Seoul -
Though the world failed to end last December, one bad event actually did happen. North Korea – the Far East's only nuclear power, broke an embarrassing three time losing streak, successfully lifting a missile into orbit.
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Palm Beach -
On December 15, 17 new knights were initiated to Knights Hospitallers of the Sovereign Order of Saint John of Jerusalem Knights of Malta, at The Breakers in Palm Beach, 13 men, 4 women.
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New York -
Lack of Western understanding of Islam and of the critical importance between Sunni and Shi’ite Muslims is fueling a disastrous American policy in Syria, as it has elsewhere in the region.
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Washington -
On Saturday, December 1, Stanford professor and 66th Secretary of State for the United States, Condoleezza Rice delivered her keynote address at the World Congress of Religions 2012 conference in the Marriott Wardman Park Hotel, Washington DC.
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Washington -
Reverend Martin Luther King III gave the keynote address, “Vedanta and Interfaith Teachings,” to inaugurate the World Congress of Religions taking place this weekend at the Marriott Wardman Park Hotel, in Washington DC.
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New York -
The devastation, flooding, loss of power, blocked roads, from Hurricane Sandy creates what may well be a serious threat to voting on election day.
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New York -
Individuals are increasingly empowered by information technology to govern their lives, finances, communications, and more. Instead of working with this change, governments lean increasingly toward totalitarian responses.
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New York -
There are more than 190 sovereign nations today, some big, some small, some old and some new. Each has a national day of independence. How do our celebrations differ?
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New York -
Since its founding in 1961, USAID has continuously provided poverty relief, public health and education services targeted at the poorest. Under Herbert Hoover we helped prevent starvation in Belgium after the German invasion. Now look at the agency.
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Dharamsala -
Not everyone knows of the Dalai Lama's unbound support, ease, interest, and investment in science,such as his 2005 address Science at the Crossroads, given at the annual meeting of the Society for Neuroscience in Washington.
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