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Religious scholars argue that the Waco raid was not justified and that with more understanding of theology, the loss of life could have been avoided.

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The “renegade” scholar Stanley Fish is really a bit dramatic.

When it comes to selfish behavior, a new study suggests rich and poor are divided more by circumstance than character.

Law enforcement recently took out a bot network capable of sending 1.5 billion spam emails a day. So what are the economic incentives—and costs—of spam?

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