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Great Question
Is marriage dying?
Why marriage is thriving — and dying — in different American classes.
Richard Reeves
A figure with wings kneels and gestures toward a standing, robed figure against a red background, evoking the question: what is hell like? Both appear in a detailed, engraved style.
4mins
The Well
Why this bishop hopes hell is empty
What’s hell really like?
Bishop Robert Barron
John Templeton Foundation
post secondary school
3mins
Collective Illusions
The #1 thing college students want
Former Harvard professor and best-selling author Todd Rose explains the problem with prestigious colleges and how the future of higher ed could be bright.
Todd Rose
Stand Together
trust
4mins
Collective Illusions
Why Americans don’t trust each other
A majority of Americans think they are trustworthy, yet believe most other people can’t be trusted.
Todd Rose
Stand Together
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