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Through studious research into past civilizations, Burnham diagnoses the 20th century and finds it afflicted with destructive, even "suicidal" tendencies - all of which arise from the “Liberal syndrome” and its inherent applications. The book explores several important questions, including why Liberalism clashes with Christianity and how Liberalism is a root cause of race riots and the rapid growth in crime.

Les quarante années qui ont défait la France. Ce livre est paru initialement en 2014. "La France se couche. La France se meurt. La France avait pris l'habitude depuis le XVIIe siècle et, plus encore, depuis la Révolution française, d'imposer ses idées, ses foucades mêmes, sa vision du monde et sa langue, à un univers pâmé devant tant de merveilles. Non seulement elle n'y parvient plus, mais elle se voit contrainte d'ingurgiter des valeurs et des mœurs aux antipodes de ce qu'elle a édifié au fil des siècles."

Life expectancy in the United States has recently fallen for three years in a row - a reversal not seen since 1918 or in any other wealthy nation in modern times. In the past two decades, deaths of despair from suicide, drug overdose, and alcoholism have risen dramatically, and now claim hundreds of thousands of American lives each year - and they're still rising. Case and Deaton, known for first sounding the alarm about deaths of despair, explain the overwhelming surge in these deaths and shed light on the social and economic forces that are making life harder for the working class.

The Future of Assisted Suicide and Euthanasia provides the most thorough overview of the ethical and legal issues raised by assisted suicide and euthanasia - as well as the most comprehensive argument against their legalization - ever published. In clear terms accessible to the general listener, Neil Gorsuch thoroughly assesses the strengths and weaknesses of leading contemporary ethical arguments for assisted suicide and euthanasia.

As someone who orchestrates television- and photo-ready moments involving important political figures, Josh King has unique experience working with the reputations of public figures. In Off Script, King leads listeners through an entertaining behind-the-scenes journey through the most catastrophic scenes of political stagecraft since the dawn of the "age of optics" in 1988. Listeners might recall these moments as simple cases of bad luck, but King argues that they were actually symptomatic of something deeper in how we view our leaders.

Just in time for the presidential election of 2016 comes Political Suicide, a history of the best and most interesting missteps, peccadilloes, bad calls, backroom hijinks, sordid pasts, rotten breaks, and just plain dumb mistakes in the annals of American politics.

Worldwide, more people die by suicide than by murder, and many more are left behind to grieve. Despite distressing statistics that show suicide rates rising, the subject, long a taboo, is infrequently talked about. In this sweeping intellectual and cultural history, poet and historian Jennifer Michael Hecht channels her grief for two friends lost to suicide into a search for history’s most persuasive arguments against the irretrievable act, arguments she hopes to bring back into public consciousness.

A Ph.D. biochemist and immunologist goes through the data on one of the greatest public policy disasters in human history—the lockdown response to COVID. How deadly was COVID originally and after it had evolved for a year or two? How many COVID deaths were prevented by the lockdowns? How many people did the lockdowns throw into depression? How many people did the lockdowns kill by deaths of despair? But the good news from the lockdowns is it shows citizens are willing to make enormous sacrifices for their society and that we can transform society on a dime.

Socialism and declining oil prices are often blamed for Venezuela’s catastrophe, but in reality, it was decades of destructive leadership under Hugo Chávez and his successor, Nicolás Maduro, that transformed Venezuela into a poor country and criminalized state beholden to a foreign power. 

"Suicide Bombings Kill at Least 45 Near Damascus" is from the World section of The New York Times. It was written by Anne Barnard and narrated by Keith Sellon-Wright.

"Suicide Attack Kills Scores of Military Recruits in Yemen" is from the August 29, 2016 US section of The New York Times. It was written by Nour Youssef and Saeed Al Batati and narrated by Caroline Miller.

"Suicide on Periscope Prompts France to Open Inquiry" is from the May 11, 2016 World section of The New York Times. It was written by Lilia Blaise and Benoît Morenne and narrated by Barbara Benjamin-Creel.

"Suicide Bombing Kills at Least 20 in Somalia" is from the August 21, 2016 World section of The New York Times. It was written by Jeffrey Gettleman and Hussein Mohamed and narrated by Fleet Cooper.

"Suicide Bomber Attacks Chinese Embassy in Kyrgyzstan" is from the August 30, 2016 World section of The New York Times. It was written by Ivan Nechepurenko and narrated by Keith Sellon-Wright.

"Suicide Attacks Hit 2 Syrian Cities in Assad Stronghold, Killing Scores" is from the May 24, 2016 World section of The New York Times. It was written by Ben Hubbard and Maher Samaan and narrated by Kristi Burns.

"Suicide Bomber in Ansbach, Germany, Pledged Loyalty to Islamic State, Officials Say" is from the July 25, 2016, World section of The New York Times. It was written by Melissa Eddy and narrated by Fleet Cooper.

"Suicide Attack in Saudi Arabia and Arrests in Kuwait Add to Terrorism Fears" is from the July 4, 2016 World section of The New York Times. It was written by Ben Hubbard and narrated by Barbara Benjamin-Creel.

"Suicide Bomber Kills at Least 12 Afghan Army Recruits on Bus" is from the April 11, 2016 World section of The New York Times. It was written by Mujib Mashal and narrated by Keith Sellon-Wright.

"Star’s Death Is Believed to Be Suicide" is from the Sports section of The New York Times. It was written by Liam Stack and narrated by Barbara Benjamin-Creel.

"Who May Die? California Patients and Doctors Wrestle with Assisted Suicide" is from the June 09, 2016 US section of The New York Times. It was written by Jennifer Medina and narrated by Keith Sellon-Wright.