Today's Takeaway | September 17, 2012

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Monday, September 17, 2012

Why we shouldn't give up on the Middle East | How a liberal ideal became a conservative cause | British archaeologists may have found a lost king | The hidden power of vulnerability. 

Anti-American Unrest Continues in the Middle East

After the eruption of anti-American sentiment across the Middle East and the death of the U.S. ambassador to Libya, American policymakers and citizens might be thinking twice about our involvement in post-Arab Spring countries. But it is precisely because of this violence and unrest that Shadi Hamid thinks the United States should remain involved in the region.

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How a Liberal Ideal Became a Conservative Cause

Family values is an oft-repeated in phrase in all presidential campaigns, but the definition has definitely changed over the past few decades. Brown University historian Robert O. Self explores the rightward shift of American politics through the lens of family values in his new book, "All in the Family."

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British Archaeologists May Have Found a Lost King

Last week British archaeologists announced they’d found what appeared to be the remains of Richard III. The bones were discovered in a parking lot in the city of Leicester just more than a dozen miles from Bosworth Field, where Richard III became the last English king to die in battle.

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The Hidden Power of Vulnerability

Vulnerability: it's when we feel fragile, uncertain, and isolated. But there's a power hidden within vulnerability. Embracing those emotions can radically change our lives, says Brené Brown.

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