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52:30

'Ricochet' explores how the right to bear arms expands — while gun laws contract

The New York Times reporter Mike McIntire says gun companies and the NRA are broadening the scope of the Second Amendment, socializing kids to appreciate guns and marketing a new brand of masculinity.

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A novelist followed her mother's advice: The more you read, the freer you are

Leila Slimani. She's Moroccan, but spent much of her life in France. Her novel "I'll Take The Fire" concludes her trilogy of novels inspired by three generations of her family. It was just published in the U.S.

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41:40

A former nun explains why she ran away from her 'Cloistered' life

Catherine Coldstream entered a Carmelite monastery at age 24, and lived a life of prayer and obedience for 12 years. Her memoir is Cloistered: My Years as a Nun. Originally published March 20, 2024.

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