1. Can brain implants reverse PTSD?
By Mike Murphy in DefenseOne
2. Syria’s two wars require two different solutions.
By Christopher R. Hill in Project Syndicate
3. Getting charity right means using your heart and your head.
By John Yemma in the Christian Science Monitor
4. A person can easily become a torturer. The hard part is becoming a person again.
By Shane O’Mara in Aeon
5. This Thanksgiving, choose to be grateful. It will actually make you feel better.
By Arthur C. Brooks in the New York Times

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