From the editor | January 10

Oxymorons. Fusions. Twists. Surprising combinations make for strong storytelling. So today we introduce you to the conservative climate crusaders, the breakthrough scientist rapper (pictured) and the idea of tantra speed dating — without the sex.

Fay Schlesinger, OZY Managing Editor

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Kashmir Faces a Growing Mental Health Emergency

The region is no stranger to bombs or internet shutdowns. But now it's increasingly facing medical needs related to trauma.

Thousands of families in the region, which has been marred by decades of bloody violence and more recently by India's clampdown, are struggling to rebuild their lives owing to disappointment and listlessness caused by trauma and post-traumatic stress disorders.

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Conservative Climate Crusaders: Not the Oxymoron You Might Think

We should embrace the carbon tax as a clean, transparent way to curb unwanted behavior.

Climate protests in some cities are staged regularly to block morning commutes, and opposing climate posts flood social media, making it easy to cast the debate as us vs. them, left vs. right. But not all conservatives are the bad guys, writes Republican environmental activist Tyler Gillette. He says those who make up the sector called the EcoRight have been talking about climate change all along.

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