I had, to me, a fascinating job writing about world affairs, but I could never separate myself enough from them to hear myself think — or really, to understand if I was truly happy.

我有个对我来说绝佳的工作，这工作让我得以撰写世界事务，但我从来未能将自己和它清楚分开，让自己倾听自己的思绪，或，去理解是否我真的处于喜乐之中。

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But one potential contributing factor comes from a fascinating piece in National Affairs by Marc Dunkelman, who fears the winnowing out of so-called "middle-tier relationships" for the American citizen.

CNN: Is America becoming a house divided against itself?

After this week's fascinating session on undercover policing, the Home Affairs Committee (at 3.15pm) hears from Alex Marshall, of the College of Policing about leadership and standards in the police service.

BBC: Week ahead in committees