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The Presidential Debate Was a Snapshot of America

Things got ugly fast and they stayed ugly until the end. That’s why headlines from both the left and right spoke of “chaos” and a “circus” and a “bitter shouting match.” As I tweeted early on, “I...

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The Outrage of Comparing Trump to Hitler

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Justice Ginsburg's Final Wish and the SCOTUS Seat Battle

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Tens of Thousands of Christians Converged on DC and Trashed the City

Did you hear about the large Christian gatherings in Washington, DC this weekend? Did you see the news reports about the mayhem? The looting? The vandalism? The calls to “Burn it down!”? Did you hear...

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Why Everyone Loses in the Breonna Taylor Tragedy

If there’s one thing we can agree on, it is that Breonna Taylor’s death is a terrible tragedy. No one with a working heart and functioning brain will deny that. But who is to blame for her death?...

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Armageddon and Abortion

It’s not often you hear the word “Armageddon” tossed around in DC politics, but it’s been the operative word when it comes to filling the seat of Justice Ginsburg. Why all this talk about an “...

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What the New Yorker Got Right and Wrong About Racism in the White American Church

Although Michael Luo’s article in the New Yorker came out September 2, I didn’t see it until a childhood friend, himself a liberal Jewish Democrat, sent it to me. It is entitled “American...

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Reflections on the Passing of Ruth Bader Ginsburg

The news came as a shock in the midst of a year of unrelenting shocks, yet another jolt of massive proportions. Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg had died at the age of 87. That her death took place as...

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Put the Cross Before the Flag

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You Do Not Exploit Children to Teach That Exploiting Children Is Wrong

The Babylon Bee headline is satirical, but, based on the logic of Netflix, it might as well be true: “New Netflix Movie Actually Murders Puppies To Teach That Murdering Puppies Is Bad.” Or, to move...

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