Politics

Flagellantism Is the New Political Ritual 3
- Politics, Culture
- November 16, 2023
The old FedEx envelope was clever, a work of art even, optimistic and colorful, signifying speed and progress. What a beautiful contrast to the plainness of the US Postal Service. For years, I can recall dropping off these treasures and paying maybe $10 to assure its delivery across the country, even the world. For me,
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The Declaration of Independence Founded a Theistic Republic 1
- Politics, Religion
- November 14, 2023
Mike Johnson opened his tenure as Speaker of the House with a speech citing the creator God mentioned in the Declaration of Independence. The speech drew criticism from columnists in the Washington Post, Time, PBS, and the New York Times, among others. Much of it shifted between Johnson’s support of Trump, his church affiliations, and
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‘American Refugees’: New Book Offers Some Surprises About Those Fleeing Blue States 4
- Culture, Featured, Politics
- November 9, 2023
By now, most readers are aware of the ongoing exodus from blue states to red states, from places like California and New York to the Carolinas, Texas, and Florida. Some of these migrants are retirees in search of warmer weather. Some are millennials in U-Haul vans looking to lower the cost of living or in
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US Supreme Court to Hear Bombshell Censorship Case, Missouri v. Biden 1
- Politics
- November 3, 2023
“We are flagging problematic posts for Facebook that spread disinformation.” So said Jen Psaki, then-White House press secretary, in July 2021. They were words that would return to haunt the Biden administration and its sprawling network of faceless federal thought police. Over two years later, the highest court in the land has agreed to hear arguments
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Politics and Compassion: Finding Common Ground Through Empathy 3
- Culture, Politics
- November 1, 2023
While liberals tend to view conservatives as cold-hearted, rule-bound, and self-interested, right-wingers often consider left-wingers irrational, sensitive, and destructive. Both characterizations, are, of course, exaggerations, and they fail to recognize the political common ground of human empathy and compassion. In the far-off days before he was famous, Jordan Peterson, along with some colleagues, published research
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Voters Down Under Reject Woke Agenda 3
- Politics, International
- October 20, 2023
Across the Western world, there is a brooding sense of inevitability about the triumph of wokeness. But what if that inevitability is overstated? Australia and New Zealand each held important electoral contests over the weekend, with voters in both nations rejecting woke ideas and woke politicians in spectacular fashion. First, New Zealand. The Land of
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