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Jewel Tarnishes Her Reputation

I read poetry every morning. Part of my routine. I pick a volume from my pretty good library and work my way through it,...

Silly Season

With legislators back at the Capitol, the Silly Season is in full swing: Public policy trial balloons fill the sky – some worthy of...

Trump Revives Old Spoils System

On Friday Reuters reported that “Department of Government Efficiency” minions of Elon Musk “have locked career civil servants out of computer systems that contain...

Three Ways For Democrats To Respond

As Elon Musk takes a jackhammer to American institutions, Democrats seem frozen in confusion. That's in part because Donald Trump serves as wingman, diverting...

The Price Of Everything, The Value Of Nothing

Only four weeks old, the new Trump presidential power in town knows the price of everything and the value of nothing, as Oscar...

Why Would ‘Christians’ Destroy The World’s Largest Relief Agency?

For Christians here and across the world, the ongoing confrontation over the fate of the U.S. Agency for International Development dramatically illustrates the moral...

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