To Comfort The Afflicted
And Afflict The Comfortable
Monthly Archives: July 2014
A Real Governor’s Race?
Common Ground
Border Crisis Tests Religious Faith – And Some Fail Badly
BY JOE CONASON Flamboyant piety has long been fashionable on the political right, where activists, commentators and elected officials never hesitate to hector us about their great moral and theological rectitude. Wielding the Scriptures like a weapon, these righteous right-wingers are always eager to condemn the alleged sins of others but reluctant to examine their […]
Suing ObamaCare Is Washington’s Summer Rerun
BY FROMA HARROP On television, summer reruns are becoming a thing of the past. Noting a jump in demand for fresh entertainment in the hot months, TV execs are responding with original programming. In Washington, however, suing ObamaCare gets played over and over and over again, whatever the heat index. These summer reruns don’t get […]