The Latin word for fireplace is "focus," which is where we get our English word "focus." The fireplace--or hearth-- was the "focus" of the home. Our ancestors sat around the fireplace, looking into the fire. Today the focus of our homes is the electronic screen. Paul Kingsnorth reflects on the implications.
You have got to read Edna Hong's novel "Bright Valley of Love," a true story about a community of profoundly disabled children, the Christians who cared for them, and a pastor who battled the Nazi euthanasia program to save their lives. Read more
Now that the "Inflation Reduction Act" has been passed by the House and is being signed into law today, we can apply what Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi said of the Obamacare bill, that we can find out what's in it once we pass it. And there are some surprises.
The document "National Conservatism: A Statement of Principles" seems to suggest an establishment of Christianity as the national religion. Why this is problematic.
A document entitled "National Conservatism: A Statement of Principles" is a manifesto clarifying what National Conservatism stands for. And it isn't what I expected.
This weekend's discussion: Democrats have been pursuing a novel tactic in some primary races: They give money and buy ads to support what they consider the worst, most extreme Republican candidates, in the hopes that they will prove to be easier for the Democratic candidate to beat. Is this ethical?
Politicians are trying to address problems by coming up with different words to talk about them.
The FBI raided Donald Trump's home at the Mar-a-Lago club in Palm Beach, Florida, looking for evidence that the former president violated the law by keeping classified documents, a violation whose penalty includes disqualification from holding future offices. But should the Justice Department and the FBI be used to determine political outcomes?
Some experts are saying that a war between the United States and China is quite possible within the decade or even sooner. Why and how that could happen, even if Americans have little interest in defending Taiwan.
Kansas is a reliably conservative state, but its citizens overwhelmingly voted to keep the "right" to an abortion. Meanwhile, the Indiana state legislature banned abortion, but with some exceptions. What is the best pro-life political strategy?
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