By Ross Douthat Opinion Columnist at The New York Times November 15, 2023 Ayaan Hirsi Ali, the ex-Muslim critic of Islamic fundamentalism and longtime champion of Enlightenment liberalism, has announced that she now calls herself a Christian — a conversion that she attributes to a twofold realization. First, that atheist materialism is too weak a …
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Aiding Victims of Violence in Gaza and Israel
Israelis. Palestinians. The violence is atrocious, from whatever angle you look at it. The human tragedy is heartbreaking. Yet far too many people are shouting, nay, screaming from their absolute positions, with ironclad assurance that anything the group with which they sympathize does is excusable, if not laudable, and the other side is to be …
Is the U.S. a Democracy or a Republic?
We’re a Democracy with individual rights protected by our Constitution. Sure we elect representatives BUT they can’t act like authoritarians. The country is too big for the entire country to vote on each law. We are a Democratic Republic. The relationship between the democratic and republican elements of this equation has been a dynamic and …
Thinkers Think an 18 Year Term Limit is a Good Idea
Setting an 18-year limit is in line with how long the average United States Supreme Court justices has historically served on the court. This means presidents would be able to predictably appoint two justices per term, with no single president able to appoint a majority of justices on the court. READ MORE HERE: https://www.forbes.com/sites/alisondurkee/2023/10/25/bipartisan-legal-scholars-urge-supreme-court-to-impose-18-year-term-limits/?sh=2a53bf1072fb
America doesn’t need more God. It needs more atheists.
If you are an atheist — if you do not believe in a Supreme Being — you can be moral or not, mindful or not, clever or not, hopeful or not. Clearly, you can keep going to church. But, by definition, you cannot believe that God is in charge. You must give up the notion …
It’s Time To Engineer The Sky – Scientific American
Global warming is so rampant that some scientists say we should begin altering the stratosphere to block incoming sunlight, even if it jeopardizes rain and crops. READ MORE HERE:https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/its-time-to-engineer-the-sky/#
“AND” at the U.S. Supreme Court
The US Supreme Court is set to hear a case that hinges on the interpretation of the word “and” in a federal statute as it relates to the First Step Act, a 2018 law that was part of a criminal justice overhaul. The case centers on whether all three specified conditions must apply to impose …
16th Street Baptist Church
U.S. Supreme Court Justice Ketanji Brown Jackson recently called for a commitment to remember and teach the history of racism and violence in the United States as she commemorated the deaths of four Black girls killed by white supremacists in a Birmingham, Alabama, church bombing in 1963. READ MORE HERE:https://www.reuters.com/world/us/us-supreme-courts-jackson-urges-nations-history-racism-be-taught-2023-09-15/
From The White House
A Proclamation on Constitution Day and Citizenship Day, and Constitution Week, 2023 https://www.whitehouse.gov/briefing-room/presidential-actions/2023/09/15/a-proclamation-on-constitution-day-and-citizenship-day-and-constitution-week-2023/
Joint Presidential Statements
The world will not wait for us. So, we should continue to strive toward a more perfect union and help those here and abroad who look for genuine leadership. Our elected officials must lead by example and govern effectively in ways that deliver for the American people. This, in turn, will help to restore trust …