The Trump Vote: Education or Religion?
Maybe it is not that higher education makes people less likely to vote for Trump; it is just that Evangelical Christians make up a bigger fraction of the population without a degree.
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Get bumper stickers and tee shirts to spread the message to defend democracy by re-electing Joe Biden.
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Christians Are Not Supposed To Believe in the Ten Commandments
I am not talking about the failure of people to follow laws that they say they believe. No, the official doctrine of major conservative Christian sects ignores or dismisses one commandment.
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View from Sandusky Bay, Ohio, North America, Planet Earth
Yes, it’s a poem. And it even rhymes, mostly.
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How Democracies Die: A Book Review
Often countries that succumbed to dictators, including Germany and Italy, did so because mainstream parties elevated an outsider like Hitler or Mussolini who inspired fanatical enthusiasm in a relatively narrow segment of the population.
Read MoreImminent Famine in Gaza – Now You Know
The report concludes: “The actions needed to prevent Famine require an immediate political decision for a ceasefire together with a significant and immediate increase in humanitarian and commercial access to the entire population of Gaza.”
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Keep Him Away From the White House
It is like your friend had a drunk driving arrest last time he gave your kids a ride. Would you let him drive them again? “Well, my kids didn’t get hurt much when they were in a car crash with him. And he’s so fun to be around!” That’s the decision the country is making.
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State of the Economy
Overall, the state of the economy is better than average, with low unemployment, steady income, inflation almost back down to pre-pandemic levels…
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Good News: Fewer Murders
Preliminary statistics show that the United States homicide rate is back down to where it was before the 30% jump in 2020.
Read MoreEuros for Bullets
countries that are most at risk of being invaded by Russia are already spending 2% of GDP on defense, in some cases way more. The question is whether other European countries a little further from Russia are doing enough to support the Frontline states.
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