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The perverse genocide charge

The spirit of Buchenwald lives on, we are supposed to believe, in the Israeli military operation in Gaza. It's nearly mandatory for progressive Democrats to denounce Israel for its alleged genocide, while Tucker Carlson and Hasan Piker -- radical influencers on the right and left ...

Mike Pence's important new book about the USA

Former Vice President Mike Pence is now promoting his new book, "What Conservatives Believe: Rediscovering the American Conscience." Distinct from most stuff appearing now for the nation's 250th birthday, Pence's book is targeted not at the nation as whole, but at the Republican Party in ...

How do you spell love?

How do you spell love? You don’t spell it, you feel it. A little consideration, a little thought for others, makes all the differences. This kind of love is directed towards the good of others even at the cost to oneself. In this world, and in my country, I would like to hug everyone ...

Loneliness: People do need people

Ashley, North Dakota, is a small farming town where the local diet leans hard on sausage, deep-fried chicken and strudel. It has something of a medical center, but the nearest trauma hospital able to handle the most serious injuries is almost four hours away in Fargo. Yet the elders in ...

What fathers and faith have in common

One of my favorite historical photographs is of John F. Kennedy Jr. playing beneath his father’s desk in the Oval Office. The White House photographer captured the image in 1963 while JFK Jr. was playing beneath the Resolute Desk. This was not a staged photo-op using a child as a prop. The ...