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Dumbed-down race a disservice

Am I the only one who had to stop paying attention to the endless bombardment of U.S. presidential election rhetoric recently and actively seek out the relative “boredom” of written platforms for some actual substance? Back when I was involved in running North American political ...

NPR exploits Arlington Cemetery for politics

Taxpayer-subsidized National Public Radio shouldn’t be a starting place for aggressively biased coverage against either Democrats or Republicans. On Aug. 27, NPR veterans affairs reporter Quil Lawrence lit into former President Donald Trump for bringing cameras to a section of Arlington ...

Stop negotiating with terrorists

My organization, CURE, Center for Urban Renewal and Education, organized a delegation of 20 prominent pastors to travel to Israel to host a press conference on Oct. 7 as a show of support for and solidarity with Israelis on the one-year anniversary of the horrendous, savage terrorist attack ...

Economic growth not inevitable

Learning isn’t necessarily cumulative. Human experience over the centuries provides lessons, some clearer than others. But each generation has to learn lessons anew, and some do not. The lessons about economic growth taught over the long run of history are clear. Growth is not inevitable, ...

Musk leads parade of tech titans

A shocking partisan switch is underway in the stratosphere of the tech titans: The industry known for its wokeness is betting big bucks on a Republican. Last week former President Donald Trump gave a thumbs up to the notion of teaming up with billionaire innovator Elon Musk if he wins in ...

Onto the real fight now

I’m feeling optimistic about Kamala Harris and Tim Walz. I want to put this extraordinary moment into context. Like many of you, I’ve worked my heart out during elections. (My first one was in 1968, when I went “clean for Gene” — Eugene McCarthy — shaved off my beard and ...