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Civilization belongs to no one tradition
by George Cassidy Payne 1103 words I recently came across another one of those confident social media posts claiming that Western civilization is essentially the product of Christianity. Hospitals, universities, charity, marriage, human rights, all presented as though they emerged fully formed from a single religious tradition. The appeal of that story is understandable. It…
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This reported end-of-war agreement shows its pointlessness
by Mel Gurtov 754 words We’ve seen this movie several times already: Trump issues threats, Iran refuses to kneel, negotiators rush to Qatar, Trump or Rubio announces an imminent deal, and then optimism evaporates as it becomes clear that the two sides are miles apart. At which point the US resumes military action and Iran…
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Is Trump fit to nuke the world?
by Robert C. Koehler 846 words If nothing else, Donald Trump pushes the nation’s – the world’s – thought process beyond anything that feels normal and comfortable. Consider the “MADness” of the last eight decades: You know, how “mutually assured destruction” has kept humanity from nuking itself into oblivion because . . . uh, mass…