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Mar 30 2023
Headline Roundup
American Values, National Identity Questioned Following WSJ-NORC Survey
A Wall Street Journal-NORC poll surveying Americans’ values found a sharp decline in the importance of patriotism and religion and an increase in the importance of money, leading to speculation on what the data reveals about American national identity.
Decline in American Exceptionalism: A writer for the New York Post linked the poll’s findings to Soviet Russia, determining that “by
New York Post (Opinion) Wall Street Journal (News) New York Times (Opinion)Mar 28 2020
Opinion
The Moral Meaning of the Plague
It can all seem so meaningless. Some random biological mutation sweeps across the globe, murdering thousands, lacerating families and pulverizing dreams.
Life and death can seem completely arbitrary. Religions and philosophies can seem like cruel jokes. The only thing that matters is survival. Without the inspiration of a higher meaning, selfishness takes over.
This mind-set is
David BrooksAug 13 2020
Background
Criminal justice
Criminal justice is the delivery of justice to those who have committed crimes. The criminal justice system is a series of government agencies and institutions. Goals include the rehabilitation of offenders, preventing other crimes, and moral support for victims. The primary institutions of the criminal justice system are the police, prosecution and defense lawyers, the courts and prisons.
WikipediaJul 30 2016
News
Russia Called. They Want Their Propaganda Machine Back.
“Congress shall make no law respecting an establishment of religion, or prohibiting the free exercise thereof; or abridging the freedom of speech, or of the press; or the right of the people peaceably to assemble, and to petition the Government for a redress of grievances.”
At least, that’s what the First Amendment of the United States Constitution says. But with every administration
The BlazeJun 18 2021
News
Supreme Court’s day of culture war surprises
The Supreme Court may, like America itself, be more partisan than ever. But Thursday offered two big cases that did not break along predictable ideological lines.
The U.S. Supreme Court remains capable of issuing surprise big decisions that don’t break predictably along partisan lines.
That may be one important takeaway from Thursday’s major rulings, in which a court dominated by
Christian Science MonitorAug 26 2012
News
Romney Reboot? Convention Could Be The Ticket
Mitt Romney, 65, has spent the better part of a decade running for president. And as the son of a Michigan governor who headed a Detroit auto company, he's been in the public eye much longer.
Yet the former Massachusetts governor has remained an enigma to many voters, his political positions malleable, and much of his business and private life — including his Mormon religion —
NPR (Online News)Jul 19 2019
Opinion
With Latest Nativist Rhetoric, Trump Takes America Back To Where It Came From
With his latest round of attacks on four first-year members of Congress who are women of color, President Trump has once again touched the raw nerve of racism in American life.
He has also tapped into one of the oldest strains in our politics — the fear and vilification of immigrants and their descendants.
Although three of the four women were born in the United States, the
NPR (Online News)May 14 2014
Opinion
Same Sex Marriage: Stealing Heresy From God
Anyone who opposes same-sex marriage is wrong, says the “gay mafia”—the term the liberal TV personality Bill Maher gave to homosexual activists who “whack” dissenters. According to them, same sex marriage is now not only a “right,” no one has the right to oppose it. This new right is so powerful it has completely wiped out the old rights that our founding fathers enshrined in our Constitution
TownhallMar 27 2024
Headline Roundup
Trump's Bible Sale Sparks Controversy
Former President Donald Trump recently started selling “God Bless the USA” bibles for $59.99 on Truth Social, his social media platform. Some critics accused Trump of commercializing religion for personal gain.
The Details: The “God Bless the USA Bible,” advertised as “the only Bible endorsed by President Trump,” features patriotic elements inspired by country singer Lee Greenwood's
The Christian Post Associated Press NewsweekFeb 11 2015
News
Ted Cruz knocks Obama, ‘photo op foreign policy’ in blistering speech
Sen. Ted Cruz, Texas Republican, said Wednesday he hasn’t seen a “seriousness of purpose” in confronting the Islamic State terrorist group, as the White House sent a request for the authorization for use of military force to fight the group to Congress for consideration.
In an approximately 30-minute speech at the Center for Security Policy’s “Defeat Jihad” summit, Mr. Cruz also
Washington Times