Headline Roundup • December 24th, 2022
On Christmas 2022, Optimism in the Face of Challenges
Summary from the AllSides News Team
There was a common theme in Christmas-themed opinions from across the political spectrum this year: positivity in trying times.
Voices from left to right expressed optimism in spite of a range of issues: social pressures around the holidays, family tragedies, expensive holiday shopping, distractions from core values, and more. Religious themes were also common from columnists across the spectrum.
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Connie Schultz, USA TODAY
So, this is Christmas.
Russia’s War on Ukraine just passed the 300-day mark. The House of Representatives' Jan. 6 committee made history with its unanimous vote urging the Justice Department to consider criminal charges against former President Donald Trump and his allies. Nearly 34 million Americans, including 9 million children, don’t have enough food to eat.
This week, for starters.
I do this to myself every Christmas season. I have my reasons: My job as a columnist, which requires regularly tracking the news. My marriage to a U.S. senator, whose advocacy so...
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As a boy, Albert Einstein wondered what it would be like to ride a beam of light. The answers he found as a scientist changed our view of the universe. At the speed of light, there is only light, since nothing else can travel so fast. Concepts of “here” and “there,” “now” and “then” collapse. Distance and time lose their meaning.
There is a quality to light that universally fascinates. To Hindus, it symbolizes the victory of good over evil in the festival of Diwali. To Jews, it miraculously blessed...
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Every year, Christians face the distractions of the busy Christmas season. As Joseph Pronechen wrote recently, we risk being swept up in “secular busyness ... [t]he hustle and bustle of shopping for gifts. The decorations and displays going up even before Advent starts. Parties and plans for baking goodies begin.” Pronechen offers many good ideas to restore the central meaning of Christmas to the celebration of the holiday. We should indeed build Nativity scenes with our children, sing the ancient “O Antiphons” in the days leading up to Christmas, and celebrate the...
