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Nov 1, 2022

A proposed test for diagnosing when your politics is threatening to become your religion: If you learn someone shares your faith but not your politics, and you immediately distrust their faith, then your politics might be displacing your religion.

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Thomas Chatterton Williams

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This is an outstanding and thought-provoking piece. Please read.

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I've got a new essay on the phenomenon of "wokeness" in this month's @TheAtlantic. It has been revelatory for me to see the ways U.S. culture and institutions changed after the summer of 2020, and how that transformation has reverberated internationally. theatlantic.com/magazine/archi

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Vexatious litigant loses again.

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Bill Grueskin

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Just in: A federal judge has dismissed the Trump campaign's defamation suit vs the @washingtonpost over a couple of opinion columns by @ThePlumLineGS and @paulwaldman1 ecf.dcd.uscourts.gov/doc1/045197322

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I’ve been traveling and barely on Twitter. It seems like half the people I follow are protecting their tweets. What gives?

Not all reform ideas are wise. Some ideas are dangerous. But reforms designed to refocus officers around one of their indispensable missions--preserving civil rights even as they preserve civil order--are concretely pro-police in a way that should transcend partisan divides. /end

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That's why we can't reflexively look at police reform as anti-police. Effective reform that reinforces accountability is pro-police. It helps preserve the integrity of the institution and the public's trust in the institution. /4

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A healthy police and military include systems that protect officers and soldiers from their own worst instincts and inclinations. Power is seductive. Fear is dangerous. Even good people can go astray if left to their own devices or sufficiently stressed. /3

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if you support institutions, especially essential institutions like the police and military, your job isn't to reflexively defend them but to build them in healthy ways. That includes supporting systems that establish accountability and reinforce integrity. /2

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One thing I've been thinking a lot about since the murder of Tyre Nichols (and since multiple other terrible incidents)--what does it mean to "support" an institution, to be "pro-police" or "pro-military"? I consider myself both pro-police and pro-military, but.../1

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A very interesting podcast, and a very interesting argument.

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Matt Lewis

@mattklewis

Feb 2

I was skeptical of this argument. But Prof. Hyrum Lewis makes a compelling case that Left-Right political spectrum is bogus—and adhering to it misleads and harms Americans. Give our PODCAST a listen, and decide for yourself! mattklewis.com/matt-lewis-and

Thank you very much for hosting me! It was a great conversation.

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Faisal Al Yafai

@FaisalAlYafai

An interesting and fluid conversation on the fight for the American right. Of course @DavidAFrench and I don't agree on everything – notably the Iraq war - but hearing him unpack the divisions within American conservatism is fascinating | @newlinesmag newlinesmag.com/podcast/the-fi

Thomas Chatterton Williams

@thomaschattwill

Feb 2

I should state this more clearly: Ta-Nehisi Coates is a fine and thoughtful writer and teaching his texts is always fruitful whether the students agree or disagree. This is not true of everyone in vogue now, but it is certainly true of him.

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Jonah Goldberg

@JonahDispatch

Feb 2

If you're going to accuse large numbers of people you disagree with of something, you should be able to point to a single person who openly embraces the position you ascribe to them. Who says they favor marching us into WW3, foolishly or otherwise? Maybe I missed it. twitter.com/JDVance1/statu

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Timothy Snyder

@TimothyDSnyder

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Ukrainian decathlete Volodymyr Androshchuk will not be representing his country at the Paris Olympics because he was just killed by the Russian armed forces. In other news, the IOC announces that Russian athletes are welcome in Paris.

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The battling "freedom" states need to learn more about the First Amendment.

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The Dispatch

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"It's interesting to me that California and Florida—Newsom and DeSantis—are fighting about which state is the "freedom state" when the reality both are among the most enjoined states in America for violating the First Amendment." @DavidAFrench for AO: thedispatch.com/podcast/adviso

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Yep. That’s also why courts can rule statutes/regulations void for vagueness if they don’t give precise enough guidance for compliance. Ordinary folks should be able to understand the law.

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Greg Sargent

@ThePlumLineGS

Jan 27

The vagueness is the point. It's meant to make educators feel on thin ice, perpetually fearful of violating antiwoke orthodoxy. This invites more complains from parents and encourages them to see plots to indoctrinate their children around every corner: washingtonpost.com/opinions/2023/

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A listener asked about how to interact with folks with whom you strongly disagree. Here’s one tip. Consider that you might be the problem, not them.

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Curtis Chang

How to interact with people when you disagree with their politics. #GoodFaith @DavidAFrench Full pod here: redeemingbabel.org/david-french-a

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Report: Jean Vanier’s L’Arche Hid ‘Mystical-Sexual’ Sect for Decades

kate shellnutt

@kateshellnutt

Jan 30

CT's quick look at the new report out today about Jean Vanier's involvement in a "predatory and deviant" sect that reunited under the founding L'Arche. Its leaders used spiritual practices to sexually violate dozens of women.

christianitytoday.com

An independent commission concluded that dozens of women were violated by Vanier and his mentor under exploitative spiritual disciplines.

Jon J Anderson

@JonJosephA

Jan 30

Most of us need companionship & community like we need air & water. There's hardly a better institution that can better provide hope & purpose than a well-functioning church, synagogue or mosque. newsletters.theatlantic.com/the-third-rail

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@TheAtlantic

Can More Church Heal What Ails the Lonely Heart?

On the necessity of community for the hope and purpose we need

Do the Covid boosters work against the XBB.1.5 subvariant?

NBC News

@NBCNews

Jan 30

The updated Covid boosters reduce the risk of Covid infection from the predominant omicron subvariant by nearly half, according to early CDC data.

nbcnews.com

The report provides the first data on how the updated shots fare against the predominant strain in the U.S.

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Michael Warburton

@MichaelWarbur17

Jan 28

Very possibly the greatest piece of timing in Television history as JAMES BURKE introduces with glorious precision the launching of Voyager 2 in 1977.

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Congress passed a law to restrain government actors. The courts should enforce it as written.

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Here's a simple reform that can increase accountability in law enforcement. Qualified immunity is a judge-made doctrine that contradicts the plain language of the relevant civil rights statutes. End it.

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End Qualified Immunity

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Van Jones

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Brutal. Inhumane. Unjustifiable. Unacceptable. #TyreNichols #Memphis

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Matt Lewis

@mattklewis

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Imagine if someone beat your spouse with a hammer, and then famous politicians and pundits made jokes and innuendos about it.

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Good for the DOJ to force his hand.

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Pradheep J. Shanker

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According to a new report from CNN Biden wasn’t originally willing to consent to have DOJ search his home, and only agreed after they indicated they would seek a warrant if necessary. cnn.com/2023/01/25/pol

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Samantha Harris

@samk_harris

Bill: North Dakota presidents could fire tenured faculty

This is a horrible idea that will have terrible consequences for free speech and academic freedom.

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North Dakota’s House majority leader has filed legislation that would let the presidents of Dickinson State, Bismarck State and perhaps other colleges review tenured faculty at any time—and fire

Politics can't repair marriage, rebuild friendships, and reestablish the civic associations (including religious institutions) that are the lifeblood of our national community. Policy can help or hurt, but it cannot cure what ails American culture.

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Can More Church Heal What Ails the Lonely Heart?

On the necessity of community for the hope and purpose we need

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asked me for two stories of courage that have inspired me--one from real life and one from fiction. Here was my answer:

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Curtis Chang

And here is @DavidAFrench giving two examples of stories that have encouraged him as well. (Full podcast here: redeemingbabel.org/dont-be-a-slee

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Susan Dix

@tangietoodles

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Great podcast. As one with numerous friends heavily influenced by MAGA agenda, I especially appreciated answer to question on ways to engage. Wish I could get more to listen to thoughtful discussions such as those on this show

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A very good, sober-minded thread on the impact of the planned tank deliveries to Ukraine. It’s a welcome development, but unlikely to be a game-changer. At least not without further combined arms capabilities.

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Rob Lee

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Thread. It's good news that NATO members will provide modern tanks to Ukraine. Tanks remain a critical component in ground warfare, and Ukraine has the most experienced tank crews in the world. However, we should be realistic about what these deliveries mean. twitter.com/ChristopherJM/…

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Ministry of Defence

@DefenceHQ

United Kingdom government organization

Soon to be a regular sight prowling the fields of Ukraine. 📸 A Challenger 2 and a Leopard 2 on exercise in Poland. 🔜 🐆 #WeStandWithUkraine

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This is the right call. He deserved his suspension when he was fomenting civil unrest, but as Meta notes, the threat has receded. The part below is key. There should be no special treatment going forward:

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Meta Newsroom

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Ending Suspension of Trump’s Accounts With New Guardrails to Deter Repeat Offenses about.fb.com/news/2023/01/t

Just tremendous grandchild content here. Watch to the end. “More hallelujah?”

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Lyman Stone 石來民

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Should Christians Support Making Birth Free?

Was glad to get to contribute to

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's discussion of "Making Birth Free." It will surprise nobody to see that my contribution leapt straight from "yay pro life" to "let's talk nuts and bolts of legislative language."

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In the wake of Roe’s 50th anniversary, four believing experts discuss the merits and challenges of the Make Birth Free proposal.

Duane Gang

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How Christian leaders Johnny Hunt and Ravi Zacharias used key alliances to combat allegations

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⁩ at how prominent Christian leaders can use powerful alliances to combat or downplay the abuse allegations they’re facing in an effort to maintain their platforms. tennessean.com/story/news/rel via

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With a return to ministry amid abuse allegations, former SBC president Johnny Hunt gave similar support to late Christian apologist Ravi Zacharias.

Corey A. DeAngelis, school choice evangelist

This is good news—funding students also empowers parents in the most productive ways, bringing all classes of parents closer to being able to make the kinds of educational choices that wealthier Americans take for granted.

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Legislators in 20 states have introduced bills to fund students instead of systems in 2023

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