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• August 11, 2019
  

  Can the NRA Survive its Current Crisis?

  by Robert J. Spitzer

  The NRA is facing a serious crisis. 

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• August 11, 2019
  

  Donald Trump is no James Monroe

  by Mike Purdy

  Donald Trump falls short of James Monroe in four key areas. 

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• 8/11/19
  

  We Must Stop Valuing Guns More Than People

  by Greg Bailey

  Fom garlic festivals to shopping malls, from schools and churches and synagogues, there is a darkness in the soul of America. 

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• 8/11/2019
  

  America’s Self-Cultivation Crisis

  by Tracy Dahlby

  Sustained work at self-cultivation makes for a more even-keeled society.

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• 8/11/2019
  

  The “Trump Economy”: Throwing the Grandkids under the Bus

  by Lawrence Wittner

  The mismanagement of the environment, deficits, and debt will have an adverse effect on our children.

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• 8/11/2019
  

  We Need a Unifier in 2020

  by Walter G. Moss

  Many of America's enlightened leaders have advised against divisive politics. In 2020, we would do well to remember that.

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• 8/6/19
  

  Reflecting on Patriotism in the Trump Era

  by Vaughn Davis Bornet

  As we celebrated our nation’s birthday, a lot of us wanted to feel patriotic. Our White House occupant clearly got in the way!

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• 8/6/19
  

  The Constant Threat of Mass Shootings Requires Increased Protection for Presidential Contenders

  by Ronald L. Feinman

  In the not-so-distant past, two presidential candidates running for office in the midst of American chaos and division were shot.

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• 8/6/19
  

  Samantha Smith's Dream of Peace and Nuclear Disarmament

  by William Lambers

  Samantha Smith taught us your voice matters and you can make a difference in ridding the world of nuclear weapons and achieving peace for all. 

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• 8/6/19
  

  Please stop saying the past is in the past. It isn’t.

  by Perry Greene

  Nike dropped its Air Max USA 1 shoe after former NFL quarterback Colin Kaepernick worried that the “Betsy Ross” flag design harkens back to an era of black slavery and has been used by white nationalist groups. 

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• 8/4/19
  

  Trump’s Tariff War Resembles the Confederacy’s Failed Trade Policies

  by Robert Brent Toplin

  If the present conflict over tariffs leads to diminished Chinese involvement in American affairs, the Trump administration’s risky trade fight may resemble the Confederates’ foolish gamble on the diplomatic clout of King Cotton.

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• 8/4/19
  

  Remembering The Red Summer 100 Years Later

  by David Krugler

  How should the challenging but essential task of remembering and commemorating this troubling history be confronted? 

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• 8/4/19
  

  When Republicans Encouraged Immigration

  by Jason H. Silverman

  Whereas Trump espouses a “go back where you came from” ideology, Abraham Lincoln endorsed the first, last, and only bill in American history to actually encourage immigration.  

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• 7/28/19
  

  Joe Biden is a Product of His Time

  by Donne Levy

  When assessing past attitudes, it is important to recognize that most people are influenced by the thinking of the day.

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• 7/28/19
  

  The Long History of Unjust and Lawless Attorneys General

  by Ronald L. Feinman

  It isn't just William Barr. 

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• 7/28/19
  

  Invented in the Fifties, Adolescence Swallowed the Nation—And Now the White House, Too

  by Tracy Dahlby

  The fixation with our president’s juvenile leadership style overlooks a deeper one: America’s obsession with eternal adolescence.

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• 7/28/19
  

  (Re)-Claiming a Radical Evangelical Heritage at Christian Colleges

  by Louis B. Gallien, Jr.

  The recent controversies at my alma mater, Taylor University, over the invitation of Vice President Mike Pence’s to deliver their Commencement Address have illuminated the continued fissures at evangelical Christian colleges.

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• 7/28/19
  

  Reconsidering Journalist and Gay Activist Randy Shilts

  by Andrew E. Stoner

  The story of Shilts and the mixed legacy that remains a quarter century later has connecting points to our contemporary lives.

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• SOURCE: New Yorker
  7/20/19
  

  Lyndon Johnson’s Unsung Role in Sending Americans to the Moon

  As chairman of the National Aeronautics and Space Council, a White House advisory group, Johnson moved quickly to “dominate Washington space activities."

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• 7/28/19
  

  Is Trump the Worst President in History?

  by Richard Striner

  “Worst,” of course, is a value judgment and any number of our presidents were very bad indeed — or so it could be argued.