Senator Lindsey Graham is dead at 71. He died the way he lived — in motion, at full throttle, pressing some cause or another into the next news cycle. He had just returned from Ukraine, where he met with President...
Last May, congress passed the Take It Down Act, requiring websites to remove “nonconsensual intimate visual depictions” of identifiable individuals. This includes both real and AI-generated content. But this law only addresses content publication, not the various ways in which…
U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement officers have been ordered to cease most vehicle stops as part of immigration enforcement actions after agents killed two motorists in the past week. But President Donald Trump appeared to reverse that decision less than…
The state of Florida has closed its “Alligator Alcatraz” immigrant detention center roughly a year after it opened with more than $1 billion in taxpayer funds. The Everglades facility erected on a former airstrip became notorious for its harsh mistreatment…
The American experiment continues. We keep on trying. Yet turmoil, division, distrust, confusion and misinformation batter us daily. Demagogues leverage social cleavage and manipulate nativistic fears. We feel increasingly undone. Our tendency is to somehow believe this is a new…
Those who share in Christ’s resurrection “will reign with him for a thousand years,” says Revelation 20:6, but some believers want Christians to exercise dominion right now. That’s the heart of author Keri Ladner’s message in American Dominion: The Rise and…
For generations, many Americans have described the United States as a “Christian nation.” The phrase appears in political speeches, church sermons, social media debates and campaign rhetoric. Yet history and Scripture raise an important question: If a nation truly sought…
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The Christian faith battle between the Right and the Left is on full display in this year’s election cycle. In Texas, James Talerico has made claims that his drive into the public square comes from his Christian faith. This motivation is…
For years, I assumed she had gone to school. There was nothing about her that suggested otherwise. She was thoughtful, articulate and curious. English was her native language, and our conversations always were engaging. She asked perceptive questions, listened carefully…
As our nation gears up for midterm elections, I am reminded of two important truths: Confidence and charisma do not equal competence Likability does not equal accuracy or integrity Consider the case of Graham Platner. Platner, an outside Democrat picked…
We are two and a half decades into the 21st century, and the Black Church stands where it always has stood in times of social change — at the crossroads between remaining a vital institution for the survival and flourishing…
I have known many saints in my life. My great-aunt Minnie was one. My grandmother “Dood” was too. The lady I call Momma, Penny, is still a saint of affirmation. My spouse, Lauren, has a saint’s patience. She should. She…
