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What should be done to promote peace and safety for people in Israel and Lebanon during these conflicts?

Israel's attacks on Lebanon entered a fourth day on Thursday, after Israeli forces pushed into several border towns and conducted air strikes targeting Iran-backed militant group Hezbollah. AFPTV footage showed smoke rising after a strike hit the Hezbollah stronghold of south Beirut early Thursday. Lebanese authorities announced at least 72 people killed, 437 wounded and 83,000 displaced from their homes since Monday

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Politics

Tricameralism in apartheid South Africa

Yes. South Africa really did have a tricameral Parliament under the 1983 Constitution, in force from 1984 until the democratic transition. But the phrase can mislead, because it sounds more pluralistic than it really was. The system created three racially separate parliamentary chambers: a House of Assembly for whites, a House of Representatives for Coloured […] The post Tricameralism in apartheid South Africa appeared first on Marginal REVOLUTION. CommentsIn reply to rayward. Democrats contr...

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Culture

Lessons from the Eternal City

Regular First Things readers will know that one of my preoccupations is the dehumanization that grips our cultural moment, from the casual abuse that right and left hurl at. The post Lessons from the Eternal City appeared first on First Things

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Politics

Ted Cruz Is the Republican Kamala Harris

The Republican senator and former vice president have both made signaling to neocons a campaign strategy. The post Ted Cruz Is the Republican Kamala Harris appeared first on The American Conservative

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