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The article explores the Pope's cautionary stance on artificial intelligence and features Alastair's response to Tony Blair's recent criticisms, highlighting the intersection of faith, politics, and technology.
When he was elected bishop of Rome on October 16, 1978, Cardinal Karol Wojtyła had a rather limited experience of the Catholic Church in the United States. He had. The post John Paul II and America appeared first on First Things
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Panelists joined to discuss the president’s shifting answers to how the conflict could end
The war with Iran is one part of a broader Israeli project. The post Israel’s Campaign to Remake the Mideast Hurts America appeared first on The American Conservative
The Pentagon’s rush to rearm its Mideast forces makes it less ready to confront potential adversaries like Russia and China, administration and congressional officials say
As the Chancellor prepares her Budget, attention is turning not just to how she could raise more tax - but how she might cut spending. Where does the government actually spend its money? Why is it so difficult to reduce that spending in practice? And what would it take to genuinely pare back the size of the state? Helen Miller is joined by IFS colleagues Ben Zaranko and Tom Waters to unpack the realities behind public spending. They look at how the government’s budget is divided across welfare, public services, and investment; how pressures such as an ageing population, defence commitments and struggling services constrain choices; and whether efficiencies or productivity gains could ever plug the gap. Become a member: https://ifs.org.uk/individual-membership Find out more: https://ifs.org.uk/podcasts-explainers-and-calculators/podcasts Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information