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America’s Last Bookie Goes Down

Tim Pughsley built a sports-betting website that moved billions, then the I.R.S. got involved. In the age of FanDuel and DraftKings, where is the line between legal and illegal gambling?

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Culture

The Community Answering the College Faith-Abandonment Crisis

A 2007 Lifeway study found that 70 percent of young American adults who regularly attended a Protestant church in high school stopped attending upon reaching college age. Unhappy with. The post The Community Answering the College Faith-Abandonment Crisis appeared first on First Things

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Culture

What JD Vance Found in the Church

Communion:Finding My Way Back to Faithby jd vanceharpercollins, 304 pages, $35 In the sixth book of his Confessions, St. Augustine relates a story about an encounter he had on. The post What JD Vance Found in the Church appeared first on First Things

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Culture

An Evangelical Update to Just War Theory

The first time I heard about just war theory was in my military ethics class. As midshipmen at the U.S. Naval Academy, we understood that our nation expected more. The post An Evangelical Update to Just War Theory appeared first on First Things

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Geopolitics

Iran Didn’t Win the War

The article analyzes the implications of Iran's involvement in regional conflicts, arguing that despite its efforts, the country has not emerged victorious in the broader geopolitical landscape.

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Politics

How will Burnham deal with Trump?

Overnight, President Trump offered his first slither of a thought on the incoming prime minister Andy Burnham, calling him “extremely liberal" and a mayor of a "town” - which - arguably could have been much worse. Does Burnham need to put his relationship with Trump centre stage? Or just ignore him? Will Trump be as relevant to Burnham as he was to Starmer? Later, has the water closed over the Starmer premiership without a ripple? Why have we moved on so quickly? Are we in danger of turning t...

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