When compassion kills
Decriminalising vagrancy is no act of kindness Source
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Decriminalising vagrancy is no act of kindness Source
He has put virtue signalling before effectiveness Source
In this episode, Nathan Pinkoski joins R. R. Reno on The Editor’s Desk to talk about his recent introduction to Éric Zemmour’s book, The Suicide of France. The conversation. The post The Once and Future France appeared first on First Things
The music of Estonian composer Arvo Pärt has been described as spiritual, transcendent, Eastern, angelic, ethereal, mystical, ascetic, tranquil, otherworldly. Jeremy Begbie adds “escapist” to the modifiers, criticizing Pärt. The post Pärt’s Music of the Word appeared first on First Things
A racist takeover in Wilmington, North Carolina, in 1898, has reverberated across generations as a reminder of American democracy’s terrifying vulnerability
Explore creative ideas and meaningful ways to celebrate the 250th anniversary of America's independence, fostering community engagement and reflection on the nation's history and future.
At the Great American State Fair, in Washington, D.C., and at the opening of the Theodore Roosevelt Library, in North Dakota, the President casts himself as the rightful heir to American greatness
Fatiguing Us into Compliance When in the course of human events it becomes necessary to read the Declaration once again, what do we find in this most hallowed of American political texts? When I sat down, with a grudging sense of Boy Scout dutifulness to revisit those 1,337 words, I saw that it was no longer the document I remembered from high school. The bits lodged in my memory were the oft-quoted glowing abstractions: “We hold these truths to be self-evident,” “all men are created equal,” ...
Afternoon all, Is there such a thing as an UN-lucky DIP? The long-delayed Defence Investment Plan landed this week, creating a headache for our PM-in-waiting: Andy says he will stick with the fiscal rule that the current budget will be balanced in 29-30, and the DIP is a £2 billion hit against that rule. That, and the small matter of the effects of the Iran war, … Continued The post Andy plays the unlucky DIP appeared first on Resolution Foundation
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