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Yo, Congress! Do your job!
20 Jul 2022

Yo, Congress! Do your job!

by Chris Tharrington | posted in: Politics and the News | 0

Roe was egregiously wrong from the start. Its reasoning was exceptionally weak, and the decision has had damaging consequences. And far from bringing about a national settlement of the abortion issue, Roe and Casey have enflamed debate and deepened division. … Continued

Yes, Virginia, Lincoln did debate Douglas…Stephen, not Frederick
17 Jan 2022

Yes, Virginia, Lincoln did debate Douglas…Stephen, not Frederick

by Chris Tharrington | posted in: Historical Perspective, Politics and the News | 0

When Glen Youngkin, a venture capitalist who had never run for office, became the Republican nominee for the governor of Virginia, he latched onto a popular conservative talking point: critical race theory. I don’t know what critical race theory is, … Continued

The United States: It’s Time for a Divorce
14 Feb 2021

The United States: It’s Time for a Divorce

by Chris Tharrington | posted in: Politics and the News | 0

The United States: It’s Time for a Divorce I started working on this essay during the weeks after the 2020 election. I put it aside after Mr. Trump incited a mob of insurrectionists to storm the Capitol on 6 January, … Continued

Why I’m No Longer a Christian
21 Jun 2020

Why I’m No Longer a Christian

by Chris Tharrington | posted in: Politics and the News | 0

Facebook Twitter Youtube   “I’d be a Christian if it were not for the Christians.” -Gandhi “I like your Christ, but not your Christianity.” -Gandhi     Today’s New York Times had a an interesting article about a Baptist Church … Continued

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