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Jan. 27, 2023 By Charles M. Blow Opinion Columnist image above: Protesters gather in NYC’s Union Square Friday night after…

by Mike Jordan Laskey January 28, 2023 image above: Daniel Craig as Detective Benoit Blanc in "Glass Onion: A Knives…

By Melvyn P. Leffler--From the January/February 209 issue: The George W. Bush years January 23, 2023 image above: Alex Cochran…

January 20, 2023 Matthew Stevenson image above: Original cover art for the 1927 edition of The Great Gatsby by Francis…

By Nicholas Powers | Truthout January 16, 2023 WN: In the excellent article highlighted below, the author writes: Today the…

By Greg Jaffe January 5, 2023 image above: Jake Peart, at his home in Hurricane, Utah, on Dec. 20, 2022.…

Decca Muldowney | Reporter-Researcher Jan. 04, 2023 image above: kget.com WN: This is Trump (weighing in at 30,000 mistruths - that's…

The Power Trip Dec. 23, 2022 Olivia Nuzzi New York’s Washington correspondent WN: I once saw a cartoon about a…

Source: Raids on the Unspeakable WN: Thomas Merton had eyes to see and ears to hear. If we are not…

John Vidal Thu 29 Dec 2022 image above: Dan Cappellazzo WN: I have close relatives who for years have denied…

Paul Kingsnorth is a novelist and essayist. His latest novel Alexandria is published by Faber. He also has a Substack:…

by Lloyd Green Sun 11 Dec 2022 image above: Steve Benson | Copyright 2022 Creators Syndicate WN: This is an…

December 19, 2022 WN: It's all so anti-Christ and tragic . . . excerpts: Humanitarian workers are slamming a baseless…

photo above: WN: My friend Ron Dart, amongst many scholarly pursuits and prolific writing, was awarded in 2022 a Degree…

December 19, 2022 By Eugene Robinson | Columnist WN: Trump The Ultimate Grifter. Trump The Ultimate Ugly American. Trump The…

By Tom Nichols December 6, 2022 image above: meetthematts.com WN: The title is tragically true. As the article says: If…

Jim McDermott November 29, 2022 image above: Peaceable Kingdom (1833) -- Edward Hicks WN: My friend Gerry Ayotte forwarded notice…

foreign interests Nov. 22, 2022 image above: WN: This is a comprehensive review of the war between Russia and Ukraine…

by Ron Dart image above: 15 May, 2013, marked the 65th anniversary of the Nakba – when 750,000 Palestinians were…

Aldous J Pennyfarthing for Community Contributors Team November 18, 2022 image above: A group of 25 evangelical pastors and leaders…

Michael S. Schmidt Nov. 13, 2022 image above: Rick McKee | Counterpoint.com WN: Trump always looks bad, because he has…

By Ishaan Tharoor with Sammy Westfall  Email image above: Leaders meet during a Group of 20 summit in Bali, Indonesia,…

by Tom Nichols November 16, 2022 WN: "Lance the boil!" Amen! Please also see, by Cas Mudde, November 16, 2022:…

By Jennifer Szalai Nov. 14, 2022 image above: Donald Trump presenting Mike Pence as his running mate at a campaign…

Sumas Lake until a century ago covered about 10% of the Fraser Valley's fertile farmland. Then it was 'disappeared.' Whatever…

Brad Wolf November 11, 2022 image above: On November 10th, 2022, at Raytheon Technologies in Arlington, VA, members and supporters…

By Annika Brockschmidt November 7, 2022 WN: Christian Nationalism, according to this article, is now in the conservative mainstream. This…

August 29, 2022 Martin Dotterweich Memorial image above: thedubiouspandita.wordpress.com WN: Decades ago, I encountered the writings of Frederick Buechner. I never tired…

Monica Hesse November 1, 2022 image above: Nancy Pelosi gets a kiss from her husband, Paul Pelosi, at a 2007…

By Jennifer Rubin November 1, 2022 image above: Illustration above by Brian Reedy. Think of the illustration in conjunction with…

October 30, 2022 CBSNews - Sunday image above: Arizona AG debunks 2020 election fraud claims | 60 Minutes 01:12 ©…

By Meridith McGraw 10/31/2022 WN: Sadly, I've been hearing tropes like this for years from a close relative . .…

Ishaan Tharoor, with Sammy Westfall  Email image above: chicagopolicyreview.org WN: There is a howling cry in the Book of Revelation…

Bob Smietana October 26, 2022 image above: Panelists Joel Lawrence, from left, Malcolm Foley, Gavin Ortlund, Elizabeth Conde-Frazier, Doug Sweeney…

Analysis by Philip Bump National columnist October 13, 2022 image above: President Donald Trump at the Jan. 6, 2021, rally…

Perspective by Margaret Sullivan Margaret Sullivan was The Post’s media columnist from 2016 until late August. This article is adapted…

Thom Hartmann October 12, 2022 image above: WN: This is indeed tragic for our neighbours to the south; and Why…

Oct 11, 2022 by Stephen G. Adubato | Opinion Stephen G. Adubato studied moral theology at Seton Hall University and…

October 10, 2022 Galen Watts FWO / Banting Fellow, Centre for Sociological Research, KU Leuven image above: Donald Trump is…

by Nick Aspinwall Oct. 08, 2022 image above: Courtesy of Heritage Foundation of Pakistan WN: Wow! The article below is…

By Kate Woodsome Producer, writer, director | September 21, 2022 image above: Members of the Sturmabteilung [Stormtroopers] or SA —…

By Jennifer Rubin Columnist |October 3, 2022 WN: Tragically, everything about Trump politically is summed up in an adverb and…

Sept. 29, 2022 image above: An aerial view shows homes surrounded by floodwaters in Lee County, Fla., Sept. 29, 2022,…

Rebekah Sager Daily Kos Staff Tuesday September 27, 2022 image above: from documentary by filmmakers Christoffer Guldbrandsen and Frederik Marbell…

September 23, 2022 thomhartmann image above: Pete Linforth from Pixabay WN: The author of the article highlighted below consciously or…

September 24, 2022 image above: Trump Kyle Rittenhouse Award WN: My only quibble with this pointed article: the author only…

Taylor Lorenz Updated September 23, 2022 image above: CONSERVATIVE CHRISTIANITY’S “COME TO JESUS” MOMENT IN WAKE OF ELLIOT RODGER SHOOTINGS…

Drew Harwell September 22, 2022 image above: Former Twitter employee Anika Collier Navaroli. (Marlena Sloss for The Washington Post) WN:…

Julia Conley September 21, 2022 WN: I have a close relative who railed against the dishonesty of the Clinton's, Obama,…

July 26, 2022 By Peter Pomerantsev Mr. Pomerantsev is the author of “This Is Not Propaganda: Adventures in the War…

By Ishaan Tharoor, with Sammy Westfall Email photo above: akdenizpazar.com WN: While true that Queen Elizabeth "was perhaps not privy…

September 4, 2022 WN: Esther and I take delight in the weekly contemplative service by Godspace, modelled after Taizé: Today's…

By Sam Stein, Eugene Daniels and Jonathan Lemire 09/03/2022 WN: Of The Prison of Democracy: Race, Leavenworth, and the Culture…

thomhartmann Community (This content is not subject to review by Daily Kos staff prior to publication.) Tuesday August 23, 2022…

by Benjamin L. Corey 6/10/2020 image above: I've reviewed every prophecy on the Antichrist, and what I read blew my…

By Jonathan Edwards August 23, 2022 image above: Longtime Republican Colorado state Sen. Kevin Priola, left, announced his decision to…

By Damon Linker Mr. Linker, a former columnist at The Week, writes the newsletter “Eyes on the Right.” Aug. 21,…

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Emily McFarlan Miller August 16, 2022 image above: WN: The brilliant novelist/theologian was a great discovery. I read much of…

By Tom Nichols August 17, 2022 image above: imgflip.com WN: I have been in profound disagreement over the years with…

POLITICO Nightly by DAVID SIDERS 08/16/2022 WN: May such initiatives proliferate! excerpts: FROM THE HEALTH DESK — It’s no secret that…

August 15, 2022 Julie Varughese Admin, Africa, Archives image above: On left: U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken with Rwandan…

By Ishaan Tharoor with Sammy Westfall August 14, 2022 image above: A crying Afghan woman begs for help from US troops.…

July 18 2022 by Diana Butler Bass WN: The sermon by the above historian is revolutionary in terms of the…

By David A. Graham AUGUST 8, 2022 image above: nbcnews.com WN: There is a great punchline to the article highlighted below.…

Charlie Scudder Mon 8 Aug 2022 image above: forward.com WN: One can only hope the heading about the fall of…

An investigation by Caitlin Dickerson August 7, 2022 image above: These illustrations were created by The Atlantic using direct quotes…

By Dana Milbank | Columnist August 4, 2022 image above: Trump is sick. So is the GOP., by Joel Mathis,…

By Jonathan Capehart Columnist| August 3, 2022 image above: The House Jan. 6 committee shows a photo of Sen. Josh…

The Pope and the Holocaust: Pius XII and the Vatican Secret Archives Michael Hesemann For over two decades, Eugenio Pacelli,…

August 1, 2022 WN: This reflection by a top Christian ethicist is pointed, powerful, and hopeful! Please click on the…

July 29, 2022 By Amanda Marcotte, Senior Writer image above: rightwingwatch.org WN: This line in the highlighted article below stands…

By Marc Fisher and Isaac Stanley-Becker Updated July 30, 2022 | Published July 24, 2022 image above: Don Quixote de la Mancha…

WN: This video is brilliant. Caveat: While the language is raw, the sentiment is true. I think it powerfully captures…

Jul 30, 2022 by Christopher White Christopher White is the Vatican correspondent for NCR. His email address is cwhite@ncronline.org. Follow him…

Crawford Kilian 26 Jul 2022 TheTyee.ca Crawford Kilian is a contributing editor of The Tyee. image above: heresathing.com WN: The…

July 26, 2022 By Peter Wehner Mr. Wehner is a senior fellow at the Trinity Forum. image above: Damon Winter/The…

Michelle Smith July 22, 2022 image above: Clem Onojeghuo via Unsplash WN: The article highlighted is as the title indicates.…

By Amy Goodman, Democracy Now! Published July 18, 2022 WN: Nothing really to add. Except, to slightly vary the adage:…

by Douglas London July 15, 2022 image above: demdigest.org WN: “You can fool all the people some of the time…

07.12.2022 image above: transcend.org WN: The article highlighted offers some fascinating analysis. excerpts: Neoliberalism may not be dead, but it…

By Marc Tracy July 14, 2022 image above: In “Top Gun: Maverick,” Tom Cruise trains a group of young pilots…

by Justin Baragona WN: Ah, the noble United States of America: ultimate bastion of democracy; exceptionally godly and self-sacrificing; a…

Opinion Guest Essay July 8, 2022 By Anne Lamott Ms. Lamott is a novelist and author of nonfiction books including,…

July 5, 2022 By Tom Engelhardt image above: thedailybeast.com WN: In the micro, I have a close relative who still…

by Washington Examiner June 29, 2022 WN: The article highlighted below is reporting by a conservative news outlet. The final…

image above: (September 2016)--For 5 years we've fought corporate giants to save the internet, and it's looking like WE'VE WON!!!!!…

WN: Taylor was kind enough to grant me permission to reproduce fully the excellent meditation below. He explains the provenance.…

July 5, 2022 WN: There is dire warning in the article highlighted below. I fear it is warranted. We are…

By Ariel Dorfman July 3, 2022 image above and below: "If there was a single company that embodied the overarching…

By Anna Peele June 29, 2022 image above: Anthony Fauci. (Jesse Dittmar for The Washington Post)  WN: Great insights about…

By Rosalind S. Helderman, Josh Dawsey and Jacqueline Alemany June 30, 2022 image above: Cassidy Hutchinson, a former aide to…

This article appears in the Take and Read feature series. View the full series. Editor's note: "Take and Read" is a weekly blog that…

excerpt: The Pattern Continues Throughout The Sermon We have examined three of the teachings in the Sermon on the Mount…

WN: I was invited to dialogue with Dr. Richard Land of (later) “The Ethics and Religious Liberty Commission” of the…

By Elias Crim April 18, 2022 WN: In the article highlighted, there is this: Here’s Augustine’s most famous passage on…

By Kate Cohen Contributing columnist |June 27, 2022 image above: Handguns for sale at a store in Greeley, Pa., on…

by Rebecca Solnit image above:  cloudcity7.com WN: The author's concluding line is foreboding and powerful: In many ways, we are…

By Karen Swallow Prior: Dr. Prior is a research professor at Southeastern Baptist Theological Seminary and a columnist for the…

by Isobel Thompson June 21, 2022 image above: Ben Jones/The Guardian WN: This is a worldwide story repeated since the…

By Michael O. Emerson July 2022 image above: Illustration by Michael George Haddad WN: The "religion of whiteness" says it…

Perspective by Inkoo Kang June 23, 2022 image above: Chairman Bennie G. Thompson (D-Miss.) and Vice Chair Liz Cheney (R-Wyo.) speak…

By Sarah Pulliam Bailey June 20, 2022 image above: Naghmeh Panahi is pictured outside of her house in Boise. (Kyle…

By Bill Donahue June 20, 2022 image above: (Van Saiyan for The Washington Post)  WN: This article is about sick…

By Greg Sargent, Columnist June 2, 2022 image above: thedispatch.com WN: The U.S. has become increasingly unhinged--thanks in significant part…

Thom Hartmann June 8, 2022 image above: That single strongman Leader is the key to understanding everything else that happens…

Perspective by Samuel L. Perry Philip S. Gorski May 20, 2022 image above: Hundreds of white nationalists marched on the…

June 6, 2022 by Kim Phuc Phan Thi Ms. Phan Thi is the founder of the Kim Foundation International, which…

WN: I was deeply moved by the commissioned piece of art (see above) done in conjunction with The Unity Prayer…

Analysis by Ishaan Tharoor June 3, 2022 image above: People watch planes fly over Buckingham Palace during celebrations marking the…

By Kara Fox, Krystina Shveda, Natalie Croker and Marco Chacon, CNN Thu May 26, 2022 WN: Add to this the overwhelming…

By Jose A. Del Real May 23, 2022 image above: Bill Hawley, left, speaks with a veteran in Buffalo, Wyo.…

May 30, 2022 by Eli McCarthy Opinion WN: There is in Jesus no legitimate "just war theory." There are many…

By Henry Fountain May 23, 2022 image above: A field on the outskirts of New Delhi, where temperatures have been…

By Sarah Pulliam Bailey May 22, 2022 WN: Wherever men see themselves as "central, superior, and deserving" in any relationship,…

CUE API |Loughborough, March 6 image above: People hold signs as Fridays for Future activists demonstrate against the Russian invasion of…

image above: David Milgaard is photographed after a press conference held by Innocence Canada in Toronto on October 9, 2019.…

May 13, 2022 WN: Hopeful signs. I am anti-abortion and pro-choice. I am a follower of Jesus. excerpts: The Roman…

By Robert C. Koehler image above: An example of the damage done by depleted uranium shells on armour plating. WN:…

talk by Jim Forest An excerpt: In the dawn of time, back in the fifties, my favorite comic strip concerned…

Emma Graham-Harrison in Kabul Sun 3 Oct 2021 image above: The burnt-out remains of cars, minibuses and armoured vehicles at the…

WN: In 1998, I became Executive Director of M2/W2, a Restorative Justice/Prison Visitation program. I held that position until retirement…

July 12, 2006 Dear Editor: Canadian Minister of Foreign Affairs, Peter MacKay predictably was the pot that called the kettle…

The Adages of Erasmus: Philosophy, Formation and Wisdom, William Barker, Toronto: University of Toronto Press, Scholarly Publishing Division, 2001. WN:…

By Dhruv Khullar April 7, 2022 photo above: Wikipedia--Francis Collins is the only Presidentially appointed N.I.H. (National Institutes of Health) director…

By Nicholas Confessore April 30, 2022 WN: "Mr. Carlson asked a guest in 2017. 'Is that bigoted?' " Yes, Mr.…

WN: The second RJ World eConference too place, April 23-30, 2022. About the first, two years ago, you may view…

By Greg Sargent Columnist | April 20, 2022 WN: Wow! This Senator powerfully stands up for love of neighbour and…

 ***NOTE: Please check out the footnotes for additional, more detailed commentary. Also, there are poetry and songs in the…

By David Brooks Opinion Columnist Feb. 4, 2022 image above: Concept by Jason Sfetko, Illustration by Justin Metz WN: The article…

by Diana Oestreich WN: Below is a powerful sermon about the above title! It was preached Sunday, April 3, 2022, at…