Our constant need for entertainment has blurred the line between fiction and reality—on television, in American politics, and in our everyday lives. The trend started, as so many do, on TikTok.
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The Specter of 2016
We are on the edge of a spy scandal with major implications for how we understand the Trump administration, our national security, and ourselves. On 23 January, we learned that a former FBI special agent, Charles McGonigal, was arrested on charges involving taking money to serve foreign interests.
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Opinion | Let’s Get American Revenge
For too long, we’ve been consumed by our darkest impulses. It’s time to rise above it.
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Little churches still matter, says Martha’s Vineyard pastor of church that took in migrants
(RNS) — The Rev. Vincent “Chip” Seadale was at a denominational meeting in North Carolina when he got a call that something was brewing on Martha’s Vineyard. The call was from a counselor who sometimes attends St.
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Racism is a big deal
Breaking Down an American Catastrophe
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Christian Political Ethics Are Upside Down
Supporters of Republican gubernatorial candidate Kari Lake pray at an election-night gathering on August 2, 2022. (Photo by Justin Sullivan/Getty Images.) Three things are true at once. First, the United States is the most Christian advanced democracy in the world.
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Bad Blood
With the FBI search of Donald Trump’s Mar-a-Lago home, violent rhetoric and threats of an impending Civil War skyrocketed on social media.
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Friday reflections: “Letter to an American”
Americans should have extraordinary gratitude for the achievements and sacrifices of the generations that gave us the chance to live in peace, prosperity and freedom. It should be accompanied by a deep humility and commitment to better the inheritance of freedom for all people and for all time.
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The Christian right’s version of history paid off on abortion and guns
How Christian conservatives’ version of American history shaped the Supreme Court’s abortion and gun decisions.
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Front Porch Reflections 
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