Pope Francis, the Bouncer
That long-ago training might yet come in handy.
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Obama Appeals to American Exceptionalism
But do we still think we’re more ethical?
Read MoreOn NSA Spying, What’s With the Silence of the Lambs?
Democratic spying appears to be a less inspiring rallying cry for religious leftists.
Read MoreHow to Slow Down the Rush to War: What Obama Should Do About Syria
Time to take responsiblity—peacefully—for global well-being.
Read MoreDoes the President Need Churching?
It’s not as if churchgoing has been a reliable indicator of a president’s goodness, but still, it might be politically useful for Obama to sit in a pew from time to time.
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“Hem and Haw”: A Failed Syria Strategy
Where Bush offered shock and awe, Obama offers the hem and haw. War, but not a serious one; aid, but of the “non-lethal kind”; a desire to draw red lines, but a tendency to hope nobody notices them.
Read MoreConservative Christian Anti-Abortion Hero is Neither Christian nor Anti-Abortion
But he does seem to be a hero.
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Why President Obama Should Not Visit the Western Wall
While the Western Wall remains under the administration of a state-sponsored religious entity that prohibits the free worship of its citizens, President Obama should not visit the site. To do so would be a tacit endorsement of the laws and policies that limit civil liberties in Israel in favor of religious control of public prayer, life-cycle events, and, in cases involving conversion, even questions of citizenship.
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Secure Borders? Not a Chance, Senator
Ah, the fantasy of “secure borders.” For millennia, economic pressures have forced people to move toward more prosperous lands. Nothing has ever stopped that flow, and nothing ever will.
Read MoreObama Inaugural Address Challenges Tea Party History
It’s Seneca, Selma, and Stonewall vs. conquest and exceptionalism.
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