Michael Gerson
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The massive failure of Christian political leadershipMay 30, 2018 1:00 am - Three recent news items: • At the Catholic Prayer Breakfast in Washington, House Speaker Paul Ryan said: "We see moral relativism becoming more and more pervasive in ou...
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The globalization of threats - from terrorism to disease - is an unavoidable factMay 22, 2018 1:00 am - WASHINGTON - Those who find "globalists" to be villains should attend to recent events in Congo. In the remote region of a remote country, government agencies and intern...
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Trump uses his power to attack weakMay 17, 2018 1:00 am - WASHINGTON - How does President Donald Trump act when he feels on top of the economic and diplomatic world? As his influence solidifies within the GOP? As his poll numbe...
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Faith requires us to be outraged at every violation of human dignityMay 10, 2018 1:00 am - Evangelical Protestantism, thank God, is experiencing its own version of a #MeToo moment. Dr. Paige Patterson - head of Southwestern Baptist Theological Seminary and ic...
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A contempt for science can have a human costMay 06, 2018 1:00 am - In keeping with our era of ideological boycotts, I will no longer be purchasing Kind bars. Or Barilla pasta. Or Triscuit crackers. Or Del Monte diced tomatoes. Or Nutro ...
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America needs a restoration of rhetoricMay 01, 2018 1:00 am - On a Saturday night in April, the rhetoric of our historical era reached a culminating, symbolic moment. In Washington, D.C. - at the White House Correspondents' Associ...
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Conservatism's high calling is to humanize changeApr 29, 2018 1:00 am - Trying to explain Trump voters has become something of a cottage industry, both for those who want to exploit them and for those who want to marginalize them. They were ...
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ICE and the bitter fruit of dehumanizationApr 24, 2018 1:00 am - The attitude of President Donald Trump toward federal law enforcement is, to put it mildly, mixed. The FBI refused to bend to his will. So it is comprised of "hardened D...
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Speaker Ryan was doomed by a mismatch with his timesApr 13, 2018 1:00 am - Some politicians fit their era perfectly; others are born out of their time. Donald Trump - embodying the spirit of Richard Nixon by way of Pat Buchanan - is the master...
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Can moderation get up off the mat?Apr 10, 2018 1:00 am - In the world of progressive politics, all eyes are turned to Great Britain. Jeremy Corbyn, leader of the Labour Party, represents progressivism in its most uncompromisin...