Michael Gerson
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Vanier's radical Christianity modeled a compassionate pathMay 12, 2019 1:00 am - With the passing of Jean Vanier on May 7, the sum of the world's welcoming kindness diminished appreciably. More than 50 years ago, Vanier sparked an unlikely movement ...
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A deeper look into the sabotage of ReconstructionMay 09, 2019 1:00 am - Conservatives sometimes accuse the academic left of ignoring the good in American history and emphasizing the horrors. But in some respects, the typical telling of the A...
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In Barr, Trump has found a sycophant with principleMay 03, 2019 1:00 am - In the normal course of events, the successful demagogue demands and receives cringing deference. But how about a little empathy now and then? Everyone loves heroic diss...
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Honor of the presidency now depends on the actions of CongressApr 23, 2019 1:00 am - Politics is an odd profession. Usually it involves the posturing inherent to partisanship and the self-abasement of endless fundraising. But occasionally it entails the ...
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There is no vindication for Donald TrumpApr 19, 2019 1:00 am - Donald Trump's claim of vindication by Special Counsel Robert Mueller's report depends on some creative thinking. The president, it seems, is not guilty of conspiracy wi...
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Trump is a threat to religious freedomApr 17, 2019 1:00 am - So another norm of public decency falls, like a historical building demolished to make way for one of Donald Trump's tasteless towers. When the president of the United ...
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Gerson: Trump's border wall appeal to our inner demonsApr 12, 2019 1:00 am - By MICHAEL GERSON WASHINGTON - The ouster of Department of Homeland Security Secretary Kirstjen Nielsen - the implementer of some of the most unjust immigration policies...
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Gerson: Feelings aside, white supremacy must be undoneApr 09, 2019 1:00 am - By MICHAEL GERSON WASHINGTON - The national debate on race - which the president has made more angry and urgent with his racial demagoguery - is hindered by imprecise la...
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The Mueller report is still an indictmentApr 02, 2019 1:00 am - A thought experiment. Suppose that on March 24 - the day Attorney General William Barr publicly summarized the Mueller report - all of the results of the special counsel...
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Lent is the annual invitation to focus on spiritual mattersMar 29, 2019 1:00 am - A friend - reacting to the apparent thinness of Robert Mueller's case against the president - told me: "This year, I'm giving up hope for Lent." I, in turn, am giving up...