Epistle to the Exiles
…the path is narrow, the lights dim, and the voices of those walking it are subdued.
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Graphic: The American Left-Right Political Spectrum
The US is significantly more conservative than the rest of the industrialized West and we have shifted dramatically to the right over the past 50 years.
Read moreAmerica is the 37th Greatest Nation on Earth (in 13 Charts)
If there’s one thing hundreds of millions of Americans agree on, it’s that America is great. Are we? If so, in what way?
Read moreIf We Shouldn’t Judge the Founders by Our Values, Should We Live by Theirs?
The argument that we can’t judge historical figures by current standards is an explicit affirmation that their values are not applicable in the 21st century.
Read moreWhat About the Monuments to America’s OTHER Slaveowners?
UPDATED 6.11, 6:55 MDT It’s been a bad few days to be a statue of a figure associated with colonialism, slavery, or racism. In London, witnesses say a statue of slave trader Edward Colston tripped and fell into the river, while one of “noted slaveholder Robert Milligan has been removed from outside the Museum of London Docklands.” Mayor Sadiq Khan has launched
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