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Trump proves Nietzsche was right
Aid cuts bring turmoil to religious charities. Who will care if even they don't?
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Of rope-a-dopes and opossums
Hanging back is not always surrender, but a fight for what's right can't be avoided
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A warning from the Lion of Judah
Perhaps the most consequential act of the Trump presidency is now in court
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Ignorant leaders and rotting grain
The USAID debacle is one element of a broad attack on American values that we must not tolerate
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How to fight today's Inquisition
Small individual acts can counter the cruelty that characterizes Trump's return
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Huddled masses, yearning for comfort
In Trump's troubled America, we need to protect our capacity for happiness
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A call for mercy, a presidential chainsaw
With Donald Trump in a pew, a religious leader knew what she had to do
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