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Saturday, March 31, 2018
Big American Money, Not Russia, Put Trump in the White House: Reflections on a Recent Report
Big American Money, Not Russia, Put Trump in the White House: Reflections on a Recent Report: On the Friday after the Chicago Cubs won the World Series and prior to the Tuesday on which the vicious racist and sexist Donald Trump was elected President of the United States, Bernie Sanders spoke to a surprisingly small crowd in Iowa City on behalf of Hillary Clinton. As I learned months later, Sanders told one of his Iowa City friends that day that Mrs. Clinton was in trouble. The reason, Sanders reported, was that Hillary wasn’t discussing issues or advancing real solutions. “She doesn’t have any policy positions,” Sanders said.
Pope Francis says ′ashamed′ by state of world in Good Friday prayer | News | DW | 30.03.2018
Pope Francis says ′ashamed′ by state of world in Good Friday prayer | News | DW | 30.03.2018: Pope Francis has presided over the Via Crucis procession at Rome's Colosseum under tight security. He told the crowd he felt shame because future generations would inherit a world "fractured by divisions and wars."
How Many Opioid Overdoses Are Suicides? | naked capitalism
How Many Opioid Overdoses Are Suicides? | naked capitalism: Time to look harder at the reasons for rising opioid deaths.
What Have You Laid In The Tomb? – A Holy Saturday Sermon On John 19:38-42 – Interrupting the Silence
What Have You Laid In The Tomb? – A Holy Saturday Sermon On John 19:38-42 – Interrupting the Silence: Holy Saturday – John 19:38-42 “They laid Jesus there,” in the tomb (John 19:42). At one level that’s a literal-historical statement of what happened next. At another level it’s about you and …
The Death of Martin Luther King Jr. and the End of Patriotism
The Death of Martin Luther King Jr. and the End of Patriotism: The assassination of Martin Luther King Jr. on April 4, 1968, was a shot that rang out like none other in the tumultuous 1960s. Washington and many other cities erupted in riots, mostly described a…
Friday, March 30, 2018
Why Catholic Colleges Excel at Basketball - The New York Times
Why Catholic Colleges Excel at Basketball - The New York Times: As Loyola-Chicago (with Sister Jean) and Villanova make the Final Four in San Antonio, here is a look at the deep connection between Catholic colleges and basketball.
Gaius Publius: How to Turn Off Third-Party Data Access to Your Facebook Account | naked capitalism
Gaius Publius: How to Turn Off Third-Party Data Access to Your Facebook Account | naked capitalism: A how-to for people who can't give up on Facebook but want to reduce their snooping exposure.
Why We Should Not Be Surprised Trump Could Do a Deal Over Nuclear Weapons with North Korea | naked capitalism
Why We Should Not Be Surprised Trump Could Do a Deal Over Nuclear Weapons with North Korea | naked capitalism: Believe it or not, Trump has had a long standing interest in nuclear proliferation.
THE PARADOX OF THE CROSS: Learning from Mary on Good Friday - Come Into The Word with Sarah Christmyer | Bible Study | Lectio Divina | Journals | Retreat
THE PARADOX OF THE CROSS: Learning from Mary on Good Friday - Come Into The Word with Sarah Christmyer | Bible Study | Lectio Divina | Journals | Retreat: Above the altar in the Chapel of the Crucifixion in Jerusalem’s Church of the Holy Sepulchre — traditionally recognized as the spot where Jesus was nailed to the cross — is a mosaic. A life-sized Jesus lies spread out on the ground where the soldier has just finished hammering nails into his hands. A woman …
'NY Times' covers up Israel's killing of nonviolent protesters inside the Gaza border
'NY Times' covers up Israel's killing of nonviolent protesters inside the Gaza border: The New York Times today continues its biased coverage of Israel/Palestine, with a shocking, one-sided report on how Israeli has opened fire on the mass nonviolent Palestinian protest inside the Gaza border.
‘Kiss Up, Kick Down’: Those Recalling Bolton’s U.N. Confirmation Process Say He Hasn’t Changed - The New York Times
‘Kiss Up, Kick Down’: Those Recalling Bolton’s U.N. Confirmation Process Say He Hasn’t Changed - The New York Times: The five months in 2005 that the Senate took to decide whether John Bolton should go to the United Nations is the only extensive examination of his record.
If this happened in Alabama there would be uproar. In Israel, it’s the norm
If this happened in Alabama there would be uproar. In Israel, it’s the norm: How would you describe a white town in the United States that froze the tender for plots of land in a new neighbourhood because it risked allowing blacks to move in? As racist? And yet, replace the word “white” with “Jewish” and this describes what has just happened in Kfar Vradim, a small town in the Galilee. Vradim’s policy cannot be judged in isolation. It reflects how Israeli society has been intentionally structured for decades.
Trump's Middle East policy at one year | Middle East Institute
Trump's Middle East policy at one year | Middle East Institute: In the absence of dramatic new developments, it appears that the Trump era is likely to witness the continued unraveling of the dominance the U.S. has enjoyed since the mid-1970s and the rise of a mul
Kim's China trip shows Beijing still holds many keys to North Korea | TheHill
Kim's China trip shows Beijing still holds many keys to North Korea | TheHill: Rogue states like North Korea rely on major power patronage.
Washington’s Fantasies Are Not People’s Reality - American Greatness
Washington’s Fantasies Are Not People’s Reality - American Greatness: The Beltway’s sober and judicious foreign-policy establishment laments Donald Trump’s purported dismantling of the postwar order. They apparently take the president’s words as deeds and their own innate dislike of him as disinterested analysis.
But is the world really imploding after 70
But is the world really imploding after 70
Can Jim Mattis Hold the Line in Trump’s ‘War Cabinet’? - The New York Times
Can Jim Mattis Hold the Line in Trump’s ‘War Cabinet’? - The New York Times: Dismissed as a warmonger during the Obama presidency, the defense secretary may be the only reliable voice of caution left in an administration inching closer to the brink.
Struggling With The Cross – A Good Friday Sermon On John 18:1-19:42 – Interrupting the Silence
Struggling With The Cross – A Good Friday Sermon On John 18:1-19:42 – Interrupting the Silence: Before I talk about Good Friday I want to talk about Bad Friday. That’s the Friday that I struggle with. Don’t you? How are we to make sense of an all powerful, can do anything, kind of God who see…
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The Bolton threat to the Iran nuclear deal | Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists
The Bolton threat to the Iran nuclear deal | Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists: On the campaign trail, Donald Trump often denounced the failures of the US foreign policy establishment, including the trigger-happy Washington insiders who, too often, had led the country down the path of devastating wars.
Thursday, March 29, 2018
The Bolton threat to the Iran nuclear deal | Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists
The Bolton threat to the Iran nuclear deal | Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists: On the campaign trail, Donald Trump often denounced the failures of the US foreign policy establishment, including the trigger-happy Washington insiders who, too often, had led the country down the path of devastating wars.
Southeast Asia's Fisheries Near Collapse from Overfishing - The Asia Foundation
Southeast Asia's Fisheries Near Collapse from Overfishing - The Asia Foundation: Approximately 12 percent of the world’s population relies upon fisheries and aquaculture for their livelihood, and over half of the world’s people get a significant source of their animal protein from fish and seafood. In Southeast Asia, this proportion is significantly higher. The region’s seas not only serve as a major source of food and livelihood for hundreds of millions of people, they generate several billion dollars in GDP for the region. Southeast Asia has one of the most diverse marine ecosystems in the world, but overfishing and destructive fishing threaten its sustained existence. Across the region, 64 percent of the fisheries’ resource base is at a medium to high risk from overfishing, with Cambodia and the Philippines among the most heavily affected. Common methods of destructive fishing include poison fishing, which has become a pervasive commercial fishing method for live reef fish, using sodium cyanide to stun fish and make them easier to capture. Another method is blast fishing, which uses dynamite or grenades to indiscriminately kill fish in the immediate vicinity by rupturing their internal organs. While both practices are illegal in most Southeast Asian countrie
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Easter Sunday: How Jesus’ Resurrection Changed the Church
In this week’s Encountering the Word video for Easter 2018—the Resurrection of the Lord—Jeff Cavins tells us that since Jesus is risen from the dead, our hearts and our lives ought to change to reflect that reality ... Watch Video |
Why Do We Call It ‘Good’ Friday?
Why Do We Call It ‘Good’ Friday?
There are only a few days in the life of the Church which could possibly hold the title of the most important day of the liturgical year (after Easter Sunday, of course). Some would give the Nativity of the Lord, Christmas Day, this honor, as we celebrate the coming of Jesus Christ into the world ... Read More
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Wednesday, March 28, 2018
Neocons Are Back -- With a Big War Budget and Big War Plans
Neocons Are Back -- With a Big War Budget and Big War Plans: On Friday, President Trump signed the omnibus spending bill for 2018. The $1.3 trillion bill was so monstrous that it would have made the biggest spender in the Obama Administration blush. The image of leading Congressional Democrats Pelosi and Schumer grinning and gloating over getting everything they wanted -- and then some -- will likely come back to haunt Republicans at the midterm elections. If so, they will deserve it.
Steven Runciman, A History Of The Crusades (Three Volumes, 1951-54) | Hoover Institution
Steven Runciman, A History Of The Crusades (Three Volumes, 1951-54) | Hoover Institution: The Crusades are often invoked, but rarely understood. Runciman’s modern classic remains the benchmark for its objectivity, clarity and literary merit. Of immediate value for military officers and civilian analysts, this work explodes pernicious current myths, while reporting human valor and folly, treachery and brilliance with enthralling narrative style.
A debt crisis is on the horizon - The Washington Post
A debt crisis is on the horizon - The Washington Post: If lawmakers don’t act now when the nation is prospering, when will they?
Top Stories - U.S. Has Special Forces in 149 Countries and Ambassadors in 144 - AllGov - News
Top Stories - U.S. Has Special Forces in 149 Countries and Ambassadors in 144 - AllGov - News: Under Trump, the U.S. State Dept. has been gutted – with the departure of many high-level career diplomats and a proposed budget drop of 29%. Without diplomats to guide our military, we are left with an accelerating vicious cycle – the more “bad guys” we kill abroad, the more we have to kill. An increasing number of those we pre-emptively kill, instead of bargaining with, will be either civilians or heroes in their own countries. Martyring them guarantees the loss of future American lives.
What Justice Looks Like for Those Who Kill Palestinians – LobeLog
What Justice Looks Like for Those Who Kill Palestinians – LobeLog: by Yael Marom Ever since she was arrested in the middle of the night late last December, 17-year-old Ahed Tamimi has been held in Israeli custody. On Wednesday, Tamimi signed a plea deal in Israeli…
Tuesday, March 27, 2018
Iran Nuclear Agreement: Listen to Voices of Experience – LobeLog
Iran Nuclear Agreement: Listen to Voices of Experience – LobeLog: by Paul R. Pillar Donald Trump appears poised to make one of the most damaging moves yet of his presidency: to pull out of the multilateral agreement known as the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action…
Keep the Iran Deal–10 Good Reasons – LobeLog
Keep the Iran Deal–10 Good Reasons – LobeLog: by National Coalition to Prevent an Iranian Nuclear Weapon President Trump should maintain the U.S. commitment to the Iran nuclear deal. Doing so will bring substantial benefits and strengthen Amer…
Trump's Foreign-Policy Strategy Will Be Driven by Current Events | The National Interest
Trump's Foreign-Policy Strategy Will Be Driven by Current Events | The National Interest: Many presidents have built their foreign-policy strategy around ad hoc responses to unexpected developments.
Dealing with Bolton: Appeasement is Not an Option
Dealing with Bolton: Appeasement is Not an Option
http://lobelog.com/dealing-with-bolton-appeasement-is-not-an-option/#more-43879
Monday, March 26, 2018
Is 42:1-7
Is 42:1-7
Here is my servant whom I uphold,
my chosen one with whom I am pleased,
Upon whom I have put my Spirit;
he shall bring forth justice to the nations,
Not crying out, not shouting,
not making his voice heard in the street.
A bruised reed he shall not break,
and a smoldering wick he shall not quench,
Until he establishes justice on the earth;
the coastlands will wait for his teaching.
Thus says God, the LORD,
who created the heavens and stretched them out,
who spreads out the earth with its crops,
Who gives breath to its people
and spirit to those who walk on it:
I, the LORD, have called you for the victory of justice,
I have grasped you by the hand;
I formed you, and set you
as a covenant of the people,
a light for the nations,
To open the eyes of the blind,
to bring out prisoners from confinement,
and from the dungeon, those who live in darkness.
my chosen one with whom I am pleased,
Upon whom I have put my Spirit;
he shall bring forth justice to the nations,
Not crying out, not shouting,
not making his voice heard in the street.
A bruised reed he shall not break,
and a smoldering wick he shall not quench,
Until he establishes justice on the earth;
the coastlands will wait for his teaching.
Thus says God, the LORD,
who created the heavens and stretched them out,
who spreads out the earth with its crops,
Who gives breath to its people
and spirit to those who walk on it:
I, the LORD, have called you for the victory of justice,
I have grasped you by the hand;
I formed you, and set you
as a covenant of the people,
a light for the nations,
To open the eyes of the blind,
to bring out prisoners from confinement,
and from the dungeon, those who live in darkness.
Congress Requires Publication of CRS Reports |
Congress Requires Publication of CRS Reports |: All non-confidential reports of the Congressional Research Service must be made publicly available online through a Government Publishing Office website within 90 to 270 days under a provision of the 2018 omnibus appropriations act that was passed by Congress and signed by the President last week.
End of Hope for Trump’s Middle East Policy – LobeLog
End of Hope for Trump’s Middle East Policy – LobeLog: by Robert E. Hunter This past week could go down as the worst for the US role in the world since the misbegotten 2003 invasion of Iraq, whose tragic consequences still bedevil us. In both cases, th…
Another Russian Superweapon to Enter Service: President Putin Did Not Bluff
Another Russian Superweapon to Enter Service: President Putin Did Not Bluff: Technological breakthroughs are the key to success in economics and national security. Moscow recently unveiled its achievements in military innovations that are bringing forth a new paradigm in modern warfare.
Trump Expels 60 Russian Diplomats as World Slides Towards War
Trump Expels 60 Russian Diplomats as World Slides Towards War: President Trump has reportedly ordered the expulsion of 60 Russians from the United States on Monday, including 12 people identified as Russian intelligence officers who have been stationed at the United Nations in New York, in response to Russia’s alleged poisoning of a former Russian spy in Britain.
True Blue Will Never Stain | The Martin Hutchinson Place
True Blue Will Never Stain | The Martin Hutchinson Place: The Martin Hutchinson Place - Home of The Bear's Lair and Martin's historical musings.
Why the Techlash Won't Go Away - Quillette
Why the Techlash Won't Go Away - Quillette: “This would probably not have happened if Hillary had won the 2016 presidential race,” is the kind of comment you may hear these days around Silicon Valley as gloomy high-tech titans are forced to contend with a growing political backlash against what critics allege is the concentrated wealth and power in the hands of omnipotent tech companies. And they accuse social media and other online services of posing risks to national security and to freedom of speech, with both Republican and Democratic lawmakers calling for some form of government regulation of the Internet. Hell hath no fury like an Internet Utopianist scorned. The irony is that much of this backlash, or “tech-lash”, has been driven by many of the same Democrats that companies like Google and Facebook had backed during the presidential campaign, when employees of Alphabet Inc., Google’s parent company, donated US$1.6 million to Democratic candidate Hillary Clinton’s campaign, or about 80 percent more than the amount given by workers at any other corporation, according to The Wall Street Journal. And Eric Schmidt, the …
Why I'm Done With the News — New American Perspective
Why I'm Done With the News — New American Perspective: "I think there is no way out of this conundrum but to rediscover some semblance of authentic spiritual experience; that is to say -- gnosis -- an awakening to the fact that there exists a radical mystery about life binding all of us in a common and equal purpose; people will have to stop isol
Trump and the Degenerate GOP Spenders - The American SpectatorThe American Spectator
Trump and the Degenerate GOP Spenders - The American SpectatorThe American Spectator: President Donald J. Trump is unhappy. Why? Because he signed a wildly unpopular (outside of Washington, D.C. at least) omnibus spending bill. Chants of “never again” emanated from the president’s mouth as he described the $1.3 trillion spending bill as “ridiculous” (as though he had no choice but to sign the dreadful legislation). Pathetically, the president hid behind the military, as every Republican president does when they are about to abandon their voters. It’s not that anyone expected Donald Trump to ride into office and start governing by fiat (although, his predecessor certainly did that). In fact, we didn’t expect
Iran says Bolton pick as national security adviser a 'matter of shame' | Fox News
Iran says Bolton pick as national security adviser a 'matter of shame' | Fox News: Iranian officials Sunday described President Trump's decision to appoint John Bolton as U.S. national security adviser as shameful and a sign that Washington intends to overthrow the Tehran theocracy.
Who trusts Facebook?
Who trusts Facebook?: When it comes to protecting their information, more people trust Apple, Google, Amazon, Microsoft and Yahoo! than those who trust social media giant Facebook.
Facebook scraped call, text message data for years from Android phones [Updated] | Ars Technica
Facebook scraped call, text message data for years from Android phones [Updated] | Ars Technica: Maybe check your data archive to see if Facebook’s algorithms know who you called.
Facebook suspends the Trump campaign’s data-mining firm amid revelations of a major data breach - MIT Technology Review
Facebook suspends the Trump campaign’s data-mining firm amid revelations of a major data breach - MIT Technology Review: Facebook has blocked Cambridge Analytica, which provided data to the Trump election campaign The news: In a blog post late on March 16, Facebook’s deputy general counsel said Strategic Communications Laboratories (SCL) and its political data arm, Cambridge Analytica, had their access to the platform suspended for violating data use policies. The details: According to Facebook, Aleksander Kogan, a psychology professor at Cambridge University in the UK, had collected various kinds of personal data using an app on the social network. Billed as a research vehicle for psychologists, the app, downloaded by approximately 270,000 people, asked them to share things such as content they had liked and the city they’d listed on their Facebook profile. The social network says that Kogan passed the information to SCL/Cambridge Analytica and Christopher Wylie of Eunoia Technologies in violation of its rules. When it discovered this in 2015, it removed the app and asked Kogan, SCL/Cambridge Analytica, and Wylie to certify they had destroyed the data collected. All three parties said they had done so. But according to its post, Facebook recently received reports that not all the information had bee
Sensor firm Velodyne 'baffled' by Uber self-driving death - BBC News
Sensor firm Velodyne 'baffled' by Uber self-driving death - BBC News: Velodyne provides equipment to Uber but insists its technology was not to blame for a fatal crash.
Waymo Chief Confident Alphabet Unit’s Self-Driving Technology Could Avoid Uber-like Incident - WSJ
Waymo Chief Confident Alphabet Unit’s Self-Driving Technology Could Avoid Uber-like Incident - WSJ: John Krafcik, the head of Google-parent Alphabet’s self-driving car unit, said he is confident its technology would be able to spot a pedestrian crossing the street in the wake of a fatal accident involving an Uber Technologies self-driving car.
Uber’s Self-Driving Cars Were Struggling Before Arizona Crash - The New York Times
Uber’s Self-Driving Cars Were Struggling Before Arizona Crash - The New York Times: Company documents obtained by The New York Times show Uber was becoming more aggressive with its autonomous car research, even as the technology faltered.
A self-driving Uber has killed a pedestrian in Arizona - MIT Technology Review
A self-driving Uber has killed a pedestrian in Arizona - MIT Technology Review: Uber has halted its self-driving trials across the US after one of its autonomous vehicles was involved in a fatal accident in Tempe, Arizona.
Apple's Tim Cook: Facebook's privacy blunder 'so dire' we need regulations | ZDNet
Apple's Tim Cook: Facebook's privacy blunder 'so dire' we need regulations | ZDNet: Cook thinks Facebook's Cambridge Analytica privacy scandal is so big that it warrants "well-crafted regulation".
Sunday, March 25, 2018
Report: Perry to lead nuclear energy talks with Saudi Arabia - Axios
Report: Perry to lead nuclear energy talks with Saudi Arabia - Axios: The kingdom reportedly plans to build 16 nuclear power reactors.
Land of the Lawless | Lapham’s Quarterly
Land of the Lawless | Lapham’s Quarterly: How power in America has turned the rule of law into a mere myth.
Hillary fundraiser causes a stink with the DNC | Page Six
Hillary fundraiser causes a stink with the DNC | Page Six: An insider told us, “It will be interesting to see who goes to Hillary and who goes to Tom.”
Biodiversity Plummets, Posing Grave Global Threat | naked capitalism
Biodiversity Plummets, Posing Grave Global Threat | naked capitalism: Three years in the making, comprehensive UN report on declining biodiversity identifies this trend as a major threat to continued survival.
Who Will Stop the US-Russia Arms Race? | naked capitalism
Who Will Stop the US-Russia Arms Race? | naked capitalism: Real News Network interview with Professor Stephen F. Cohen on the insane arms race between the United States and Russia, which leaders from both parties are doing their utmost to stoke.
DIGICEL FULFILS PROMISE TO HAITI WITH 175th SCHOOL
DIGICEL FULFILS PROMISE TO HAITI WITH 175th SCHOOL: Port-au-Prince, Haiti - Wednesday, 21st March, 2018: The Digicel Haiti Foundation, under the patronage of Digicel Group chairman and founder Denis O’Brien, proudly inaugurated its 175th school in Haiti on March 20, following its 2014 commitment to build an additional 25 schools after the completion of the 150th. The school, Ecole Nationale Congréganiste Notre Dame du Perpétuel Secours, located in the Port-au-Prince neighbourhood of Bel Air was completely destroyed in the 2010 earthquake.
It's Here! 'PUTIN' - The Extraordinary New Documentary With English Subtitles (Video)
It's Here! 'PUTIN' - The Extraordinary New Documentary With English Subtitles (Video): We have been watching this 4 hour documentary as it has been broadcast on Russian television over the past 10 days, and can confirm that this is truly an unusually well-made film. We alerted readers 10 days ago that the English subtitled version was coming and now here is Part 1. Part 2 will be aired shortly. I cannot recommend this highly enough.
The Strange Catharsis of Hopelessness in Israel – LobeLog
The Strange Catharsis of Hopelessness in Israel – LobeLog: by Mairav Zonszein It was hard not to feel just a bit giddy in recent weeks about the possibility that corruption investigations against Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu may eventually bea…
Palestinian Christian Theologians against Israel
Palestinian Christian Theologians against Israel: The purpose here is not to condemn the church for what it believes. These beliefs, however, make it difficult to understand how the leaders of a church can advocate such intimate relations with Muslims, for whom everything Christians believe is pure
PALM SUNDAY: TRIUMPH OR TRAGEDY? - Come Into The Word with Sarah Christmyer | Bible Study | Lectio Divina | Journals | Retreat
PALM SUNDAY: TRIUMPH OR TRAGEDY? - Come Into The Word with Sarah Christmyer | Bible Study | Lectio Divina | Journals | Retreat: The Palm Sunday liturgy begins in triumph and ends in what looks like tragedy. How do we reconcile the two - or see the victory in the cross?
Saturday, March 24, 2018
The John Bolton I Knew - Lawfare
The John Bolton I Knew - Lawfare: The new national security adviser is a formidable tactician and negotiator. That’s what makes him dangerous
Businessweek - Bloomberg
Businessweek - Bloomberg: Bloomberg Businessweek helps global leaders stay ahead with insights and in-depth analysis on the people, companies, events, and trends shaping today's complex, global economy
The Second Most Dangerous Man In Washington - Hartford Courant
The Second Most Dangerous Man In Washington - Hartford Courant: John Bolton thinks bombing Iran and North Korea might make the world safer. What could go wrong?
How John Bolton Handles Diverse Viewpoints and Expert Analysis – LobeLog
How John Bolton Handles Diverse Viewpoints and Expert Analysis – LobeLog: by Paul R. Pillar John Bolton has a glaring record of extreme and bombastic views and behavior. First-hand recollections of that record include, for example, former State Department officer Greg Th…
Trump Is Right, Bush Lied: A Little-Known Part of the Bogus Case for War
Trump Is Right, Bush Lied: A Little-Known Part of the Bogus Case for War: Few remember the story of Hussein Kamel, but it's a particularly clear example of the Bush administration's brazen falsehoods.
Friday, March 23, 2018
Welcome to the Dick Cheney Administration – Foreign Policy
Welcome to the Dick Cheney Administration – Foreign Policy: The problem with John Bolton isn’t that he’s an extremist. It's that he’s mainstream.
Cardinal Dolan says Democrats have abandoned Catholics
Cardinal Dolan says Democrats have abandoned Catholics: In an op-ed published Friday in the Wall Street Journal, Cardinal Timothy Dolan of the Archdiocese of New York lamented that the Democratic Party’s shifting principles have effectively shut out and alienated orthodox Catholics.
Immigration and Tariffs: Keys to Victory in '18 - American Greatness
Immigration and Tariffs: Keys to Victory in '18 - American Greatness: Donald Trump is under siege. He is being hounded by a dogged, partisan special counsel intent on leading a witch hunt. Trump’s own party is lukewarm about his presidency (and many are looking for the exits). The Democrats, obviously, are out for his blood. Trump’s
Opinion | To Defend America, Don’t Overreach - The New York Times
Opinion | To Defend America, Don’t Overreach - The New York Times: The Iraq war began 15 years ago. Realism demands that we remember how badly it failed.
What Does Work Look Like in 2026? New Statistics Shine Light on Automation’s Impacts - MIT Technology Review
What Does Work Look Like in 2026? New Statistics Shine Light on Automation’s Impacts - MIT Technology Review: If you're looking to make a career change, you might want to consider medicine, energy, or mathematics—and stay away from manufacturing.
John Bolton’s extremism could lead the country to catastrophe - The Washington Post
John Bolton’s extremism could lead the country to catastrophe - The Washington Post: The new national security adviser’s record of recklessness and belligerence is cause for great concern.
John Bolton's Super PAC Hired Cambridge Analytica | Time
John Bolton's Super PAC Hired Cambridge Analytica | Time: President Donald Trump's pick for his new national security advisor has ties to Cambridge Analytica
Pompeo’s rise will make Mideast war more likely - Salon.com
Pompeo’s rise will make Mideast war more likely - Salon.com: The newly nominated secretary of state, Mike Pompeo, is a foreign policy hawk who opposes the Iran nuclear deal.
Democrats, Pay Attention To The 'Ecomodernist' Running For CA Governor
Democrats, Pay Attention To The 'Ecomodernist' Running For CA Governor: Will anyone listen? Regardless of what happens on June 5 in California, Michael Shellenberger should keep talking -- and Democrats should listen.
I’ve Seen John Bolton Up Close. Yep, Be Afraid.
I’ve Seen John Bolton Up Close. Yep, Be Afraid.: From the time in 2005 when he tried to blow up a U.N. negotiation, Trump’s new national security adviser has had two mottos: Allies are a hindrance, and diplomacy is surrender.
John Bolton might be a more dangerous choice for national security advisor than Michael Flynn
John Bolton might be a more dangerous choice for national security advisor than Michael Flynn
http://www.latimes.com/opinion/op-ed/la-oe-rothkopf-bolton-20180323-story.html
Former Bush official to GOP: 'Stay away' from Trump team - POLITICO
Former Bush official to GOP: 'Stay away' from Trump team - POLITICO: Eliot Cohen said reality set in when he met with Trump's "angry, arrogant" transition team.
10 years later: The architects of the Iraq War | MSNBC
10 years later: The architects of the Iraq War | MSNBC: They met in secret, behind closed doors, calculating, preparing, selling an Iraq invasion White House officials said would bring new freedom to the Middle East.
Bishop Barron's Lenten Reflection March 23, 2018
Jn 10:31-42
The Jews picked up rocks to stone Jesus.
Jesus answered them, "I have shown you many good works from my Father.
For which of these are you trying to stone me?"
The Jews answered him,
"We are not stoning you for a good work but for blasphemy.
You, a man, are making yourself God."
Jesus answered them,
"Is it not written in your law, 'I said, 'You are gods"'?
If it calls them gods to whom the word of God came,
and Scripture cannot be set aside,
can you say that the one
whom the Father has consecrated and sent into the world
blasphemes because I said, 'I am the Son of God'?
If I do not perform my Father's works, do not believe me;
but if I perform them, even if you do not believe me,
believe the works, so that you may realize and understand
that the Father is in me and I am in the Father."
Then they tried again to arrest him;
but he escaped from their power.
He went back across the Jordan
to the place where John first baptized, and there he remained.
Many came to him and said,
"John performed no sign,
but everything John said about this man was true."
And many there began to believe in him.
Jesus answered them, "I have shown you many good works from my Father.
For which of these are you trying to stone me?"
The Jews answered him,
"We are not stoning you for a good work but for blasphemy.
You, a man, are making yourself God."
Jesus answered them,
"Is it not written in your law, 'I said, 'You are gods"'?
If it calls them gods to whom the word of God came,
and Scripture cannot be set aside,
can you say that the one
whom the Father has consecrated and sent into the world
blasphemes because I said, 'I am the Son of God'?
If I do not perform my Father's works, do not believe me;
but if I perform them, even if you do not believe me,
believe the works, so that you may realize and understand
that the Father is in me and I am in the Father."
Then they tried again to arrest him;
but he escaped from their power.
He went back across the Jordan
to the place where John first baptized, and there he remained.
Many came to him and said,
"John performed no sign,
but everything John said about this man was true."
And many there began to believe in him.
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