Besides Calibri, what other fonts would you consider "too woke for government documents?"
What is the best "Calvin and Hobbes?"
“There is no more difficult art than to exercise great power well; all the serious military, diplomatic, and economic decisions we have now to take will depend on how correctly we measure our power, how truly we see its possibilities /within/ its limitations. Great as it is, American power is limited. Within its limits, it will be far greater or less, depending on the ends for which it is used.“ -Walter Lippman
The US strikes on presumed drug-trafficking boats seem like crimes to me.
Now that it is December, you have my permission to play Christmas music.
Only one month until Boxing Day- make sure you keep those receipts!
When was the last time you prayed?
Marked safe from appearing in the Epstein files.
Don't let yourself be radicalized.
Do you have any items- a shirt, a yard sign, etc.- with the "faith over fear" slogan? If so, what does it mean to you?
The problem of pain/existence of evil is not a cogent argument against the existence of a deity; it is only an argument about the nature of God's power or character.
Today we honor and remember our veterans who have established, fought for, and established the peace we too often take for granted.
I'm disappointed to see California voted to gerrymander. The way to oppose something wrong is not to jump into the mud with it.
The Atlanta Braves are the oldest professional baseball team still playing to have never won the Heisman Cup.
I believe Donald Trump is the best president since Grover Cleveland for designing a ballroom.
Do you know where I can find some good germane chocolate?
"Our goal is not the victory of might, but the vindication of right; not peace at the expense of freedom, but both peace and freedom, here in this hemisphere, and, we hope, around the world. God willing, that goal will be achieved."
On October 22, 1962, the Cuban Missile Crisis was announced to the people of the USA. Read Kennedy's speech: https://genius.com/John-f-kennedy-cuban-missile-crisis-speech-annotated
"Our goal is not the victory of might, but the vindication of right; not peace at the expense of freedom, but both peace and freedom, here in this hemisphere, and, we hope, around the world. God willing, that goal will be achieved."
On October 22, 1962, the Cuban Missile Crisis was announced to the people of the USA. Read Kennedy's speech: https://genius.com/John-f-kennedy-cuban-missile-crisis-speech-annotated
I've been thinking about values and principles recently, and how those inform our political beliefs and practices.
Truth: I want to speak and hear truth. I don't mind if it's nuanced but I do prefer that it's accurate. "True statements presented in an inaccurate way" don't land as "truth" for me. "Truth" for me is close to "reality."
Life: I believe that humans are created in the image of God. Because of this, the death of any human is a cause for sorrow- even when the death is justified or necessary in the eyes of society. Humans should be treated with equal dignity and respect, but this may mean treating people in different circumstances (poor/rich, children/adults, mentally competent/not, etc.) differently.
The transcendent and the supernatural: Reality makes the most sense to me through the perspective that there is a supernatural aspect to it. This leads me to weight my priorities differently than if the material and temporal were all there is. Because I believe the spiritual world exists, our actions, thoughts, and loves are engaged in that world as well as the material world. (Note: I use "material" and "spiritual" world terminology for simplicity and readability, not to suggest two separate dimensions or layers of reality. It gets complicated.)
I think most of my political opinions are connected to one or more of these values, and even as I write this I think my list is incomplete.
"...in a democracy the state will always be a reflection of its own society, just as the society will be the creation of the countless faiths and moral principles that inspire and shape it.
"...American public discourse has degenerated into a bitter contentiousness that borders on ideological civil war. It has loosed an unholy trio of consequences- insistent demands, irreconcilable differences, and interminable disagreements. Trust is out, tribalism in. Reasoned argument has been replaced by unargued assertion and attack, while the rhetoric of protest, pronouncements, and posturing has drowned that of persuasion." -Os Guinness, "The American Hour," 1993
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