Preserving American Values
Our nation stands under attack … not from without but from within. American values, our politics, and our culture have been corrupted.
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This year, many agency heads in the Trump administration sent out official Christmas messages with explicitly religious as opposed to universal spiritual messages. So for example, War Secretary Hegseth said, “Today we celebrate the birth of our Lord and Savior, Jesus Christ.” This is just one more example of the Trump administration’s distortion and perversion…
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Despite the brief #MeToo era, we still live in a world where if a man and a woman are engaged in a sordid—meaning, in conflict with society’s conventions—relationship, it is the woman who will be chastised and not the man. Men have always been able to do what they want and receive little criticism; women…
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There is deep disagreement among Americans today on what it means to be an American. The two sides are so polarized that each sees the other as a threat to our democracy’s continued existence. There is even occasional talk about the possibility of civil war. With the passions this disagreement has fostered, how do we…
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About a month ago, Bret Stephen wrote an op-ed piece in The New York Times titled, “Why Mamdani Scares Jews.” I have a problem with Stephen’s perspective and scare tactics. To be anti-Zionist is not the same as being antisemitic. As a Jew, while I fully support the State of Israel and the necessity of…
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There is no argument between Democrats and Republicans—even of the MAGA variety—that we live in a country of great inequality regarding a number of essential aspects of life: money, education, health care, and housing. The difference between the two is that Republicans feel that if you don’t have money, or an education, or good health…
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When Justice Alito was in Rome the other week to partake in the Church’s Jubilee, he noted several cases that have come before the Supreme Court. One allowed parents with religious objections to withdraw their children from classes when storybooks with LGBTQ themes were discussed. There is no question that today the Catholic Church does…
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At last the Trump administration is taking action that I approve of. He has issued a memorandum that will in effect remove advertising of prescription drugs on TV, returning to a policy that was in effect until the 1990s. What is the purpose of these ads? The pharmaceuticals industry would say that it’s important that…
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In the texts cited by the prosecutors in charging Tyler Robinson for the murder of Charlie Kirk, while he clearly did the deed, which in itself is a radical act, there was nothing in the texts that showed he was motivated by radical, progressive, or leftist thinking. Instead, I would call his thinking very Christian,…
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While what Kimmel said regarding the far-right’s reaction to Charlie Kirk’s death may have been partially inaccurate and unnecessarily combative, it certainly did not warrant the FDC Chair’s reaction or ABC’s decision to indefinitely suspend him. What did Kimmel say? “We hit some new lows over the weekend with the MAGA gang desperately trying to…
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The tactic of “the big lie” was developed by Nazi propaganda chief, Joseph Goebbels. Tell a lie large enough, often enough, forcefully enough, and people will come to believe you and think that it is the truth. Donald Trump and his MAGA followers have practiced the big lie often—think of “fake news” or “we…
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