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‘Family values’ leaders are projecting their own fears and desires
Some opponents of trans rights project their own impulses of entering intimate spaces of another sex to fulfill erotic or prurient desires.
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There’s nothing wrong with being politically correct
Those who automatically throw “political correctness” into the debate often do so because they lack the facts or the nuances of any given topic under discussion.
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Don’t forget the peacemakers on this patriotic holiday
On Memorial Day, let’s expand our definition of “patriot” while we remember and honor all of those serving our country.
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Are you a Democratic Socialist?
No country in the world today stands as a fully socialist state, but some of the most successful economies combine elements of capitalism with socialism.
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Is empathy the antidote to bullying?
As former Utah Republican Senator, Bob Bennett, lay dying, he called his wife and son over to his bed to express his last wish.
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One of America’s biggest threats is radical Christian terrorists
World history is full of Christian terrorists so why don’t we call them by their true name?
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Ronald Reagan’s legacy of poverty and death
If the majority of people with AIDS had been middle-class, white, heterosexual males, we would’ve seen massive mobilizations to defeat the virus.
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Contraception and little sisters carrying a big stick
If the Little Sisters of the Poor and the Catholic Church are really “of the poor,” how can they square their policies with truly serving poor people?
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What if we actually democratized the electoral system?
“One person, one vote” is an essential and unifying element of our democracy, but unfortunately, it is an ideal rather than the reality.
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Narcissism, demagoguery, and modern American politics
Only a few U.S. presidents could be considered in varying degrees as truly great moral and political leaders with soaring intellects who served the people with honesty and integrity.