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Remembering the Stranger

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This is part of the General Conference Odyssey. Perhaps the best irony about the GOP candidates’ rhetoric against the refugees is that it technically, according to the Bible, makes them Sodomites. This was my friend Stephen Smoot‘s Facebook status a while back, referring to Ezekiel 16:49-50: “Behold this was the guilt of your sister Sodom: … Read more

European Labor Laws and Radical Islam

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The Boston Globe made this interesting observation last week in the wake of the terrorist attack in Brussels: Long before Tuesday’s terror attacks in Brussels, it was clear that Belgium had become a breeding ground for Islamist extremists. Hundreds of Belgian Muslims — as many as 500, according to one estimate — have gone to … Read more

Ted Cruz Sex Scandal?

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Just picked up this story on Facebook: 8 Things You Need to Know About Ted Cruz’s Sex Scandal. Some thoughts: This is one article, so it’s not proof, but the sources seem very legit. For example: National Enquirer is kind of a joke, but they were right about Tiger Woods. And John Edwards. (See the … Read more

The Populist Trade Problem

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A recent article in Vox outlines the problem of anti-trade populism: Bernie Sanders sells himself as a champion of the little guy. But talk to economists and development experts, and you hear something different: Sanders’s policies on trade would hurt the very poorest people on Earth. A lot. Here is the basic issue. Sanders has, … Read more

Compassionate (Sentimental) Liberals, Loyal (Authoritarian) Conservatives, and Intelligent (Cold-Hearted) Libertarians

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Social psychologist Jonathan Haidt and the Cato Institute’s Emily Ekins have an incredible article on the moral psychology of different candidate supporters. The two begin with the 6 major moral foundations: Care/harm: We feel compassion for those who are vulnerable or suffering. Fairness/cheating: We constantly monitor whether people are getting what they deserve, whether things … Read more