________
________
________
from Asia Times
LEAST BIASED, HIGH; News & Media Website based in Hong Kong
How Mexico became a failed state
Author of Asia Times’s wildly popular series “Demolition of Mexico’s economy and democracy” says it’s even worse now: Country has pretty much gone to hell in a hand basket under leftist, primitivist president.
Author of Asia Times’s wildly popular series “Demolition of Mexico’s economy and democracy” says it’s even worse now: Country has pretty much gone to hell in a hand basket under leftist, primitivist president.
________
from Conciliar Post
Choosing belief simply to cover one’s bases and ensure maximum utility runs counter to Christ’s example and is antithetical to His call. But expecting an unbeliever to grasp this in an unrepentant state seems unrealistic. Appealing to self-interest doesn’t strike me as any worse a starting point than an appeal to nature’s beauty, the cosmos’s orderliness, or our idea of deity. None of these necessarily draw the nonbeliever’s heart to the Lord, but each has long served as a portico through which a believer first begins a wrestling match with the Holy Spirit. Further, the Wager has been useful in my own life in moments of doubt and despair; I do not rest on the Wager for sustaining my faith long-term, but it does help me cling to Jesus in seasons where I do not sense the Lord’s presence and peace.
________
from Hoover Institution
Nonprofit Organization in Stanford, California
The Roman Empire flourished in large measure because it built logistics infrastructure to support civil administration of conquered territories. Roman roads enabled commodities and other goods from interior estates to be transported to coastal ports for shipment to the capital, and also provided an efficient network for moving its legions among the growing roster of provincial seats. But those provincial cities, often in arid areas, could not have grown beyond the size of military garrisons without the water supplied by Roman aqueducts.
________
from The Spokesman-Review
Newspaper in Spokane, Washington
________
________
from The Washington Examiner
News & Media Website in Washington, DC
Washington state banned racial discrimination 20 years ago; now it's back on the ballot
Discrimination exists in America in ways the purveyors of identity politics do not like to talk about. It is often disguised as the pursuit of diversity, showered with government support and doled out in the form of quotas and preferences. The upshot, however, is always the same: Americans are discriminated against on the basis of race, ethnicity, gender, and other immutable characteristics. Two decades ago, the state of Washington banned this sordid practice. Today, the state legislature and powerful interest groups are aggressively trying to turn back progress.
Washington state banned racial discrimination 20 years ago; now it's back on the ballot
Discrimination exists in America in ways the purveyors of identity politics do not like to talk about. It is often disguised as the pursuit of diversity, showered with government support and doled out in the form of quotas and preferences. The upshot, however, is always the same: Americans are discriminated against on the basis of race, ethnicity, gender, and other immutable characteristics. Two decades ago, the state of Washington banned this sordid practice. Today, the state legislature and powerful interest groups are aggressively trying to turn back progress.
________
No comments:
Post a Comment