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In the news, Monday, December 23, 2019


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from The Atlantic  Magazine

A dispute between a small group of scholars and the authors of The New York Times Magazine’s issue on slavery represents a fundamental disagreement over the trajectory of American society.

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from Christianity Today
Media/News Company based in Carol Stream, Illinois

The Flag in the Whirlwind: An Update from CT’s President
Why our editor in chief spoke out against Trump, and why the conversation must continue.

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from City Journal
A quarterly magazine of urban affairs, published by the Manhattan Institute

A Matter of Truth
On Ricky Gervais, J. K. Rowling, and speaking frankly
The comedian Ricky Gervais has committed heresy by mocking a modern (and very recent) orthodoxy of the right-thinking intellectual: that a man who takes hormones, has surgery, and behaves like a woman actually is a woman in all respects, no different from women born female. In support of a statement by J. K. Rowling, the famous children’s author (and by no means social conservative), that a transgender woman is not a woman—she was expressing support for a woman dismissed by a think tank for holding such a view—Gervais posted a witty tweet in which he mocked not only the opposing orthodoxy but, by implication, the underlying philosophy of so much current thought about social problems: that differences in outcomes between groups are explicable only and completely by such factors as prejudice and discrimination.

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from DW News (Deutsche Welle)
Broadcasting & Media Production Company in Bonn, Germany

Opinion: Germany's policy on Russia — silence implies consent

What has actually happened is not decisive, only the way it is perceived and remembered later on. That is why it is imperative to talk to Russia in clear terms, says political scientist Jörg Himmelreich.

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from The Spokesman-Review
Newspaper in Spokane, Washington

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from The Washington Times
News & Media Website in Washington, D.C.

Trump signs measure to preserve Native languages
President Donald Trump has signed a measure that extends federal grant programs aimed at preserving indigenous languages and expands eligibility so more tribes can participate.

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