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Russia’s Breaking Point: Why Now Is the Moment to Boost Aid and Help Ukraine Win
For much of the past four years, a weary consensus has settled over Western capitals. The war in Ukraine, we are told in sober, hushed tones, has devolved into a permanent, grinding stalemate—a tragic, modern iteration of the Somme where borders shift by inches at the cost of miles of graves. But visit Kyiv today,…
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The Country That Stopped Replacing Itself. Why America Needs Immigrants.
With fertility hovering around 1.6 children per woman—well below the roughly 2.1 needed to replace a generation—the U.S. can either import workers, redesign institutions for smaller cohorts, or do both. Choosing neither will be the most expensive option. For years, America has treated falling birth rates as an academic concern—fodder for demographers and anxious op-eds.…
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A Secular Argument Against Anti-Gay Bigotry
Opposition to anti-gay bigotry does not require religious premises. A secular case can be made from widely shared civic values: equal dignity under the law, the avoidance of unnecessary harm, intellectual honesty about what we can justify with evidence, and a commitment to let people pursue meaningful lives so long as they respect the same…
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The Christian Case for Nonviolence
Nonviolence is not merely a personal temperament or a political tactic; it is a moral commitment rooted in Jesus’ life, teachings, death, and resurrection. While Christians have disagreed across the centuries about war, self-defense, and the role of the state, there remains a substantial Christian case that faithful discipleship calls believers to renounce violence and…