For more than 20 years, Robert J. Lurtsema (1931–2000) hosted a classical music radio show on the Boston station WGBH. He typically began the show […] Source
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The fight to redraw the nation’s congressional maps is escalating as Virginia asks its own Supreme Court to pause the ruling that struck down a new map Democrats had counted on.
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I’m realizing that a sort of gooey sitcom resolution is not in the cards for my mother and me.
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We are entering a more perilous era where China no longer sees U.S. strength as something to fear.
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The draft, which is mandatory for men, is a deeply divisive issue in the country. But volunteer enlistments have soared amid a surge in nationalism and a sluggish economy.
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Attacks Friday cast doubt on the tenuous month-old ceasefire that the United States has insisted is still in effect.
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The Coast Guard was notified and began a search and rescue operation for the survivor. At least 193 people have been killed in the U.S. campaign.
Although Skylab anomalies have been discussed previously, the documents released Friday are considered new to the public.
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The alliance is not only ideologically congenial, but electorally valuable. The post A Durable Coalition: Social Conservatives and Antiwar Voters appeared first on The American Conservative .
Politics A Durable Coalition: Social Conservatives and Antiwar Voters The alliance is not only ideologically congenial, but electorally valuable. (Photo by Niall Carson/PA Images via Getty Images) The administration is not popular . After being elected on a platform of avoiding unnecessary wars, President Donald Trump and the GOP made the decision to risk a global recession and a potential Democratic sweep in the midterms by starting a war in the Middle East. Predictably, the Republicans are now the electoral underdogs and need to do some hard thinking about the future of the party and its policies. One potential coalition, which would be healthy for both the party and the country, would be between social conservatives and antiwar…Open
Maybe the biggest threat to the beleaguered country comes from inside. The post Zelensky and Ukraine Are in a World of Trouble appeared first on The American Conservative .
Foreign Affairs Zelensky and Ukraine Are in a World of Trouble Maybe the biggest threat to the beleaguered country comes from inside. (paparazzza/Shutterstock) A world of trouble is dawning for Ukraine and its president, Volodymyr Zelensky. And not just because they are losing the war, which they are. Despite pro-Ukraine governments and media in Western countries overplaying Russia’s losses in troops and underplaying its gains in territory, the reality on the ground is becoming increasingly hopeless for the eastern European country. Russia’s gains are not spectacular, but they are steady. They are slowly absorbing Donbas. The Russian advance is stretching the front line ever further. With Ukraine’s serious manpower shortage, that…Open