I first learned about Mark Galli’s Christianity Today editorial “Trump Should Be Removed from Office” from a text message sent by a former student of mine I’ll call Jared, a native New Yorker. He asked, What do you think of this article?
Read MoreDay: December 23, 2019
Michigan Gov. Whitmer Signs Legislation Legalizing Sports Betting, Online Gambling
Gov. Gretchen Whitmer signed a bipartisan bill package into law Friday, legalizing online gambling and sports betting in casinos.
Read MoreCommentary: The Senate Should Start the Impeachment Trial Whether House Speaker Nancy Pelosi Is Ready or Not
Does House Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.) have a heretofore unnoticed, unconstitutional power to hold up an impeachment that has already been voted on?
Read MoreNetflix Refuses to Comment on ‘Holiday Special’ Implying Jesus Christ Is Gay
Netflix refuses to comment on outrage from Christians over a “holiday special” portraying Jesus Christ as gay.
Read MoreRepublicans Head Into the 2020 Election Year with Seven Times More Cash Than Democrats, Records Show
The Republican National Committee heads into the 2020 election year with more than seven times as much cash on hand as the Democratic National Committee, the parties’ FEC filings show.
Read MoreCruz, Groups Criticize $1.4 Trillion Budget Deal ‘No One Has Read’
On the eve of the Senate voting on an omnibus bill already passed by the House, Texas Republican Sen. Ted Cruz lit a cigar and said, “The spending bill the Senate is voting on [Thursday] is lobbyist boondoggle that belongs in an ashtray.”
Read MoreLGBTQ Flag-Burning: Iowa Man Sentenced for Hate Crime of Burning LGBTQ Church Flag
A court sentenced an Iowa man to 16 years in prison Wednesday after he set fire to an LGBTQ flag from a church.
Read MoreElizabeth Warren’s Campaign Says Asian, Indian and Middle-Eastern Billionaires Are ‘White’
Democratic presidential candidate Sen. Elizabeth Warren’s campaign website labeled Asian-American, Indian-American, Iranian-American and Pakistani-American billionaires as “white.”
Read MoreTrump Administration Begins Deporting Mexicans Farther From Border, Making Reentry Harder
The U.S. has begun deporting Mexican nationals deep into the interior of their country, making illegal reentry that much more difficult — and immigration enforcement officials have not ruled out deporting them as far as Guatemala.
Read MoreCommentary: Fighting Loneliness During the Holidays
As I read through a recent Pew Research Center report detailing America’s dreary numbers regarding single-parent households, I came to a section on aging and living alone. Because I am doing both – collecting Social Security and living by myself in a place where I have few friends or family – I read this section with great interest. Pew Research reports that:
Read MoreAnn Arbor Mayor Calls Trump’s Action on Refugee Resettlement a ‘National Disgrace’
The Ann Arbor City Council unanimously approved of a resolution consenting to continued refugee resettlement during a December 16 meeting.
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