In a dynamic time of U.S. history, Robert A. Taft was a deeply principled politician, courageously speaking out against FDR's New Deal, U.S. involvement in WWII, the Nuremberg Trials, and the formation of NATO.
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The Tithes That Unbind
Millions of newcomers are rapidly eating away at the Mormon majority in Utah, and putting pressure on the Mormon Church to modify its stance on homosexuality. Some practice "gay tithing," sending money to activists trying to get the church to change.
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A Melancholy Parade
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The Supreme Court Leaks Common Sense: Justice Alito’s Splendid Opinion
If Justice Alito’s mysteriously leaked draft opinion on the Dobbs case becomes official, it will overrule a whole line of dubiously reasoned federal abortion cases and will be the greatest victory for sensible jurisprudence in at least five decades.
Is Ukraine’s War Now America’s War?
The U.S. intelligence community bragging publicly about helping to sink a Russian ship raises the possibility of a wider U.S.-Russia war that could escalate into World War III.
Alito 5 Must Stay the Course
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Orrin Hatch’s Beltway Barnacle Legacy
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First Priority—Avoid U.S. War With Russia
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