Christianity Is Central to the Middle East
Posted in Main Blog (All Posts) on May 14th, 2014 11:08 pm by HL
Christianity Is Central to the Middle East
No Tolerance for “Discomfort” Over Michael Sam
Jonathan Capehart, WP
When you do live television as much as I do, you get used to being ready to talk about anything at a moment’s notice. Once, I was told the topic would be the economy, but the topic switched to Afghanistan 30 seconds before air. Or you get so used to the rhythms of particular shows that even the slightest variation can throw you off. The latter happened to me last night on MSNBC’s “The Last Word” during a discussion with guest anchor Ari Melber and William Rhoden, a columnist for the New York Times, about the cultural significance of the draft of Michael Sam and the…
GOP Dodged a Bullet With Romney’s Loss
John Tamny, RealClearMarkets
In the lead-up to the 2012 presidential election, Republican candidate Mitt Romney was the recipient of a lot of media and political heat for having flip-flopped on various policy issues. On its face, the criticism was overdone. Figure total rigidity in any one person’s thinking speaks to someone who lacks curiosity. If we as individuals are constantly reading, debating ideas, and looking seriously at how the policies we support impact others in the real world, it’s only natural for opinions to change. Romney, and all politicians for that matter, should be the most prone to flip-flops simply…
