Carnyx asked: "Are those Christian chaplains or Muslim ones or both?" In the House and Senate, only Christians, so far. In our prisons, both, and probably others. In our military, Christian… (View Post)

The breakdown in the wall of separation between church and state in the United States is far worse than some commenters here imagine. Most American civil rights laws actually forbid dicriminating aga… (View Post)

MISTY said: "Trumpist Republicans are completely against this war and detest Biden's 40bn funding for Ukraine." Here's what NORC found: "Most efforts to support Ukraine and s… (View Post)

On the last post's topic: Years ago, I recall reading a study of American voters, and their tolerance for ethical problems in the candidates they supported. It turned out -- assuming I am rememb… (View Post)

Some thoughts on growing and shrinking inequality: 1. In "Seeds of Albion", David Hackett Fischer contrasted the Puritans of New England with the Cavaliers farther south. The Puritans encou… (View Post)