#Politics

For over four decades, American evangelicals have embraced the special-interest paradigm of political engagement—arguing, in effect, that the interests of Christians should take priority over conflicting claims of other interest
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The Grange. By 1872 it was largest mass organization in US history, organized farmers in many rural districts of MW, West & South as a political bloc hostile to Republican
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1. Tonight I was watching a Firing Line episode from March 1997, as one does, and was really surprised by something. This panel of 4 National Review writers, serious conservatives
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THREAD: Details about @MariamSeif 's case - a bunch of Hezbollah/Amal supporters and some Al-Akhbar Journos are trying to portray this attack as an "old family misunderstanding". Mariam has been
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I can count the number on one hand, and we have around 200 people. Our server is very, very good. We have a good set of rules, we reinforce positive
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Grup Godo, like nature, hates emptiness. Laporta is the clear Cruyffista candidate, & whether he intended it initially or not, Victor Font is their candidate. I predicted it a few
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Some etymological stories are too long to fit into a single tweet, so here’s a quick story about how one man’s awkward encounter with Thomas Jefferson sparked a massively popular
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You know me. I can never resist tweeting about books. So here are a selection of texts I’d add to #OurFeministLibrary, mostly written by women of colour & lesbians. Will
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'It is an ominous sign of the time that Indian history is being viewed in official circles in perspective of recent politics' writes R. C. Majumdar in his independent work
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"Trump is a libertarian" Me: hold my whiskey, thread to follow. https://t.co/Jv2t4pmUWj  Let's start with the LP platform regarding the death penalty. We oppose the state administration of it, in
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1/ As always I enjoyed Rafael Behr's Politics on the Couch podcast... but (sorry) I take issue with the arguments he presented for why Labour backed the government's Brexit deal.
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Symbolic cooperation, but not a wise move by the Moon Admin if it wants to preserve and expand ROK autonomy vis-à-vis regional Great Powers. Still, some hopeful signs ahead. Quick
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I noticed that a lot of “Sikh Twitter” topics are usually political, historical, or involve advanced theological discussions. Many may feel left out that they don’t have the knowledge to
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US alliance partners are thrilled about @JoeBiden! But should they? How do we know that USA alliance commitments really matter?Answer: we can't[THREAD]https://www.usnews.com/news/elections/articles/2020-11-07/us-allies-express-relief-af
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NEW RESEARCH THREAD Congress is considering new legislation to help Americans still struggling during the ongoing COVID-19 crisis. My recent survey w/@agpines of our sample of hourly service workers with
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Doctors and public health experts have been warning for months "Winter is coming," and when Winter finally showed up, 40% of the country went, "It's our right as Americans to
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