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The mischief of oppression
In The Secret Agent, Kleber Mendonça Filho shows how political corruption and violence create an atmosphere of dread—along with situations so confusing they are almost funny.
The Kirk assassination and the scandal of enemy love
The kind of love Jesus taught may not be popular. But the alternative has already shown its rotten fruit.
A time for nonviolence
Political violence is morally unacceptable, against Charlie Kirk or anyone else. It’s also strategically shortsighted.
Did God intervene to save Trump’s life?
Underneath this question lies layer upon layer of ever more troubling theological questions.
The menacing turn in our politics
Too many powerful people in public positions today refuse to repudiate the language of threat.
by Peter W. Marty