
National

Internet Bots are Taking Over Politics—and Social Media Companies Can’t Stop Them
As bots continue to populate Twitter’s trending page with politically polarized messages, it’s becoming harder than ever to track them down and stop them.

1984, Goodbye to All That
The affair demonstrated the worst symptom of our social media age: that nothing matters anymore.

On Loving Your Neighbors: Racism in the Christian Community
The call to “love our neighbors as ourselves” is not rooted in sentimentality or mush or comfort. It is deeply rooted in a sense of justice and empathy towards our fellow man. If your love only extends to the blonde-haired and blue-eyed and pale-skinned, then it isn’t loving.

Trump Looted My Faith
Deploying the National Guard to beat, tear gas, and shoot rubber bullets at journalists, clergy, and peaceful protesters, Trump marched triumphantly to St. John’s Episcopal’s Church across Lafayette Square from the White House and then hoisted a Bible up in the air as though planting a flag. It was a cynical photo op for an unrepentant man.

The Eagle and The Cross: Religion and the American Republic
Interpreting the Constitution to mean that we must excise religion from the body politic like a tumor is simply wishful thinking.

Community First: A Conversation with Candace Valenzuela
Running for Congress is not something for the faint of heart, I always thought that I’d never have the ego to run for Congress. But then I realized, while I don’t have that kind of self-interest, I do have the urgency of the families in my district, and that’s why I’m doing this.

Funding Small Businesses: The Payment Protection Plan Initially Missteps
At a time when the most vulnerable communities are being hardest hit, government intervention presents an opportunity for much-needed support, although initial execution has faltered.

American Cornerstone: An Executive Order Ignites Protest over Architectural Erasure
The decision of what architecture represents America is subject to the whim of those in power, who often make this choice to serve their own agendas.