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Miscellaneous | Religion & Spirituality
On Good Friday, Ponder More Important Things | National Review
Today there is silence, if you want it, and time to think, to pray, to try to understand, and to try as best we can to do that heroic and impossible thing that we are commanded to do: to love our enemies — and maybe come to understand that they are not
Miscellaneous | Torah
Rabbi Sacks: Why The Revelation at Mount Sinai Was the Creation of Freedom | Parshat Yitro
A Torah scroll. Photo: RabbiSacks.org. The revelation at Mount Sinai — the central episode not only of parshat Yitro, but …
History | The Constitution
President Trump Has Paved The Way For A Free Speech Comeback
Resistance to growing attacks on free speech and expression is evidence of how truly transformative President Trump has been.
Miscellaneous | Judaism
What is Freedom?
On the first night of Passover, we are commanded to relate the miracles and wonders that were performed for our forefathers in Egypt, as it is written, "Remember this day, on which you went out of Egypt".
History | The Constitution
Dear Supreme Court, it's time to let union workers decide how to spend their money
Mark Janus is a child-support specialist in Illinois who is forced to pay union dues in order to keep his job. As a public employee, he believes that violates his First Amendment right to decide for himself what causes to fund.
News | Interesting Links
FANTASTIC FULL SPEECH: Ivanka Trump
FANTASTIC FULL SPEECH: Ivanka Trump - Republican National Convention - Here Comes the Sun!
News | News
Brexit is a bad omen for world commerce
(c) 2016, The Washington Post. The economic story of the past quarter-century was the rapid advance of globalization, the unleashing of trade and commerce among countries rich and poor - a McDonald’s...
News | Interesting Links
Is the GOP Risking Suicide?
To either ignore the clear instructions of its electorate, or renounce their chosen messenger, would be for the Republican Party to forfeit its future, and cling to a discredited and dead past.…
News | News
Enough dirt, time for a real national security discussion
Politicians reflect those that they seek to elect, and the Kardashian culture has now fully infected the political system. Rather than waste our time in prurient discussions of hand sizes, the campaigns need to force real issues into the media.…
Advice & Self-Help | Empowering Tools for Growth
Study: People Want Power Because They Want Autonomy
New research suggests being in charge is appealing because it offers freedom—not because it allows people to control others.
News | News
Illegal Immigrants Get Public Health Care, Despite Federal Policy
The Affordable Care Act provides no insurance for unauthorized immigrants, but officials in many large counties are treating them anyway.
Politics | Trump Politics
Why it’s time for a Trump revolution
My friends are worried about me. They insist something is not right and suggest prayer, counseling, even rehab. “Take a break,” they urge. “Get away for a few days and clear your head.” They are wi…
News | News
‘Hijacking the Republican Party’ | Freedom's Back
Republican elites scratch their heads after each election loss and wonder why voters say the GOP doesn’t &qout;care about people like me.&qout; After listening to the way the GOP brain trust disses Trump voters, maybe these working class folks a
Politics | Trump Politics
Will the Oligarchs Kill Trump? | Freedom's Back
All five GOP nominees since 1988 seem appalled by Trump’s triumphs. Not in memory has the leadership of a party been so out of touch. The Republican rank and file are in revolt, not only against the failures of their fathers but the policies of their pr
History | History
The 57 Most Powerful Photos In United States History
As we approach the our Independence Day let's take a look at the moments that shaped the United States. Starting with the advent of photography around the time of the Civil War, up to current events, these are powerful, raw and unforgettable photogra
Politics | Op-Ed
Jews, Muslims, Liberal Humanist-Optimists, PEN Boycotters, Beware: Voltaire Is Laughing at You
In the aftermath of the terrorist attacks in Paris last January, the angry French marched not only in the streets but also into the bookstores, where they transformed Voltaire’s Treatise on Tolerance, published in 1763, into a best-seller of 2015. Such
Advice & Self-Help | Career
Job Hopping Is the 'New Normal' for Millennials: Three Ways to Prevent a Human Resource Nightmare
The average worker today stays at each of his or her jobs for 4.4 years, according to the most recent available data from the Bureau of Labor Statistics, but the expected tenure of the workforce's youngest employees is about half that. Ninety-one perc
News | That's News to Me
Report: US Drops to 46th in Press Freedom
According to Reporters Without Borders, America dropped 13 spots on the World Press Freedom Index 2014, designed to rank 180 countries in terms of the freedoms journalists enjoy and the regulations placed on them by government authorities.
