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Between the Lines XVII: The word we need now
It’s a lovely word.
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Between the Lines XVI: 2024: The year of moral courage – in journalism
The new year used to be a time of cautious hope.
Between the Lines XV: 2024, the Year of Moral Courage
Much of the Christian world observed the anniversary of the birth of Jesus two days ago, but Christ is born anew in the hearts of millions of people…
Between the Lines XIV: Church, state and spiritual sense
The original idea behind the United States of America is religious and inspiring.
Between the Lines XIII: Trump, fear and moral law
On November 30 and December 7, The Washington Post published two opinion articles by Robert Kagan, Senior Fellow at the Brookings Institution and an…
Between the Lines XII: The essential war
“There’s so much anger…and it’s coming out everywhere.” Ben Mezrich, author of Breaking Twitter.
Between the Lines XI: National and personal decline are not inevitable
People think decline and decay are unstoppable, that sooner or later all things good must die.
Between the Lines X: Gratitude and the problem of disinformation
My intention in this Wednesday commentary, as well as in Holy War, is to try to bring clarity to some of the ideas that swirl unnoticed or unquestioned…
Between the Lines IX: The significance and power of individual goodness
Not for the first time in history, we have governments, armed groups and vengeful leaders feeling emboldened to commit the worst of atrocities. Neither…
Between the Lines VIII: Mesmerism and forgiveness
“We now seem to be in another period of turmoil. Pax Americana, which lasted from the end of [World War II] to, I would say, 9/11…seems to be over…
Between the Lines VII: War and peace
We watch what’s going on in Ukraine/Russia and Israel/Palestine and think, how horrible. And it is, so much hatred and lust for power. So much…
Between the Lines VI: Writing to change the world
What David Darke in Holy War wants to do is produce journalism that changes the news. He calls it prophetic journalism. It means writing about people…
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