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I Love My Country. But Let’s Not Kid Ourselves.

America is a great country. But the US Capitol Insurrection is part of a long, dark, racial history in the United States. — “This isn’t who we are.” President-elect Joe Biden said these words in the aftermath of Wednesday’s assault on the US Capitol. Politicians like to say this during events like this. I believe that President-elect Biden and others who use that phrase mean nothing but good. …

Racism

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I Love My Country. But Let’s Not Kid Ourselves.
I Love My Country. But Let’s Not Kid Ourselves.
Racism

5 min read


Jan 24

Ghost of a Chance

It seems pointless to Hope the GOP can change from its current trajectory. But what other choice is there? — In the aftermath of the 2012 election where Barak Obama was reelected over Mitt Romney, leaders within the GOP came up with a document to explain why the party lost and what it needed to do going forward. The Autopsy was a thorough understanding of the situation, urging the party…

Politics

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Ghost of a Chance
Ghost of a Chance
Politics

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Jan 4

Only Love Can Rebuild the GOP

A Post-Trump Republican Party Needs People Who Care About the Party to lead it after the horror of Donald Trump. — I’ve always been a bit of a squish when it comes to being on the center right. …

Republican Party

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Only Love Can Rebuild the GOP
Only Love Can Rebuild the GOP
Republican Party

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Dec 27, 2022

A Less Perfect Union

The Pretense of Race Liberalism is Fading Away. That’s a Bad Thing. — I don’t know when it happened, but over the last few years, I stopped communicating what I thought about race. Being African American, race has always been something I’ve have to contend with in my own life. It wasn’t some kind of burden, but since an early age,I’ve always been…

Race

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A Less Perfect Union
A Less Perfect Union
Race

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Nov 8, 2022

Democracy Dies In Despair

It’s the loss of hope that can kill a democracy. — I’m not looking forward to election night. I think a number of candidates that are not ready for primetime, who built their campaigns on division and lies will win Tuesday. I think the upcoming Congress will be an endless of stream of crap and not focused on, you know governing. …

Democracy

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Democracy Dies In Despair
Democracy Dies In Despair
Democracy

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Oct 25, 2022

Waiting for the Republican Reckoning

Why some NeverTrumpers tell themselves the GOP needs a spanking. — The work of politics always contains some form of lies. This isn’t a cynical take on politics. Politics in democratic societies are not all about lies, but it will stretch the truth in order to tell their constituents what they want to hear. One of the reasons, Donald Trump is…

Politics

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Waiting for the Republican Reckoning
Waiting for the Republican Reckoning
Politics

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Oct 22, 2022

Can Christians Be Patriotic?

Remember to Keep the main thing, the main thing. — This might be odd for a pastor to say, but my two favorite holidays aren’t religious holidays. They happen to be Thanksgiving and the Fourth of July. I consider myself a patriot; I love my country. I love that I have a US Passport that I can proudly show wherever…

Patriotism

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Can Christians Be Patriotic?
Can Christians Be Patriotic?
Patriotism

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Oct 8, 2022

The Republican Party Isn’t A Political Party

Why the GOP Can’t Get Rid of Donald Trump. — Last month, Washington Post columnist Megan McArdle wrote a fiery essay on former President Donald Trump and the Republican Party. In the wake of the Mar-a-Lago raid by the FBI over classified documents that Trump had in his possession she wrote it is time for the GOP to block him…

Republican Party

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The Republican Party Isn’t A Political Party
The Republican Party Isn’t A Political Party
Republican Party

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Published in Dialogue & Discourse

·Sep 26, 2022

It Takes an Army to Fight Trump and MAGA

Elected politicians can’t fight on their own. — There is a great long-read in the Wall Street Journal about how Kyiv was saved from the Russian Army, not just by its army but by a ragtag group of Ukrainian civilians that joined their military in taking down what was considered one of the world’s mightiest armed forces. Russian…

Politics

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It Takes an Army to Fight Trump and MAGA
It Takes an Army to Fight Trump and MAGA
Politics

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Published in Dialogue & Discourse

·Sep 21, 2022

Is the Forward Party the Real Deal?

At a perilous time in American democracy, can the Forward Party rise to the challenge? — I want to believe in the Forward Party. Like a lot of Americans, I would like to see more political parties. Like many Republicans, I’ve grown frustrated and frankly, afraid of the growing illiberalism in the GOP. …

Politics

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Is the Forward Party the Real Deal?
Is the Forward Party the Real Deal?
Politics

6 min read

Dennis Sanders

Dennis Sanders

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Middle-aged Midwesterner. I write about religion, politics and culture. Podcast: churchandmain.org newsletter: https://churchandmain.substack.com/

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