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Josh Hammer: Jews and Christians — united we stand, divided we fall

For a brief window this coming week, Passover and Holy Week, the sacred observances of Jews and Christians, respectively, will overlap. Jews around the world will gather this Wednesday and Thursday evenings for the Seder, which recounts the Exodus from Egypt and God's redemptive hand in ...

Erick Erickson: The addled brain

"Hezbollah hit 19 IDF tanks today. That's $95M lost in 1 day. The IDF is a paper tiger," declared Ethan Levins on Twitter with a picture of a burned-out tank. He describes himself as an "independent journalist," "American Christian," and "truth seeker." The picture he posted was from 2006. His ...

Veronique de Rugy: How will congress choose to handle the Iran bill?

Whatever you think of the war in Iran, there's a separate question — independent of the military merits — that Congress must answer: How will it be paid for? The Pentagon has requested $200 billion to fund the campaign. While circumstances could change the price tag, interest payments on ...

Keith Raffel: Erasing Cesar Chavez, enshrining Donald Trump

Cesar Chavez led the fight for farmworker and Latino rights in postwar America. But at the same time, he was molesting and raping women. Ana Murguia has told The New York Times that while in his 40s, Chavez trapped her behind a locked office door and pulled down her pants down. She was only ...

Froma Harrop: Does social media really addict us?

Facebook, Instagram and WhatsApp are running content very harmful to children. So said a jury in New Mexico that just slapped their owner, Meta, with a $375 million fine. The state accused the company of spreading pornographic images and helping adults contact vulnerable children. Meta faces ...