Politics

What Disastrous Situation

Byhenry February 21, 2012

… could possibly make Donald Trump a “great” candidate for president? It’s one of the worst comments on our political system that anyone even pretends to take him seriously.

Books | Politics

Giving Away a copy of Preserving Democracy
Byhenry October 8, 2009
… on the Energion.com eZine, which is currently in development. But I’m trying to bring a few people over there, so a copy of Preserving Democracy will be given to a randomly selected commenter who writes a relevant comment. In mid-October I will be changing the topic to science education, and offering a $10 B&N…
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Foreign Policy | Iraq | War

Learning from the War
Byhenry July 26, 2007
Joe Carter caught my attention again today with his post This I No Longer Believe: 5 Lessons Learned from the Iraq War. Now he’s responding to this post by Rod Dreher, but I actually found his list more interesting. I’m not going to make my own list, because I don’t think I’ve learned five things…
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Excellent Post on Gay Marriage
Byhenry June 8, 2006
There’s an excellent post on gay marriage by Jon Rowe over on Positive LibertyA Theoretical Solution to Maggie Gallagher’s Problem (thanks to Ed Brayton on Dispatches from the Culture Wars for pointing this post out.) I’m particularly pleased with the argument here that allows religious toleration for those who believe homosexuality is a sin, and…
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Books | Christianity | Politics | Religion

Christian Attitude on Politics
Byhenry November 4, 2012
… from my friend and Energion author Greg May. Copies of Greg’s new book, Crewed Awakening, are enroute from the printer. You can’t get “hotter off the press” than that!
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Please Remember: The Election is about More than the Presidency
Byhenry October 25, 2016
I’ve read recent stories that speculate that Donald Trump’s problems may depress Republican turnout and make a problem for down-ticket candidates. On the other hand, I’ve read that lack of enthusiasm for Clinton may depress Democratic turnout and be bad for the chances of down-tick Democrats. These things disturb me in a completely non-partisan way….
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2008 U. S. Presidential Election | Author Related | Energion.com | Politics

Gitmo Detainees have Rights
Byhenry June 12, 2008
Whoda thunk it? The Supreme Court has ruled 5-4 that the detainees have constitutional rights and can appeal to civilian courts, according to this MSNBC story. While I believe that extraordinary measures may be needed in war, there are several reasons why I don’t think that is the case here. 1) This has gone on…
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