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When it comes to Roe v. Wade , some pro-choice voices have a jihadism problem. Posting about “Shariʿa” won’t help them. Critiquing originalism might. A subset of those infuriated by the leaked draft…
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While the horrific scenes of the invasion and occupation of the US Capitol building were played out on television, I happened to be in a radio interview for my new book, God at War. The reporter asked…
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The Global Philanthropy Project has published “The Perfect Storm: The closing space for LGBT civil society in Kyrgyzstan, Indonesia, Kenya, and Hungary.” The report notes that governments have…
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Donald Trump has tried to make much about why President Obama won’t use the phrase “ Islamic terrorism”: Although the President and I have not discussed the reasons, I can think of several good ones…
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It’s ironic that a number of (mostly right wing) commentators have been invoking the ideals of freedom of speech and expression while praising an authoritarian leader who has cracked down on these…
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International religious freedom has become the civilizing discourse of our time.
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… and jihad and sharia…
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When all you have left is a drone, every problem looks like collateral damage.
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So what should we do now? Nothing.
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Just as hate responds to hate, those whose political fortunes depend on the manufacture of hatred seem to need each other.
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