Posts by Swedan margen
The Power of the Christmas Truce of 1914
A few months into the killing fields of World War I, soldiers reclaimed their shared humanity. Those who found hope amid chaos offer a lesson for us today. Source link
Read More<i>Oh, Canada</i>’s Salute to Radicalism
Paul Schrader panders to his political past. Source link
Read MoreHappy Hanukkah, and Am Yisrael Chai
Zionism is the modern enactment of Hanukkah’s assertion of the right to Jewish independence, and the necessity of the Jewish state even for Jews outside of Israel. Source link
Read MoreDenmark bolsters Greenland's defenses after Trump takeover talk
Days after Donald Trump again expressed interest in acquiring Greenland, Denmark said it would boost defenses on its Arctic territory. Source link
Read MoreBiden signs bill officially making bald eagle national bird of U.S.
The bald eagle, a symbol of the power and strength of the United States for more than 240 years, earned an overdue honor on Tuesday: It officially became the country’s national bird. Source link
Read MoreTrump gave 2019 Christmas message while lighting National Christmas Tree
“In 1923, President Calvin Coolidge lit the first National Christmas Tree. Later that night, African American community centers held an outdoor worship service on these grounds. And during that service, the Washington Monument was illuminated with a beautiful cross, a powerful reminder of the meaning of Christmas,” then-President Donald Trump said at the tree-lighting ceremony…
Read MoreTrump wants Justice Department to pursue death penalty
President-elect Donald Trump on Tuesday said he would direct the Department of Justice to pursue the death penalty on the heels of President Biden commuting the sentence of roughly all inmates on federal death row to life without parole. Source link
Read MoreTrump sends Gaetz friendly note after ethics committee report
President-elect Donald Trump came to the defense of former Rep. Matt Gaetz, calling his treatment “very unfair” after a House Ethics Committee report revealing misconduct was released. Source link
Read MoreGoogle lets you review members of Congress, and the appraisals are brutal
Savanna Herrera was not pleased with Sen. Mitt Romney’s phone system. She said she kept calling his office and pushed the “5” button like the voice advised but couldn’t reach a person. Then she figured she’d push the 3 button. Still didn’t work. So Ms. Herrera did what any other unsatisfied customer might do in…
Read MoreBill Clinton is out of the hospital after being treated for the flu
Former President Bill Clinton was discharged from a Washington hospital on Tuesday and will be home for Christmas after he was admitted the day before with a fever. Source link
Read MoreBiden's veto of law creating judgeships draws bipartisan backlash
President Biden’s veto of a law creating more than 60 federal judgeships is getting bipartisan pushback after lawmakers and the Judicial Conference of the United States called for more judges throughout the nation’s courts. Source link
Read MoreSecond chances go virtual as new tech helps prisoners learn job skills
Dave Clark was sitting in prison serving a 40-year sentence for a Ponzi scheme conviction when he got to thinking about his fellow cons and their struggles. Source link
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