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The Oregon Standoff, Black Lives Matter, and Criminal-Justice Reform
Police restraint and deescalation are as important in the standoff with an armed militia in Oregon as they are in urban police departments around the country.
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Projects
Choosing My Religion
Black Activism, Unchurched
A new generation of young leaders in Baltimore are largely organizing outside of congregations. What does this mean for their movement—and for the church?
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What We're Following This Evening
Deadly explosions in Brussels, cont’d: Belgian officials updated the death toll to 34 on Tuesday evening, with more than 200…
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Quoted
“Jesus was a freedom fighter. The cops came to arrest Jesus, and dragged him off and executed him. I don’t…
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Orbital View: Purple Puddles
No grids, just pretty #utah #instadaily #colors Update : potash ponds! A photo…
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What We're Following This Afternoon
Deadly explosions in Brussels, cont’d: At least 32 people have been killed in the blasts at the city’s airport and…
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What We're Following This Morning
Deadly explosions in Brussels: Fatalities have been reported in the blasts at the city’s airport and metro stations. The BBC…
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America by Air: Cloudy Cali Coastline
More props from a reader: Love this series so far and thought I’d throw in one of…
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What We're Following This Afternoon
A historic meeting: Las sonrisas de Obama y Castro en el Palacio de la Revolución, en imágenes…
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Why Should Married People Get Extra Support? Cont'd
A reader addresses that question through the lens of the military: I have always wondered why a…
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What We're Following This Morning
The president’s Cuba trip: President Obama became the first U.S. president since Calvin Coolidge to visit the island nation…
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America by Air: Tildes Over Texas
This reader gives us props: I really enjoyed “How America Is Putting Itself Back Together,”…
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America By Air: Clear Skies on the West Coast
It’s overcast today in Seattle, where my wife Deb and I have come for the annual Citizens University conference —…
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Dirk Shadd / AP In First Round With Gawker, Hulk Hogan Prevails
Jurors in Florida awarded the retired pro wrestler $115 million in his violation-of-privacy lawsuit against the media outlet.
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‘What Do Some White Males Fear Even More Than a Black President?’
I am on the road without time to do any set-up (or, sigh, to finish several pending posts on aspects…
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Quoted
“Whether it's foster care or running a county jail, the offender or the child, they've got to feel…
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America by Air: What a Former Flight Instructor Misses
In response to a new pilot’s note about what he enjoyed in the aerial view, a reader who has worked…
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What We're Following This Afternoon
Updated on March 18 at 12:58 p.m. with news of the capture of a suspect in the Paris…
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America by Air: Too Hot to Handle
A reader who goes by Glenn got perilously close to an erupting volcano: During one of my…
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What We're Following This Morning
EU deal on migrants to be put to Turkey: Under the proposed agreement, all migrants and refugees traveling to Greece…
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Today's Trump-Related Question: Why So Much Hillary Hatred?
In contrast to Donald Trump’s theme, I’ve been saying all along that America Is Already Great Again™. But his campaign…
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Jim Urquhart / Reuters Did FBI Agents Lie About LaVoy Finicum's Shooting?
An investigation shows two unaccounted-for shots, apparently fired by federal officers—and suggestions they tried to cover them up.