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In rebuke of Trump, Tillerson says lies are a threat to democracy

In rebuke of Trump, Tillerson says lies are a threat to democracy

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The New York Times reports: In a veiled but powerful rebuke of President Trump, former Secretary of State Rex W. Tillerson warned on Wednesday that American democracy is threatened by a “growing crisis in ethics and integrity.” “If our leaders seek to conceal the truth, or we as people become accepting of alternative realities that are no longer grounded in facts, then we as American citizens are on a pathway to relinquishing our freedom,” he said in a commencement address…

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How ‘evangelical’ became synonymous with ‘hypocrite’

How ‘evangelical’ became synonymous with ‘hypocrite’

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Michael Gerson writes: One of the most extraordinary things about our current politics—really, one of the most extraordinary developments of recent political history—is the loyal adherence of religious conservatives to Donald Trump. The president won four-fifths of the votes of white evangelical Christians. This was a higher level of support than either Ronald Reagan or George W. Bush, an outspoken evangelical himself, ever received. Trump’s background and beliefs could hardly be more incompatible with traditional Christian models of life and…

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Why Trump wouldn’t get a security clearance to work in the White House

Why Trump wouldn’t get a security clearance to work in the White House

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Richard Painter and Norman Eisen write: Every day brings a new reason why President Trump cannot meet the standards expected of every single person who works for him (except for the vice president). Take recent reports about the payment Trump attorney Michael Cohen “facilitated” for porn actress Stormy Daniels to help Trump in the waning days of the 2016 campaign. Despite Cohen’s carefully worded denials that he was not reimbursed by the Trump Organization or the Trump campaign, this week…

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Allegations of sexual misconduct facing celebrity atheist and liberal crusader, Lawrence Krauss

Allegations of sexual misconduct facing celebrity atheist and liberal crusader, Lawrence Krauss

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BuzzFeed reports: When Melody Hensley first met Lawrence Krauss, she was a 29-year-old makeup artist at a department store, and he was one of her intellectual idols. She ran an atheist website in her spare time and had just started volunteering for the Center for Inquiry (CFI), a nonprofit group committed to promoting science and reason above faith. She was hoping to build a career in the burgeoning “skeptics” movement, and Krauss was one of its brightest luminaries. At a…

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The case for impeaching Clarence Thomas

The case for impeaching Clarence Thomas

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Jill Abramson writes: [Clarence] Thomas, as a crucial vote on the Supreme Court, holds incredible power over women’s rights, workplace, reproductive, and otherwise. His worldview, with its consistent objectification of women, is the one that’s shaping the contours of what’s possible for women in America today, more than that of just about any man alive, save for his fellow justices. And given the evidence that’s come out in the years since, it’s also time to raise the possibility of impeachment….

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