Well, “Godwin’s Law” disappeared rather quickly, didn’t it? Michael Godwin cultivated the popular notion that “whoever is the first to mention Hitler in an argument, loses the argument,” in a 1990s meme that grew in strength over the years, right … Read More
Crowdpac, a non-partisan firm dedicated to political data analysis, used federal campaign contribution records dating back to 1980 in order to estimate where various officials and donors fall on the political spectrum. They scored individual donors as being more liberal or … Read More
FOLLOWING the eruption of Volcán de Fuego in Guatemala which has left at least 110 people dead and around 200 missing, and the eruption of Hawaii’s Kilauea volcano which has destroyed hundreds of homes, fears have risen over the status … Read More
During one of the routine daily group visits on the Temple Mount, Palestinian men inside the al-Aqsa mosque threw large rocks at the visitors as they came within proximity of the holy place. > Jordanian Minister slams Israel for allowing … Read More
Jack Phillips, the owner of Masterpiece Cakeshop, leaving the Supreme Court in December. The court said on Monday that a Colorado panel’s decision against him had been infected by religious animus. Credit Zach Gibson for The New York Times WASHINGTON — The … Read More
Crowds at Dublin Castle on Saturday cheered the announcement of the final results of the referendum to repeal Ireland’s abortion ban.CreditPaulo Nunes dos Santos for The New York Times DUBLIN — Some were joyous. Others were devastated. But most of … Read More
Pope Francis said that to overcome the culture of abuse requires a unified effort by both church and congregation. | Photo: Reuters “It’s shameful, I must say, that we didn’t know how to listen or respond in time,” Pope Francis … Read More
The FBI has issued a dire warning to everyone who has a router in their home. The Internet Crime Complaint Center sent a rare Public Service Announcement declaring: “Foreign cyber actors have compromised hundreds of thousands of home and office … Read More
File photo of a church bell not related to the story. Photo: Petr David Josek/AP A Swedish church which made headlines when it claimed requests for a permit to ring bells were denied never actually made a formal application to … Read More