As Shadi Hamid “How can people who value moral integrity and the personal testimony of Jesus be so loyal to the most secular president in American history, a president who has demonstrated nothing but indifference to Christianity?”
The surprising answer, Shady reveals, is “Evangelicals.” That doesn’t mean anything anymore!
To be clear, Shady isn’t assuming that Trump supporters have abandoned morality. He is saying that a growing number of people identify as evangelicals without attending church. I don’t believe in JesusNevertheless (here in more oblique italics) In some cases they may be Muslim, Jewish or Hindu.
Rarely have I read an article that is so mind-blowing. Just read the section where Shady explains that “Trump could redefine the meaning of ‘evangelical’.”
This revelation casts an even deeper shadow over the crew’s activities: to what extent are they religiously motivated, and to what extent purely politically motivated? Are the two entirely different?
David von Drehle He is particularly troubled by the frenzy of the anti-IVF movement: In a deeply personal essay, he describes the agony he and his wife endured through three rounds of IVF, the pain they endured for the slim chance of having a live baby.
“I can think of no one on earth more interested in the miracle of conception, the viability of the fetus, and the gift of life than IVF patients,” David wrote. “What kind of irrational theology is it that sees God at work in the sperm, the eggs, and the reproductive organs, yet sees only sin in the minds of scientists and physicians?”
I think Shadi can guess.
Chaser: If evangelicals support what Trump says, then surely the Republican Party will too. With that in mind, Karen Tumulty Presenting a concise Republican 2024 election platform.
from Editorial Board The president has a big problem with the polls and ignoring them is not in his interest. The situation is particularly bad in the states that ultimately determine the election outcome.
The committee notes that Biden’s campaign had hoped that an improving economy would lift public expectations of the incumbent president, but that rising tide hasn’t yet floated Biden’s boat, so he’s relying on polling warnings: They’re not representative, people aren’t paying attention yet, most big changes come later, etc.
All of this is true to varying degrees, but as the commission warns, “ignoring the polls and relying instead on anecdote, gut feeling, or mood is political malfeasance and dangerous to the country in this crucial election.”
Chaser: Maybe, teeth economy? Heather Long Here’s how Biden’s big blunder on inflation is still hurting Americans.
Bonus Chaser: George Will It poses some questions that might be of practical use ahead of the upcoming Biden-Trump “debate” (if this confrontation can even be described as such).
Jen Rubin Please understand that just because the Supreme Court rejected a “half-hearted” challenge to the abortion drug mifepristone, it doesn’t mean the Court has suddenly become rational.
“There’s no merit to defeating one of the most outlandish arguments made by anti-abortion activists on a technicality,” Jen writes. Indeed, there is still much to be concerned about in the Court’s decision, both in the majority opinion and, especially, in Clarence Thomas’ concurring opinion.
If you need further evidence of the courts’ continuing irrationality, look no further than their ruling last week that struck down the agency’s ban on bump stocks, which essentially turn semi-automatic rifles into machine guns — a rule put into place under the Trump administration.
As EJ Dionne “The Supreme Court prioritized arrogant and misguided confidence in its own technical expertise over thoughtful efforts by federal agencies to prevent the brutal slaughter of innocent people,” the six conservative justices wrote.
Chaser: of Editorial Committee In light of the courts’ failures on bump stocks, Congress has an obligation to enact legislation to ban them, he wrote.
- Ukraine is beating Russia in the Black Sea without a navy, a massive drone success that offers important lessons for the U.S. military. Max Boot writing.
- Tesla shareholders have approved a $50 billion compensation package for Elon Musk, officially transforming the company into Musk’s dream factory, the authors write. Edward Niedermeyer.
- notice: Alexandra Petri Here are some warning signs that Sinclair Station may be pumping propaganda into your local news.
It’s goodbye. It’s a haiku. It’s… “goodbye.”
Remade in Trump’s image
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