Pharisaism manifest.
“These people draw near to Me with their mouth,
And honor Me with their lips,
But their heart is far from Me.
And in vain they worship Me,
Teaching as doctrines the commandments of men.”
The death penalty is inadmissible because it is an attack on the inviolability and dignity of the person. The common good can be safeguarded and the requirements of justice can be met without recourse to capital punishment: effective systems of detention have been developed that protect citizens while at the same time do not completely deprive those who are guilty of the possibility of redemption. #NoDeathPenalty
Reminds me of my old constitutional law professor. One of his arguments against capital punishment was that the way we do it - in private - denies some of the proclaimed benefits of capital punishment.
A public execution provides greater deterrence and purgative effect.
Vivek has himself on the horns of a dilemma: either 1) the child is small and Vivek is weak or 2) the child is large and Vivek is weird for trying to pick him up.
Dinesh seems to think it’s normal to pick up a large child you don’t know.
This is horrific. As I said in a podcast conversation with @janecoaston and @ebruenig several years ago, I do not have a theological or philosophical objection to the death penalty for particularly heinous murders, but I do object to what the death penalty system has become in the United States. This is brutal and utterly inexcusable.
My congressman is one of the most worthless "Pro-Trump" Republican congressmen in all of Congress.
I'm voting straight ticket Republican for the midterms.
The most interesting aspect of this article is that JD Vance is establishing direct relationships at every layer of the chain of command with the military professionals who would be involved in stopping, or allowing, a military coup. https://t.co/rDjqHr7xfp
On a group tour and the guide asks everyone where they’re from, absolutely everyone says the name of the country they’re from except the Americans who say their state
????????????
Imagine your dad learns that another kid is scoring higher than you at school, so he starts inviting that kid over
He plays catch with him in the yard, helps him with homework, buys him presents - and starts doing those things less for you
That's "high skilled immigration"
A group of white guys have subtly inserted themselves into conservative institutions and church organizations. They all embrace racial grievances. To varying degrees, they embrace white nationalism, antisemitism, and even Nazi sympathies. They are getting added to conservative institutional boards, attempting to purge churches, and are desperate to indoctrinate young conservatives into fascist ideology. They even surround the Vice President of the United States. Some of them believe the United States is at a tipping point, and they want to push it over the edge and rebuild it in their image. You might think it does not affect you, but, in time, you will see their efforts in your church pews, in your kids’ brains, and in your politicians’ mouths. It begins with shampoo.
https://t.co/ztEl1tv88T