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Even chess has its cheats, never mind politics. Plus: Pray for southwest Florida.

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Putin's draft is turning Russians against the war in Ukraine... and the regime.

Sep 28

The biggest risk of war isn't in Washington, D.C. or Charlottesville, Virginia

Sep 28

Three cheers for gerrymandering

Sep 27

The Commitment to America provides no clue.

Sep 26

Even a small amount of introspection can change the course of a nation.

Sep 25

Chances of a red wave or tsunami have vanished.

Sep 23

The notion of "post-Christian" is built in, and essential, to the faith.

Sep 22

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