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Government Ethics

Sorry Mr. President: Poker Politics and the Gospel Don’t Mix

By Filings on Fri, 05/15/26
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“This change of citizenship, Paul continues, comprehensively reorients lifestyle for the sake of authenticating the gospel of Jesus Christ… whose call to a humble life of obedient sacrifice (Philippians 2:5-11) contrasts categorically with the ‘might makes right,’ ‘right of conquest’ global politic that dominated the ancient world’s successive global empires.” - Providence

Respect Natural Law, if Not International Law

By Filings on Tue, 01/27/26
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“Asked if anything could constrain his use of power, Trump responded, ‘My own morality. My own mind. It’s the only thing that can stop me.’ For Trump, then, obedience to international law, and to one’s ‘own morality,’ are the only things that can inform decisions in matters of international relations, revealing a hole in his thinking, and likewise, a deficit in public discourse.” - Providence

The After Virtue Cabinet

By Filings on Wed, 12/11/24
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“The lack of vocal opposition by the (American) Senate to the nomination of multiple candidates whose lifestyle fits the definition of moral turpitude is an apt reflection of what Alasdair MacIntyre has described in his book After Virtue.” - Mere Orthodoxy

Apply the Hillary Clinton Rule to Donald Trump

By Filings on Mon, 08/15/22
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“…we can’t rewind the clock. We can only decide how to go forward. And so the DOJ should go forward with the same rule it applied to Hillary Clinton, including the same level of deference.” - David French

Mike Pence and the Christian Conflict on January 6

By Filings on Tue, 06/21/22
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“Pence’s focus, by contrast, was on justice—upholding the rule of law—and the courage he sought was the courage to ignore the howls of the mob …If you doubt that January 6 was a thoroughly religious moment for Mike Pence, read this” - David French

Memos, Trump, and Trust

By Filings on Tue, 02/06/18
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“The public’s trust in our government is at an all-time low.” Center for Vision and Values

"Believers should have mixed sentiments about the current crisis."

By Filings on Tue, 11/24/15
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Five Theses on the Syrian Refuge Crisis

Why Torture Is a Complete Failure

By SharperIron on Wed, 12/17/14
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“Former war crimes prosecutor: Legally, morally, and practically, ‘enhanced interrogation’ does not work.”
A different perspective: Tortured Reasoning (Thomas Sowell)

"[T]he terrorist assault on a U.S. mission abroad deserves not to be quashed by partisanship"

By SharperIron on Fri, 05/10/13
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Let Benghazi’s Chips Fall: The House should appoint a Select Committee.

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