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Recent Madison Cawthorn Commentaries

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Then There’s Kevin McCarthy
Last night’s news is prologue to what’s likely to come from Republicans. Based on a leaked document, Politico reports that the US Supreme Court is likely to strike down Roe v. Wade, a ruling that has been “settled law,” as Justice Brett Kavanaugh told Maine Senator Susan Collins, for 50 years. If this is indeed true, Republicans “march to the...
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May 3, 2022
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Then There’s Madison Cawthorn
On one side, we have Liz Cheney, a thoughtful conservative who believes and practices the values of honesty, respect and accountability. Then there’s Madison Cawthorn, the 17-year-old, excuse me, 26-year-old who acts like he’s 17. Cawthorn, who, along with his far-right of far-right Republican colleagues—Lauren Boebert (R-CO), a devout QAnon believer, and Marjorie Taylor Greene (R-GA), who embraces the white...
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April 15, 2022
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When the Story Becomes the Scandal
For nearly sixty years, the CBS News program 60 Minutes has stood as one of the few remaining institutions in American journalism recognized as serious,...
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A Light from Christmas Past – Conclusion
I’ll be back on January 5th. Later that night, Emily returned home, warmed her hands around a cup of tea, and set the original lantern...
  • Citizenship
  • Compassion
A Light From Christmas Past – Part II
Emily returned to the attic the next evening. The attic felt different, not mysterious, purposeful. She unlocked the small door again and stood for a...
  • Citizenship
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  • Compassion
A Light from Christmas Past
In the winter of his century, Charles Dickens walked a London powered by industry but running short on warmth. People moved past one another as...
  • Civic Responsibility
  • Golden Rule
Nothing Beside Remains
I have stopped watching national news about Donald Trump because the coverage now mirrors the damage itself. What once informed now exhausts; what once clarified...
  • Accountability
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  • Ethics
Finding Common Ground, and Why It Matters
A national media organization has recognized the seriousness of our political division and offered something we’ve been missing… A REAL beginning toward ending the death...
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