It will all end in flames
In the fourteenth verse of the first chapter of the Gospel of John, the text explains Jesus Christ’s entry into the world in two brief sentences: “The Word became flesh and made his dwelling among us. We have seen his glory, the glory of the one and only Son, who came from the Father, full of grace and truth.” It is this duality within Jesus—of not exactly opposing principles but of ones that...
Continue Reading on https://www.newyorker.com/Politics / Alleged Free Speech Champions Are Campaigning Against Speech They Don’t Like Prominent Republicans are attacking anyone who insists on describing who the late Charlie Kirk and his movement really were, even trying to get them fired. Charlie Kirk in Phoenix. (Justin Sullivan / Getty Images) There’s more than a little irony in the fact that acolytes of slain right-wing provocateur...
Continue Reading on https://www.thenation.com/Get your news from a source that’s not owned and controlled by oligarchs. Sign up for the free Mother Jones Daily. Tragedy is a powerful shaper of narratives. In the aftermath of the horrific assassination of MAGA champion Charlie Kirk, a husband and father of two, it was natural that his allies, including President Trump, lionized him as a patriot, free-speech advocate, and activist. And...
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