Truth, faith, and democracy in a divided America
Earl Laman argues that Evangelicals have aligned with Trump, clouding religious liberty with policy and personal allegiance. He contrasts compassion for traumatized children with political hostility, cites media and historical quotes, and warns that truth is under siege as democracy strains under partisan fervor.
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Trump
Howard Stern
America
James Russell Lowell
Israel
Saul
William Cullen Bryant
Lowell
Is climate change blamed for America’s record fires
The piece argues that Western droughts heat and pest outbreaks, amplified by climate trends, help explain recurring megafires from Alaska to California. It notes high suppression costs, calls for better forest management, research funding, and adaptable strategies to reduce future fire risk while balancing ecological and economic needs.
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America
California
Alaska
Idaho
Arizona
Canada
West
Bad forest management blamed for California fires
California endures a brutal fire season as critics fault decades of forest policy. The piece links fire risk to reduced logging, drought, and beetle damage, arguing better past practices and smarter forest management could have reduced losses while noting federal rules and endangered species laws constrained action.
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Donald Trump
Trump
U.S Forest Service
Forest Service
Tom McClintock
Subcommittee On
Federal Lands
Treasury
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