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Aug 22, 2026
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Jul 5, 2026
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  1. Article · Aug 22, 2026 · John Blake

    Some Americans don’t believe all people are created equal. Their movement is going mainstream, this author says | CNN (opens the original)

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    They hold this truth to be self-evident: Only a fool believes that all men are created equal. Look around you, they say. Most Americans are takers, not makers. Rich people work harder. Poor people make bad choices. Some racial groups are born with more intelligence than others. That may sound harsh to some, but remember, they say, “empathy is a weakness.” These observations come from some of the most prominent people in the country. They seemingly reject the foundational American belief —

  2. Article · Aug 22, 2026 · John Blake

    Some Americans don’t believe all people are created equal. Their movement is going mainstream, this author says | CNN (opens the original)

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    They hold this truth to be self-evident: Only a fool believes that all men are created equal. Look around you, they say. Most Americans are takers, not makers. Rich people work harder. Poor people make bad choices. Some racial groups are born with more intelligence than others. That may sound harsh to some, but remember, they say, “empathy is a weakness.” These observations come from some of the most prominent people in the country. They seemingly reject the foundational American belief —

  3. Article · Aug 2, 2026 · John Blake

    Jesus vs. Odysseus: The debate about ‘The Odyssey’ that’s been overlooked | CNN (opens the original)

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    If you love “The Odyssey” and wish you could see a spinoff of this summer’s most popular movie, Dennis MacDonald has some good news for you. A remake of Homer’s epic poem has already been written. Open a Bible and you can see how Homer, the blind poet and author of the ancient epic poem, has also shaped some of the most popular stories about Jesus in major sections of the New Testament, he says. Christopher Nolan’s blockbuster has kicked off debates about geopolitics, a dark-skinned wo

  4. Article · Jul 19, 2026 · John Blake

    What happened when a White man carrying a large wooden cross met a Black man at the nation’s largest Confederate monument | CNN (opens the original)

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    Jean Shifrin was hiking up a steep mountain trail on the Fourth of July when she was startled by something approaching her from behind. “What in the world is going on here?” she wondered as she squinted in the morning sun at what was coming. It was a White man and two Black men marching an 8-foot wooden cross up the slippery slope. One of the Black men, built like a linebacker, led the way. He balanced the head of the cross on his left shoulder while barking in a drill sergeant’s baritone,

  5. Article · Jul 5, 2026 · John Blake

    Two gunmen took her friend. She wouldn’t let them take something else | CNN (opens the original)

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    Rabbi Eli Schlanger leaned back in his chair, sighed and grinned like a kid. “What are you thinking?” Nikki Goldstein asked him. “I am completely happy,” Schlanger said. “I love my wife and my children, and I am doing exactly what I am meant to be doing. I am completely on my path.” It was a summer morning, and light rain was falling outside Goldstein’s home. Schlanger was running late for their Zoom call, but they soon fell into the rhythm of their usual winding, philosophical con

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