Every October we wait to see what cases the US Supreme Court will be taking on in the coming session. And every June we wait to see how they rendered their judgments. On todays podcast, we tell you

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As the wealthiest nation on earth, America should have made poverty a historical curiosity. Yet it is still with us and the wealth inequality gap continues to widen. As the major existential threat

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There are things that still seem unimaginable even in the political chaos of our times as womens rights are being stripped away and historical content taught in schools is being tightened so as not t

The answer to our title for this podcast episode is no, butmany fewer people identify as Christians today than in the late 20th century and whether it be frustration with scandals in the Catholic Chu

If there was ever a political leader who understood the moment, American history would point to FDR. Having been elected with America on its economic back from the Great Depression, he was masterfu

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It still has many of us shaking our heads in disbelief that the most sophisticated nation on earth, in so many ways, proved so unprepared, disorganized and unsuccessful at confronting the Covid-19 pan