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A believer explains why Franklin Graham is anti-Jesus

I know the Easter holiday is winding down, but I wanted to share this letter before it came to an end. Ibukun Olumuyiwa is a subscriber to the Editorial Board. He’s also a man of the Christian faith, a believer. He wrote in response to Wednesday’s edition in which I said that Franklin Graham and…

No, Trump can’t ‘reopen’ the economy

No, he can’t. Yes, I know—he’s been talking about it nonstop. But he can’t, because the economy was never closed. The economy has been “open” during the pandemic. The president is claiming to have vast powers that he does not possess, and by repeating “reopen” over and over without thinking about it, we are giving…

Why can’t kids vote?

It’s not as crazy as it sounds. The voting age has always been more or less arbitrary. It was 21 before it was 18, the age an American can be drafted into fighting a war. The argument that grown ups are more rational, and therefore more capable and responsible, is pretty much defeated by the…