Category: Culture
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Artists Who Slam President Trump Slamming Rest of Us Too
Deal W. Hudson July 24, 2017 “I don’t do idiots,” says composer Philip Glass, is the latest in a long list of derogatory comments by prominent artists about President Trump. Recall all the performers who self-righteously announced their intention not to perform at the inaugural, even if asked, including Elton John, Garth Brooks, Kiss, Celine Dion, Andrea Bocelli,…
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Trump, Pope Have Opportunity to Forge Meaningful Alliance
Deal W. Hudson May 23, 2017 When the pope and the president meet in the Apostolic Palace — the official residence of the pope in Vatican City — this Wednesday, they will be setting a much-needed example for a nation convulsed by post-election tantrums. Conservative speakers are disinvited on college campuses, conservative professors become objects…
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Some Don’t See Blessing in Trump’s Protecting Religious Liberty
Deal W. Hudson May 17, 2017 Some conservatives were less than pleased by President Trump’s May 4 executive order on religious liberty. I guess they didn’t read it very closely. Had they done so, they would have realized that it was a promise of welcome changes to come. It doesn’t declare any new rights, but…
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Returning to Hickory Golf Out of Love for the Game
Deal W. Hudson April 27, 2017 A film about the lives of Old Tom Morris and his son, Young Tom, opened recently in selected theaters nationwide. “Tommy’s Honour” is directed by Jason Connery, son of Sean Connery, who is easily the most avid golfer among the world’s celebrities. The cast included Peter Mullen as Old Tom, Jack…
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Bishops, Vatican Cardinal Declare War on Trump
Deal W. Hudson February 19, 2017 On February 19, 24 bishops and a cardinal from the Vatican published and signed the “Message from Modesto,” which in practical terms amounts to a declaration of activist war on the new administration of President Donald Trump. This is no exaggeration. The document explicitly calls for “Disrupting oppression and…
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Trump Rejects Portrait of Chaotic White House in Attack on Media
Deal W. Hudson February 16, 2017 (Bloomberg) — President Donald Trump rejected portrayals of chaos in his administration and claimed “incredible” progress in his first four weeks in office, lashing out at media organizations he said, “will not tell you the truth.” Trump opened a snap news conference on Thursday with a 25-minute tirade in…
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