It may appear like our nation is more divided than ever. At least, that’s what our politicians would like to have us believe. Simple “fact checks” are not so simple or easy regardless of the news source you read, watch or listen to. At the same time, talk of a “divided nation” is not aRead more
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It’s been said, “Absolute power corrupts absolutely.” This statement was first penned by nineteenth century British historian Lord John Emerich Edward Dalberg Acton in a letter to Bishop Mandell Creighton. The fuller written statement was this: “Power tends to corrupt, and absolute power corrupts absolutely. Great men are almost always bad men, even when theyRead more
