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Saturday, July 30, 2016

Politics after the Conventions: More Polarization or Reconciliation?

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  By Rudy Barnes, Jr.             Hillary Clinton has proclaimed herself to be a bridge-builder in contrast to Donald Trump’s nativist ...
Saturday, July 23, 2016

Reconciliation and Reality

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  By Rudy Barnes, Jr.             Reconciliation is learning to respect and live in peace with those who are different than us.  Is it ...
Saturday, July 16, 2016

The Elusive Ideal of Political Reconciliation

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  By Rudy Barnes, Jr.             Racial and religious anger continues to polarize our politics.  Politicians have long used “hot butto...
Saturday, July 9, 2016

Back to the Future: Race, Religion, Rights and a Politics of Reconciliation

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  By Rudy Barnes, Jr.             The recent unjustified killing of black men by police officers in Louisiana and Minnesota and the kil...
Saturday, July 2, 2016

The Need for a Politics of Reconciliation in the Wake of Globalization

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  By Rudy Barnes, Jr.             Globalization has increased racial and religious pluralism around the world, and the refugee crisis h...
Saturday, June 25, 2016

Brexit, Religion, and a Politics of Reconciliation in Foreign Policy

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  By Rudy Barnes, Jr.             The Brexit vote was a victory for Islamist terrorists as well as for isolationists in libertarian dem...
Saturday, June 18, 2016

A Politics of Reconciliation with Liberty and Justice for All

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  By Rudy Barnes, Jr.             At the beginning of each session members of Congress put their hands over their hearts and pledge all...