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Subject: LBJ's Great Society lives on; A pretty good Tolkien movie; Top blog links
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| | | LBJ's Great Society lives on | | By Silvio Simonetti • May 29, 2019 | | | | Forget Ronald Reagan and John F. Kennedy, Richard Nixon and Bill Clinton as well. And do the same regarding Harry Truman and Dwight Eisenhower. The most consequential American president since the end of World War II was Lyndon Baines Johnson. The man — who possessed a unique combination of savvy, lack of character and progressive faith — created the Great Society and helped to shape the modern-day United States. Whether you like him or not, we all live under the shadow cast by one of the most hated and misunderstood presidents in American history. | | | | Acton Line Podcast: A pretty good Tolkien movie; Public truths in the Gospel | | May 29, 2019 | | | | On this episode of Acton Line, Bradley J. Birzer, History professor and the Russell Amos Kirk Chair in American Studies at Hillsdale College, joins the podcast to talk about the movie Tolkien, explaining what the film got right about the life of British author J.R.R. Tolkien and what the film missed. Afterwards, Bruce Ashford, professor of theology and culture at Southeastern Baptist Theological Seminary, talks about his new book, "The Gospel of our King," and how Biblical narrative relates to our understanding of vocation, culture and even the role of government. | | | | | | | | Trending on the Powerblog | | | | Sen. Cory Booker, then a Newark city councilman, made the case for school vouchers at an Acton sponsored October 2000 event at the Wealthy Theater in Grand Rapids saying, "The cost of not doing the program is having continuing generations of kids chained to failing schools when they could be easily liberated if the parents were given the right to choose where they go with their money." | | | | | Americans say some religious groups continue to be discriminated against and disadvantaged, according to recent surveys by Pew Research Center. The surveys asked Americans which of three religious groups face discrimination: Jews, Muslims, and evangelical Christians. | | | | | After surviving a no confidence vote last December, and suffering two of the largest legislative defeats in modern parliamentary history, UK Prime Minister Theresa May announced that she will step down as prime minister. Here is what you need to know. | | | | | A Gallup poll released Monday made headlines: "Four in 10 Americans Embrace Some Form of Socialism." However, the headline could have read, "Seven in 10 Americans reject the central premise of socialism." | | | | | At the recent meeting Vatican meeting of Catholic Charities Pope Francis praised the participants for their concern for the poor and marginalized, but warned them of the danger of "fake charity." | | | | | | | | |
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