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THE FINAL BATTLE:  FAITH, REASON & MILITANCY. 

WHO IS RESPONSIBLE FOR THE CRISIS OF ISLAM

10/19/2020

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Algeria's Referendum: Stirrings of Democracy and the Decline of Islamism
By Prof. Hillel Frisch, November 22, 2020
EXECUTIVE SUMMARY: The events surrounding the recent constitutional referendum in Algeria reflect broader trends in the region and the prospect that Algeria might eventually join the UAE, Bahrain, and Sudan in normalizing relations with Israel.

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The Danger of Dawat-e-Islami  by J.M. Phelps
American Spectator
November 18, 2020

https://www.meforum.org/islamist-watch/61785/the-danger-of-dawat-e-islami
Report Warns of Islamic Radicalization in France  by Judith Bergman  
Turkish Islamism and Pedophilia  by Burak Bekdil
The Gatestone Institute
October 20, 2020

https://www.meforum.org/61675/turkish-islamism-and-child-sexual-abuse
Who Is Responsible for the 'Crisis' in Islam?  by Khaled Abu Toameh 
ISLAMIC AESTHETICS:  ARCHITECTURE
On October 20, 2020, French-Tunisian Imam Hassen Chalghoumi, the President of the Conference of Imams of France, gave an interview to the press, including CNEWS (France), in response to the beheading of French teacher Samuel Paty in a recent terror attack. Imam Chalghoumi strongly denounced Paty’s murder, saying that he is a “martyr of freedom” and that the murderer was a criminal terrorist. – Middle East Media Research Institute
France's Showdown with the Islamic World
By Col (Res.) Dr. Raphael G. Bouchnik-Chen, October 30, 2020
EXECUTIVE SUMMARY: The beheading of schoolteacher Samuel Paty, which occurred two weeks after a momentous speech by President Emmanuel Macron in which he unveiled a plan to defend French secular values against “Islamist radicalism,” marked the start of what might turn out to be an all-out war between France and the Islamic world, with Turkey’s Erdoğan leading the Muslim charge. By taking a stand against Muslim extremist violence and suppression of freedom of speech, Macron might find himself facing a new wave of Islamic terror.

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The forgotten history of Christian slavery under Islam
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By Father Seán Connolly on Dec 16, 2020 06:16 pm
While celebrating his first Mass, St. John of Matha (1160-1213)—whose Feast is celebrated on December 17th—was granted the signal favor of having God’s Will for his priesthood revealed clearly to him. At the elevation of [...]
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REBUILDING THE U.S.:  THE POST COVID RECOVERY BEGINS WITH GOVERNING

10/18/2020

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Geography of Being
The Last Victorian
Michael Warren Davis
I once had the unenviable task of explaining to Thomas Howard what the alt-right is. “They’re white nationalists,” I said, “but they also oppose the ascent of libertarians in the Republican Party.” “I see.” He nodded. “And what’s a libertarian?” That one I couldn’t bring myself to explain. It would be an honor to say […]Read More
In the coming years, the president of the United States will face five significant national security challenges: pandemic recovery, debt planning, rebalancing our over-militarized approach to the world, handling China, and harnessing allies. In a chapter for AEI’s new book, “Governing Priorities,” Kori Schake notes that, while these are major challenges, our country is more than powerful enough to meet them. With enduring structural advantages in place, the US is only a few good choices from dramatically strengthening itself, both domestically and internationally. Read the chapter here. See the whole book here.
​Hiring government leaders: Lessons from the private sector
 Geoff Smart, Maria Blair, and Jeff McLean | November 2020
  • The process of appointing cabinet leaders and hiring senior administration staff is a president’s first and most important management challenge.

  • Insights about executive selection methods from a half century of research from the disparate fields of political science and industrial psychology offer some clues about how to improve cabinet and senior staff selection.

  • Many structural challenges exist in the cabinet appointment process as a whole, but significant improvements can be made in the selection and “interviewing” steps that do not require statutory amendments or congressional action.

  • Adopting proven selection methods would improve the executive branch’s performance.
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Governing priorities
A look into our fiscal future
​Reviving the Congress
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THE VATICAN & MONEY AFTER CARDINAL BELL

10/16/2020

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Analysis: What does Cardinal Farrell’s promotion say about the McCarrick report?
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By Catholic News Agency on Oct 13, 2020 08:03 pm
Denver Newsroom, Oct 13, 2020 / 02:55 pm (CNA).- Cardinal Kevin Farrell was appointed last week to lead a small committee charged with scrutinizing high-level Vatican financial decisions not governed by ordinary Vatican oversight norms. [...]
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Hard lessons of the McCarrick Affair
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By George Weigel on Nov 18, 2020 03:01 am
From the day it was announced that the Vatican would conduct an investigation into the career of former Washington cardinal-archbishop Theodore McCarrick (compelled to renounce his cardinalate and subsequently laicized for sexual abuse and the [...]
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Cardinal Pell, the Living Martyr
Fr. Mark Withoos
 “Thank you for your testimony.” With these words, Pope Francis greeted Cardinal George Pell who, on coming out of Covid-19 quarantine, went to meet the Pope in audience. Martyr in the Greek language means “witness” or “testimony.” In essence it is the basic call of every Christian, every follower of Jesus Christ, to give testimony […]Read More
The Gipper and JPII: an Alliance for Good
Monika Jablonska
Pope John Paul II once said that, “In the designs of Providence, there are no more coincidences.” That is one way to explain why a Polish pope, dedicated above all to defending the dignity of the human person, would step onto the world stage just as the most powerful country on earth was about to […]Read More
Cracks of faith in the secular self
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By Joshua Hren on Oct 14, 2020 05:04 pm
Harper’s editor Christopher Beha’s new novel, The Index of Self-Destructive Acts, pushes against not a few cracks in the ceiling of our age—our love-hatred of celebrities, the fabrications of our failed financial industry, our overreliance [...]
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The Deep Church: From the Borgias to Becciu
Michael Warren Davis
The Australian government is now beginning to confirm what most of us have suspected for years. In a display of ruthlessness and corruption that would thrill the Borgias, Vatican bureaucrats wired a small fortune to unknown parties in Australia to initiate the fraudulent sex-abuse charges against George Cardinal Pell. According to local media reports, officials […]Read More
Francis Is Wrong on Civil Unions
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Xi’s Pope
Declan Leary
As expected, the Holy See has announced an extension of its provisional agreement with the People’s Republic of China, concerning the appointment of bishops. Under the controversial agreement, episcopal candidates will be recommended to the Holy See by the Chinese Communist Party, then approved and appointed by the Holy Father. The plan’s experimental phase will […]Read More
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A REDEMPTION:  SOLZHENITSYN

10/2/2020

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Solzhenitsyn's Journey From Oppression To Independence
mentioning Hoover Institution via The Wall Street Journal
The Soviet Umbrella And The Volcker Shock By Michael De Groot
via Hoover Daily Report
A History Working Group seminar with Michael De Groot.
Michael Beckley explains that in the coming decades, rapid population aging and the rise of automation will dampen faith in democratic capitalism and fracture the so-called free world at its core.
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