This week, we begin looking ahead to the midterms in a serious way. Are Republicans blowing it? The Senate is looking bad, and even the big House win that the GOP expected seems to be fading -- if polls are to be believed.
On the other hand, Republican voters are energized by the Mar-a-Lago raid fiasco. This coming week, the DOJ will have to figure out which parts of the affidavit it wants to redact -- and the public may learn some of what was in it.
We'll talk about the future of CNN, after the sacking of Brian Stelter and the cancelation of Reliable Sources, one of the most ironic names for any show on television. Plus we'll consider the media's portrayal of Liz Cheney as a heroine.
We'll chat with Rep. Jim Banks (R-IN) about the so-called "Inflation Reduction Act," and its consequences. We'll also talk about the upcoming NFL season, and whether the league can be rescued from its wokeness -- or the latest scandal over Deshaun Watson. And with kids going back to school, we'll discuss a proposal by Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis to use retired police to fill in the gaps.
Guests:
Mark Mitchell -- of Rasmussen polling, on the upcoming midterm elections
Dylan Gwinn -- sports editor of Breitbart News, on the NFL season
Tim Graham -- of Media Research Center, on CNN and Liz Cheney
Michael Letts -- of InVest USA, to discuss retired police as teachers
Rep. Jim Banks (R-OH) -- on the "Inflation Reduction Act" and the economy
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This week’s portion launches the great story of Abraham, who is told to leave everything of his life behind — except his immediate family — and to leave for “the Land that I shall show you.”
There’s something interesting in the fact that Abraham is told to leave his father’s house, as if breaking away from his father’s life — but his father, in fact, began the journey, moving from Ur to Haran (in last week’s portion). His father set a positive example — why should Abraham leave him?
Some obvious answers suggest themselves — adulthood, needing to make one’s own choices, his father not going far enough, etc.
But I think there is another answer. Abraham (known for the moment as Abram) needs to establish his own household. This is not just about making one’s own choice, but really about choosing one’s own starting point. It’s starting over.
Sometimes we start over in fundamental ways even if much that surrounds us remains the same. Sometimes the journey we have to ...
The story of Noah is familiar; the details, less so.
Noah is often seen as an ambivalent figure. He was righteous -- but only for his generation. What was his deficiency?
One answer suggests itself: knowing that the world was about to be flooded, he built an Ark for the animals and for his own family -- but did not try to save anyone else or to convince them to repent and change their ways (the prophet Jonah, later, would share that reluctance).
Abraham, later, would set himself apart by arguing with God -- with the Lord Himself! -- against the destruction of Sodom and Gomorrah, saying that they should be saved if there were enough righteous people to be found (there were not).
Still, Noah was good enough -- and sometimes, that really is sufficient to save the world. We don't need heroes every time -- just ordinary decency.
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