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When US forces captured former Venezuelan president Nicolas Maduro, the strike included Anthropic’s AI tool, Claude. A key part of Anthropic’s usage policies is that their AI cannot be used to “facilitate or promote any act of violence or intimidation.” AI has given plenty of reasons to be wary of crossing that line, but Anthropic had to know that this stance could pose something of a problem when it comes to the military applications of their tools. What role does fear have in our decision-making process as Christians, and how should we respond to earthly issues like nuclear war today?

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Commentators are still responding to President Trump’s “State of the Union” address in the predictably partisan ways you would expect. I genuinely grieve to see the depth of rancor and bitterness that exists in our country toward fellow Americans with whom we happen to disagree politically. And I genuinely question whether our democratic experiment can be sustained while we sustain such animosity toward one another. To encourage us toward this end, I’d like to reflect with you on a recent interview that has marked me in profound ways.

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A podcast Dr. Ben Sasse taped with Peter Robinson of the Hoover Institution.

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President Trump delivered his annual “State of the Union” address to Congress and the nation last night. The speech was the longest ever, lasting 108 minutes, and covered a range of topics designed to buttress his party’s chances in the upcoming midterms. A highlight for me and for many was the entrance of the US men’s hockey team into the House chamber. The president announced that he would be awarding the Presidential Medal of Freedom, our nation’s highest civilian honor, to the team’s goaltender, Connor Hellebuyck. 

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On this day four years ago, Russia invaded Ukraine. What became the largest ground war in Europe since World War II has reshaped global security, energy markets, and geopolitical alliances. I’m certain that you believe Vladimir Putin’s criminal invasion of Ukraine and his ongoing threats to the future of Europe to be morally wrong. My question is, why are there such categories as right and wrong in the first place? Your answer is crucial, not just to wars and politics but to the way you live your life today.

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In striking down President Trump’s global tariffs, the Supreme Court demonstrated something far more foundational than trade policy: the endurance of a system built on checks and balances and a “government of laws, not of men.” The Founders understood that because people are not angels, power must restrain itself—and the president’s compliance with the ruling shows that this design still functions 250 years later. Yet legality alone cannot produce morality or flourishing.

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Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor, formerly known as Prince Andrew of the English royal family, was arrested yesterday on his sixty-sixth birthday after the latest batch of Epstein files that were made public last month shed new light on his connections with Jeffrey Epstein and his associates. Now that he is potentially facing life in prison, he has less to lose than when he was a free man. Would he trade secrets for a reduced or annulled sentence? And why does anything involving Epstein make headlines today? On the surface, it sounds like a silly question. But, if you stop to consider it, I think it points to an interesting conclusion, and one far too many take for granted in our culture today.

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On The Late Show Tuesday night, Stephen Colbert told viewers that CBS told him an interview he taped with Texas Democratic Senate candidate James Talarico could not be aired. The show then presented the interview through its YouTube channel, where FCC rules do not apply. As of this morning, it has been viewed more than 7.4 million times, roughly triple what the CBS program draws each night. With his show ending in May, we might wonder if the fact that he has little to lose in his conflict with the network contributes to his willingness to stage it. If so, this would be a principle worth considering for reasons that far transcend the story it illustrates.

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The deaths of Rev. Jesse Jackson—called America’s “most influential Black figure” between Martin Luther King Jr. and Barack Obama—and actor Robert Duvall remind us, as Ian McKellen admitted, that we are not immortal. Even the nation George Washington helped birth and the films that outlive their performers will not stand forever, and we are only a few generations removed from a world where most people died of infectious disease. Though modern life tempts us to live as if this world is all there is, death confronts our finitude and calls us to trust God with this life and the next, measuring success by what echoes in eternity.

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Former President Barack Obama generated headlines when he was asked by podcaster Brian Tyler Cohen about the existence of aliens and said, “They’re real.” Mr. Obama issued a clarification the next day: “Statistically, the universe is so vast that the odds are good there’s life out there. But […] I saw no evidence during my presidency that extraterrestrials have made contact with us.” If you believe aliens exist, you’ll focus on the “odds are good” part of his explanation. If you don’t believe aliens exist, you’ll focus on the “no evidence” part. In other words, we tend to believe what we believe and interpret the facts accordingly. This is a fact of enormous relevance to the challenges we face today.

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It’s a sign of our times when a movie is so sexually immoral that even reading reviews of it can veer toward the pornographic. But such is the case with Wuthering Heights, the film adaptation of the Emily Brontë novel that was released Friday to a very mixed reception. To switch “art” forms: the latest Sports Illustrated “Swimsuit Edition” is out. This year’s edition does something new, however: it features six wives and girlfriends of prominent NFL players. Today, we discuss how the enemy normalizes sin, especially sexual immorality, in today’s culture.

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