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- By Alex Buscemi, Editorial Manager at Builders As of this school year, Texas law SB 10 requires the Ten Commandments to be displayed in every public school classroom. But unlike the Commandments, it seems the law isn’t set in stone: civil rights organizations have already signaled their intent to appeal, and the case is… The post Texas Schools Are Now Required to Display the 10 Commandments – Should They Be? appeared first on Builders.
- The paradox of persuasion, explained by two American cousins. By Amanda Ripley, Builders Movement Partner Mike and Dave Koehn should have stopped speaking to each other several years ago. Mike, who lives in Wisconsin, is a devout Christian who has voted for President Trump three times. His cousin Dave, who splits his time… The post How to Be a Pebble in Someone’s Shoe appeared first on Builders.
- By Alex Buscemi, Editorial Manager at Builders If you get your sense of America from cable news or your social feed, you’d be forgiven for picturing a country split down the middle into two furious mobs who agree on nothing. It’s a gripping story. It’s also mostly wrong. The real America is calmer and… The post 11 Facts That Will Change How You See US Politics appeared first on Builders.
- Voters have a right to know whether the people in power are healthy enough to do their jobs — and some Republicans have shown courage in demanding that their own party stop stonewalling and start answering. By Alex Buscemi, Editorial Manager at Builders | 5 min read It’s been more than six weeks… The post Where is Mitch McConnell? The People Deserve Answers appeared first on Builders.
- By Alex Buscemi, Editorial Manager at Builders | 6 min read Compromise is hard for a simple reason: it is compromise. No one walks away with everything they wanted, and on an issue as charged as immigration, that reality has buried nearly every attempt at a deal for decades. Which is what makes the… The post The Most Surprising Immigration Bill in Years: 9 Things You Need to Know appeared first on Builders.