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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.
- By Alex Buscemi, Editorial Manager at Builders | 6 min read Somewhere in America right now, a perfectly nice family is one comment away from a screaming match over the mashed potatoes. Uncle Rick just said the thing. Aunt Linda set down her fork. A cousin has discreetly started filming. And by the time… The post 7 Ways to Disagree With Someone You Love (Without Torching the Relationship) appeared first on Builders.
- By Alex Buscemi, Editorial Manager at Builders | 6 min read The responses to Senator Lindsey Graham’s death on Saturday have been about as divided as the man’s own career. Politicians largely thanked the South Carolina Republican for his decades of service, even those who frequently disagreed with him. Sen. Cory Booker (D-NJ) said… The post Some People Are Celebrating Lindsey Graham’s Death. Here’s Why That’s a Trap. appeared first on Builders.
- By Alex Buscemi, Editorial Manager at Builders | 7 min read Texas barbecue is one of the few things nearly every Texan will argue about and still happily share. And if you look closely at what’s on the plate, you’ll notice something remarkable: the state’s barbecue isn’t one tradition at all. It’s five distinct… The post The 5 Styles of Texas Barbecue (and What They Say About Us) appeared first on Builders.
- A Washington Post study confirmed that artificial intelligence chatbots tend to hold a left-leaning bias. But ChatGPT’s owner, OpenAI, is pushing back. Who should we believe? We asked Builders Movement Partner Keegan Evans, who works at the intersection of AI and humanity. By Alex Buscemi, Editorial Manager at Builders | 9 min read … The post Trump Says AI Is ‘Woke’ — Is It? We Asked an AI Expert appeared first on Builders.
- By Alex Buscemi, Editorial Manager at Builders | 6 min read This weekend, America turns 250. And if you go looking for the single idea that has carried this country through revolution, civil war, depression, and every kind of division, you keep landing on the same one: that wildly different people can still choose to… The post 30 Quotes That Define America appeared first on Builders.
- By Alex Buscemi, Editorial Manager at Builders | 6 min read Ryan Mitchell comes from a long line of pitmasters. His grandparents were sharecroppers who cooked whole hog over oak wood in the same barns where they cured tobacco. His father Ed took the family recipe to new heights, and it’s since been featured by… The post Legendary Pitmaster Ryan Mitchell Tells Us What He’s Learned About Bringing People Together appeared first on Builders.
- By Alex Buscemi, Editorial Manager at Builders | 5 min read Many states in the country are wrestling with the same handful of problems: how to keep housing and life affordable, how to keep the lights on, how to grow good jobs, and how to scale infrastructure to accommodate a booming population. In these… The post 4 Things Other States Could Learn From Texas appeared first on Builders.