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May Catholics remind their fellow Americans anew of how powerful and righteous standing up for the stranger is.

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In the righteous spirit of a man bearing an inconvenient truth, Greg Lippmann, a copy of “Shorting Subprime Mezzanine Tranches” tucked under his arm, launched himself at the institutional investing public.

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He argued with righteous tenacity that Southerners could be convinced to relinquish their slaves by means of patient “moral suasion.”

From ten Boom and other “righteous Gentiles,” evangelicals learned that being a good Christian meant defending Jews.

Proposition 50, which aims to deliver Democrats at least five more House seats in the 2026 midterm election, is either righteous payback or a grubby power grab.

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