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Green<\/strong><\/p><p>The Trump administration\u2019s Religious Liberty Commission released its report on June 26, 2026, on the state of religious freedom in the United States, declaring it to be under attack.<\/p><p>The draft report recounts numerous incidents of reputed bias and mistreatment of people based on their religious faith, and it places the blame on bureaucrats who exhibit a disdain for demonstrations of religious conviction. The report attributes much of this to the use of \u201cthe metaphor \u2018wall of separation of church and state\u2019 to justify excluding religious Americans from equal participation in the public square.\u201d<\/p><p><a href=\"https:\/\/rationalemagazine.com\/index.php\/2026\/07\/10\/the-idea-of-separating-church-and-state-has-deep-roots\/\"><strong>Read<\/strong><strong> th<\/strong><strong>e<\/strong><strong> ful<\/strong><strong>l<\/strong><strong> a<\/strong><strong>r<\/strong><strong>t<\/strong><strong>icle<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-33 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-0ab11c2\" data-id=\"0ab11c2\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9dddb3b elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"9dddb3b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"704\" src=\"https:\/\/rationalemagazine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/ChurchState-1024x704.png\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-16428\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/rationalemagazine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/ChurchState-1024x704.png 1024w, https:\/\/rationalemagazine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/ChurchState-300x206.png 300w, https:\/\/rationalemagazine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/ChurchState-768x528.png 768w, https:\/\/rationalemagazine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/ChurchState.png 1100w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"wd-negative-gap elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-1588220 elementor-section-full_width elementor-section-stretched elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"1588220\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;stretch_section&quot;:&quot;section-stretched&quot;,&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-7005811\" data-id=\"7005811\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-04a9b8c wd_scroll_y_15 wd-parallax-on-scroll wd_scroll_x_0 wd_scroll_smoothness_30 elementor-widget elementor-widget-testimonial\" data-id=\"04a9b8c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"testimonial.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-testimonial-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-testimonial-meta elementor-has-image elementor-testimonial-image-position-top\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-testimonial-meta-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-testimonial-image\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"210\" height=\"209\" src=\"https:\/\/rationalemagazine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/cropped-cropped-green-steven-800.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium wp-image-14609\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/rationalemagazine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/cropped-cropped-green-steven-800.jpg 210w, https:\/\/rationalemagazine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/cropped-cropped-green-steven-800-150x150.jpg 150w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 210px) 100vw, 210px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4ba1e4b wd_scroll_y_-30 wd-parallax-on-scroll wd_scroll_x_0 wd_scroll_smoothness_30 elementor-widget elementor-widget-testimonial\" data-id=\"4ba1e4b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"testimonial.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-testimonial-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-testimonial-content\">\"The idea of separate spheres of spiritual and secular functions and authority was advanced by religious and secular thinkers to benefit both religion and the state.\"<\/div>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-testimonial-meta\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-testimonial-meta-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-testimonial-details\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-testimonial-name\">Steven K. 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Green<\/a>\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"uael-post__date\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t10\/07\/2026\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\n\t\t<div class=\"uael-post__excerpt\">\n\t\t\tThe Trump administration\u2019s Religious Liberty Commission released its report on June 26, 2026, on the state of religious freedom in ...\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"uael-post__read-more elementor-button\" href=\"https:\/\/rationalemagazine.com\/index.php\/2026\/07\/10\/the-idea-of-separating-church-and-state-has-deep-roots\/\" target=\"_self\" aria-labelledby=\"uael-post-16423\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-content-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-icon elementor-align-icon-left\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-text\" id=uael-post-16423>Continue reading \u2192<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\n\t<\/div>\n\n<\/div>\n\n<div class=\"uael-post-wrapper   letters-to-the-editor \">\n\t<div class=\"uael-post__bg-wrap uael-bg-wrap-disabled \">\n\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t<div class=\"uael-post__inner-wrap uael-inner-wrap-disabled\">\n\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"uael-post__thumbnail\">\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/rationalemagazine.com\/index.php\/2026\/07\/06\/yet-more-examples-of-dumbing-down-by-tv-news\/\" target=\"_self\" title=\"Yet more examples of dumbing down by TV news\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"768\" height=\"528\" src=\"https:\/\/rationalemagazine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/Journalist-768x528.png\" class=\"attachment-medium_large size-medium_large wp-image-16418\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/rationalemagazine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/Journalist-768x528.png 768w, https:\/\/rationalemagazine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/Journalist-300x206.png 300w, https:\/\/rationalemagazine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/Journalist-1024x704.png 1024w, https:\/\/rationalemagazine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/Journalist.png 1100w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<div class=\"uael-post__content-wrap uael-content-wrap-disabled\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"uael-post__terms-wrap\"><span class=\"uael-post__terms\"><a href=\"https:\/\/rationalemagazine.com\/index.php\/category\/letters\/\" class=\"uael-listing__terms-link\" id=\"uael-post-term-letters\" aria-labelledby=\"uael-post-term-letters\">Letters to the Editor<\/a><\/span><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"uael-post__title\">\n\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/rationalemagazine.com\/index.php\/2026\/07\/06\/yet-more-examples-of-dumbing-down-by-tv-news\/\" target=\"_self\">\n\t\t\t\tYet more examples of dumbing down by TV news\t\t\t<\/a>\n\n\t\t\t\t<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"uael-post__meta-data\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"uael-post__author\">\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/rationalemagazine.com\/index.php\/author\/rationale\/\" title=\"Posts by Rationale Magazine\" rel=\"author\">Rationale Magazine<\/a>\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"uael-post__date\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t06\/07\/2026\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\n\t\t<div class=\"uael-post__excerpt\">\n\t\t\tEditor\u2019s note: If you would like to submit a letter for possible publication, please email it to editor@rationalist.com.au. See our ...\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"uael-post__read-more elementor-button\" href=\"https:\/\/rationalemagazine.com\/index.php\/2026\/07\/06\/yet-more-examples-of-dumbing-down-by-tv-news\/\" target=\"_self\" aria-labelledby=\"uael-post-16416\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-content-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-icon elementor-align-icon-left\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-text\" id=uael-post-16416>Continue reading \u2192<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\n\t<\/div>\n\n<\/div>\n\n<div class=\"uael-post-wrapper   history \">\n\t<div class=\"uael-post__bg-wrap uael-bg-wrap-disabled \">\n\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t<div class=\"uael-post__inner-wrap uael-inner-wrap-disabled\">\n\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"uael-post__thumbnail\">\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/rationalemagazine.com\/index.php\/2026\/07\/02\/the-us-founders-other-revolutionary-choice-separating-religion-and-government\/\" target=\"_self\" title=\"The US founders\u2019 other revolutionary choice: Separating religion and government\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"768\" height=\"528\" src=\"https:\/\/rationalemagazine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/JeffersonMemorial-768x528.png\" class=\"attachment-medium_large size-medium_large wp-image-16411\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/rationalemagazine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/JeffersonMemorial-768x528.png 768w, https:\/\/rationalemagazine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/JeffersonMemorial-300x206.png 300w, https:\/\/rationalemagazine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/JeffersonMemorial.png 900w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<div class=\"uael-post__content-wrap uael-content-wrap-disabled\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"uael-post__terms-wrap\"><span class=\"uael-post__terms\"><a href=\"https:\/\/rationalemagazine.com\/index.php\/category\/history\/\" class=\"uael-listing__terms-link\" id=\"uael-post-term-history\" aria-labelledby=\"uael-post-term-history\">History<\/a><\/span><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"uael-post__title\">\n\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/rationalemagazine.com\/index.php\/2026\/07\/02\/the-us-founders-other-revolutionary-choice-separating-religion-and-government\/\" target=\"_self\">\n\t\t\t\tThe US founders\u2019 other revolutionary choice: Separating religion and government\t\t\t<\/a>\n\n\t\t\t\t<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"uael-post__meta-data\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"uael-post__author\">\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/rationalemagazine.com\/index.php\/author\/peter-c-mancall\/\" title=\"Posts by Peter C. Mancall\" rel=\"author\">Peter C. Mancall<\/a>\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"uael-post__date\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t02\/07\/2026\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\n\t\t<div class=\"uael-post__excerpt\">\n\t\t\tDid the founders of the United States intend to create a Christian nation? Political leaders who addressed\u00a0a prayer rally on ...\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"uael-post__read-more elementor-button\" href=\"https:\/\/rationalemagazine.com\/index.php\/2026\/07\/02\/the-us-founders-other-revolutionary-choice-separating-religion-and-government\/\" target=\"_self\" aria-labelledby=\"uael-post-16408\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-content-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-icon elementor-align-icon-left\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-text\" id=uael-post-16408>Continue reading \u2192<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\n\t<\/div>\n\n<\/div>\n\n<div class=\"uael-post-wrapper   law-&amp;-politics \">\n\t<div class=\"uael-post__bg-wrap uael-bg-wrap-disabled \">\n\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t<div class=\"uael-post__inner-wrap uael-inner-wrap-disabled\">\n\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"uael-post__thumbnail\">\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/rationalemagazine.com\/index.php\/2026\/06\/28\/is-christianity-indispensable-to-western-democracy-looking-at-the-claims-of-political-christianitys-defenders\/\" target=\"_self\" title=\"Is Christianity indispensable to Western democracy? Looking at the claims of political Christianity\u2019s defenders\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"768\" height=\"528\" src=\"https:\/\/rationalemagazine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/StainWindow2-768x528.png\" class=\"attachment-medium_large size-medium_large wp-image-16401\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/rationalemagazine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/StainWindow2-768x528.png 768w, https:\/\/rationalemagazine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/StainWindow2-300x206.png 300w, https:\/\/rationalemagazine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/StainWindow2.png 1000w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<div class=\"uael-post__content-wrap uael-content-wrap-disabled\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"uael-post__terms-wrap\"><span class=\"uael-post__terms\"><a href=\"https:\/\/rationalemagazine.com\/index.php\/category\/law-politics\/\" class=\"uael-listing__terms-link\" id=\"uael-post-term-law-politics\" aria-labelledby=\"uael-post-term-law-politics\">Law &amp; Politics<\/a><\/span><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"uael-post__title\">\n\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/rationalemagazine.com\/index.php\/2026\/06\/28\/is-christianity-indispensable-to-western-democracy-looking-at-the-claims-of-political-christianitys-defenders\/\" target=\"_self\">\n\t\t\t\tIs Christianity indispensable to Western democracy? Looking at the claims of political Christianity\u2019s defenders\t\t\t<\/a>\n\n\t\t\t\t<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"uael-post__meta-data\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"uael-post__author\">\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/rationalemagazine.com\/index.php\/author\/adam-wakeling\/\" title=\"Posts by Adam Wakeling\" rel=\"author\">Adam Wakeling<\/a>\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"uael-post__date\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t28\/06\/2026\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\n\t\t<div class=\"uael-post__excerpt\">\n\t\t\tAustralia is becoming a less religious, and less Christian, country than it formerly was. As recently as 1971, more than ...\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"uael-post__read-more elementor-button\" href=\"https:\/\/rationalemagazine.com\/index.php\/2026\/06\/28\/is-christianity-indispensable-to-western-democracy-looking-at-the-claims-of-political-christianitys-defenders\/\" target=\"_self\" aria-labelledby=\"uael-post-16395\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-content-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-icon elementor-align-icon-left\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-text\" id=uael-post-16395>Continue reading \u2192<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\n\t<\/div>\n\n<\/div>\n\n<div class=\"uael-post-wrapper   law-&amp;-politics \">\n\t<div class=\"uael-post__bg-wrap uael-bg-wrap-disabled \">\n\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t<div class=\"uael-post__inner-wrap uael-inner-wrap-disabled\">\n\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"uael-post__thumbnail\">\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/rationalemagazine.com\/index.php\/2026\/06\/24\/the-poverty-of-current-affairs-tv\/\" target=\"_self\" title=\"The poverty of current affairs TV\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"768\" height=\"528\" src=\"https:\/\/rationalemagazine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/TV-768x528.png\" class=\"attachment-medium_large size-medium_large wp-image-16386\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/rationalemagazine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/TV-768x528.png 768w, https:\/\/rationalemagazine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/TV-300x206.png 300w, https:\/\/rationalemagazine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/TV.png 1000w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<div class=\"uael-post__content-wrap uael-content-wrap-disabled\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"uael-post__terms-wrap\"><span class=\"uael-post__terms\"><a href=\"https:\/\/rationalemagazine.com\/index.php\/category\/law-politics\/\" class=\"uael-listing__terms-link\" id=\"uael-post-term-law-politics\" aria-labelledby=\"uael-post-term-law-politics\">Law &amp; Politics<\/a><\/span><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"uael-post__title\">\n\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/rationalemagazine.com\/index.php\/2026\/06\/24\/the-poverty-of-current-affairs-tv\/\" target=\"_self\">\n\t\t\t\tThe poverty of current affairs TV\t\t\t<\/a>\n\n\t\t\t\t<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"uael-post__meta-data\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"uael-post__author\">\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/rationalemagazine.com\/index.php\/author\/ian-robinson\/\" title=\"Posts by Ian Robinson\" rel=\"author\">Ian Robinson<\/a>\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"uael-post__date\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t24\/06\/2026\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\n\t\t<div class=\"uael-post__excerpt\">\n\t\t\tIn 1978, a Californian advertising executive with the evocative name of Jerry Mander published a book entitled Four Arguments for ...\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"uael-post__read-more elementor-button\" href=\"https:\/\/rationalemagazine.com\/index.php\/2026\/06\/24\/the-poverty-of-current-affairs-tv\/\" target=\"_self\" aria-labelledby=\"uael-post-16383\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-content-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-icon elementor-align-icon-left\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-text\" id=uael-post-16383>Continue reading \u2192<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\n\t<\/div>\n\n<\/div>\n\n<div class=\"uael-post-wrapper   philosophy-&amp;-psychology \">\n\t<div class=\"uael-post__bg-wrap uael-bg-wrap-disabled \">\n\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t<div class=\"uael-post__inner-wrap uael-inner-wrap-disabled\">\n\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"uael-post__thumbnail\">\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/rationalemagazine.com\/index.php\/2026\/06\/18\/when-is-it-morally-wrong-to-not-disclose-use-of-ai\/\" target=\"_self\" title=\"When is it morally wrong to not disclose use of AI?\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"768\" height=\"528\" src=\"https:\/\/rationalemagazine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/Eulogy-768x528.png\" class=\"attachment-medium_large size-medium_large wp-image-16377\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/rationalemagazine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/Eulogy-768x528.png 768w, https:\/\/rationalemagazine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/Eulogy-300x206.png 300w, https:\/\/rationalemagazine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/Eulogy.png 900w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<div class=\"uael-post__content-wrap uael-content-wrap-disabled\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div 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elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-dcfcd62\" data-id=\"dcfcd62\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-62f9350 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"62f9350\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/rationalemagazine.com\/index.php\/author\/fods12\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/rationalemagazine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/cropped-JamesFodor-e1673504618498-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail wp-image-12799\" alt=\"\" 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