Marshall blames Ukraine war for high diesel prices

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Marshall blames Ukraine war for high diesel prices

Sen. Roger Marshall (R-Kan.) on Wednesday blamed the war in Ukraine for high diesel prices, with energy costs as a key concern in the rapidly approaching midterms. “The real problem with the cost of diesel, in particular, is No. 1, is the Ukraine war, and because of that, diesel production has gone down. But beyond...

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Proverbs 18:17 (BSB)

The blindspotwhat the coverage leaves out

Partial causes, confident blame

Political statements often name one cause for a complex problem before all the facts are heard. Scripture commends patient examination before forming a verdict, a discipline worth bringing to economic and political claims alike.

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Proverbs 18:17 (BSB)

OUR READING

Hold political explanations for economic trouble with patience, since the first account rarely tells the whole story.

Persuasion techniques and doctrinal guardrails

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Themes · energy policy · political rhetoric · midterm elections

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Proverbs 18:17 (BSB)

OUR NOTE

Cautions against settling on a cause before hearing the fuller account, which fits an incomplete political claim.

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Proverbs 18:13 (BSB)

OUR NOTE

Warns against forming judgment on a matter before it is fully heard, relevant to a truncated political excerpt.

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