Smart people saying smart things (5.25.26)

Last updated on: May 23, 2026 at 7:45 pm By Fred Clark

Doug Muder, Cristian Farias, Karen E. Park, David Dark, Jemar Tisby, Michael Chabon, and Karen Swallow Prior. Read more

Sunday reading

Last updated on: May 23, 2026 at 8:14 pm By Fred Clark

Pentecost. Everybody means EVERYBODY. Read more

Last updated on: May 22, 2026 at 4:38 pm By Fred Clark

Wherein the authors ponder the difficult challenge of sharing the One True Gospel of Bible Prophecy with your mistress. Read more

Last updated on: May 21, 2026 at 4:01 pm By Fred Clark

"Rededication" is Read more

Last updated on: May 20, 2026 at 4:51 pm By Fred Clark

It's Memorial Day Savings time at the Big Box, so I basically live there this week. Here are some recent links. Read more

Last updated on: May 18, 2026 at 5:02 pm By Fred Clark

Calvinism, cannibalism, blessed bicycles, and unblessed brand names. Read more

Last updated on: May 16, 2026 at 8:23 pm By Fred Clark

Now is not the end of the story: What historians need to learn from Clyde Bruckman and Natasha Bedingfield. Read more

Last updated on: May 15, 2026 at 7:48 am By Fred Clark

Two protagonists, one day, 17 scenes, 81 pages. And yet almost nothing happens. Read more

Last updated on: May 14, 2026 at 4:12 pm By Fred Clark

Is Brooke Rollins a clueless, naive religious bully? Or is she the cynical, malicious kind of religious bully? Read more

Last updated on: May 13, 2026 at 5:24 pm By Fred Clark

Get rid of all the panel debates among political consultants on cable news and replace them with more reporting on stories like this one. Read more