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November 2012

November 02, 2012
From Abigael Evans, age 4, on behalf of the entire nation:
November 02, 2012
Back during the Democratic National Convention, we did a post on the Democratic platform, promising...
November 02, 2012
George Will is among the most learned of today's pundits, and he has the habit...
November 01, 2012
Russell E. Saltzman, a pastor in the North American Lutheran Church (the relatively conservative off...
November 01, 2012
In the sermon for last Sunday, Pastor Douthwaite employed an interesting turn of phrase: There’s...
November 01, 2012
Happy All Saints' Day!  All Christians are saints--sinners, but also saints--and this is a day...

October 2012

October 31, 2012
Today is Reformation Day, the 495th anniversary of Martin Luther posting the 95 Theses against...
October 31, 2012
From Trevin Wax: Debate moderators and reporters love to ask pro-life candidates hard questions about...
October 31, 2012
On December 31, the Bush tax cuts will all expire and, by the terms of...
October 30, 2012
Superstorm Sandy did a lot of damage, as forecast:  Sandy Death Toll Climbs To Over...
October 30, 2012
The polling industry faces a big test this election as we will see whether or...
October 30, 2012
The Supreme Court is considering a case that requires the wisdom of Solomon: Supap Kirtsaeng...
October 29, 2012
We're battening down our hatches, getting ready for what they are calling "Frankenstorm," a monster...
October 29, 2012
Jacques Barzun died at age 104.  A scholar of breath-taking range, Barzun, a French immigrant,...
October 29, 2012
Polls now show Mitt Romney leading the popular vote, but President Obama still has the...
October 29, 2012
    RCP Poll Average Electoral Votes States Obama Romney Obama Romney Colo. 47.8% 47.8%...
October 26, 2012
Thanks to Aaron Lewis, who saw my praise for Hilary Mantel's Booker-Prize-winning novels about Thomas...
October 26, 2012
The war in Iraq is pretty much over and the war in Afghanistan is winding...
October 25, 2012
Luther is not the only one that gets credited for quotable lines that he didn't...
October 25, 2012
The third-party candidates also had a debate.  Here are highlights: Gary Johnson, the Libertarian Party...
October 25, 2012
One possibility in the election:  Both candidates get 269 electoral votes, resulting in a tie. ...
October 25, 2012
The San Francisco Giants did to the St. Louis Cardinals what the Cardinals had been...
October 24, 2012
From Methodist minister Chris Brundage at Christian Century: I have a new name for God,...
October 24, 2012
Democrats are calling attempts, usually led by Republicans, to try to prevent voter fraud as...
October 24, 2012
The presidential campaign will cost some $4 billion.  We worry about so much spending and...
October 23, 2012
Thanks to everybody who live-blogged the debates with me.  As has been said, "that was...
October 23, 2012
Our politics are polarizing, to the point that, at least in Washington, D. C., little...
October 23, 2012
Do you remember how liberalism used to be idealistic and ambitious, taking on big problems...
October 22, 2012
I'm on the road, but I hope to get back to my hotel room in...
October 22, 2012
A paragraph from a piece by Peter Berger, via Anthony Sacramone: The Lutheran understanding of...
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