In the course of a post on why so many evangelicals are supporting Donald Trump, S. D. Kelly tosses off an observation that explains much about the current controversies between Christians and secularists. Secularists tend to see Christians as “the powerful”; that is, in postmodern parlance,
Elvis Presley died on August 16, 1977. In honor of that anniversary, Sarah Condon at Mockingbird posted a meditation that is both nostalgic and moving. (more…)
Most polls show Donald Trump losing big time, especially in the crucial battleground states. But the L.A. Times poll shows Trump ahead of Clinton by two points, a fact heralded by the Trump campaign. So why are that poll’s results so different? Most polls ask people who
Vice President Joe Biden performed a gay wedding earlier this month, getting special certification from the District of Columbia to allow him to do so. He also supports the right to an abortion. Both put him squarely against the teachings of the Roman Catholic Church, and
Olympic gold medalist Ryan Lochte and three other members of the U.S. swim team lied about being held up at gunpoint in Rio de Janeiro. Two of the swimmers reportedly admitted the fabrication. What malice. What a black eye for the American team, which is
For the second time since his nomination, Donald Trump has shaken up his campaign staff. He has brought in Steve Shannon, head of the pro-Trump website Breitbart News to be the CEO of his campaign. This is presumably a rebuke of his campaign chairman Paul Manafort,
Mexico’s constitution guarantees the right of citizens to own firearms. But it also allows the government to regulate them. So there is only one gun store in the whole country, and should you go there, it is still almost impossible to buy a gun. Mexico, of
You have GOT to read The Relic Master, a novel by Christopher Buckley (son of conservative icon William F. Buckley). It’s about a dealer in sacred relics (bones of the saints, artifacts from Bible stories, etc.) that, when venerated, were thought to provide time-off from
A lot of us dislike both of the major party candidates. Quite a few of us also dislike the minor party and independent candidates. So we are agonizing over what to do come election day. Perhaps it would help to think through what factors should
New Zealand has almost no native mammals. Just bats. So when rats, possums, and stoats were introduced from the outside, lacking any natural enemies, they have wreaked havoc on New Zealand’s natural wildlife. So the prime minister has announced a plan to eradicate all said
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