Tomorrow is Reformation Day, the anniversary of Martin Luther’s posting of his 95 Theses against the sale of indulgences. I keep reading online about how tragic the Reformation was, how unneeded it is now, and how it’s wrong to celebrate the breaking up of the
Left-leaning columnist Harold Meyerson is excited at the prospect of Bernie Sanders, the socialist presidential candidate, creating in his growing cadre of followers, a genuinely leftist, revolutionary movement. Do you think America is ready for that? (more…)
Pretty much everybody agrees with the conclusions on our liveblog that the CNBC moderators of the Republican debate did an embarrassingly horrible job. Even usually liberal observers–such as Time, NPR, and Politico–are saying so. For a colorful account, see the British take in the London
Johann Sebastian Bach played the organ at the Lutheran Church of Our Lady in Dresden, which was destroyed in the allied bombing of that city during World War II. Later, the ruins of that building became a center of protest against East German Communism. Now
House Republicans nominated Paul Ryan to be Speaker of the House, pretty much assuring his election, scheduled for today. Some conservatives insist that the party’s last Vice Presidential candidate is not conservative enough, despite Ryan’s reputation as an innovative conservative policy wonk. But most members
So, where do you think we stand after Republican debate #3? Who won? Who lost? Any game-changers?
OK, friends, here we go. As I said, I would be multi-tasking, so I’ll depend on you for your commentary on the Republican debate. I plan to watch that, but also the World Series, and also (good Oklahoma citizen that I am becoming) the Thunder
A new national poll has Ben Carson passing Donald Trump in the Republican presidential race. The African-American pediatric surgeon leading the real estate tycoon 26% to 22%. Multiple polls also show Carson with a big lead–as much as 14%–over Trump in Iowa, the nation’s first
The Wall Street Journal has an article on recent research into “earworms,” those songs that you cannot get out of your head. Usually, as we all know, those songs tend to be ones that we just hate! I propose a diabolical discussion, one that is
One of the biggest hits of the television season has been the presidential debates. They certainly have the elements of popular TV: colorful characters, soap opera drama, reality TV. The debates have the Darwinian struggle of Survivor, the popularity contest of American Idol, and the
Ad-Free & Subscriber Log-In