Not to be outdone by Harold Camping, some Muslims are predicting the onset of the End Times to occur on June 5. Iran’s political establishment is being torn by a controversy over the return of the messiah-like Mahdi. Some Shi’ites have set a
Not to be outdone by Harold Camping, some Muslims are predicting the onset of the End Times to occur on June 5. Iran’s political establishment is being torn by a controversy over the return of the messiah-like Mahdi. Some Shi’ites have set a
We’ve talked about different kinds of conservatives. Let’s talk about different kinds of Democrats. Michael Gerson says the current gridlock in Congress–especially when it comes to budgets and fiscal policy–is due not to Republicans (who are remarkably unified, he notes, despite fears about the Tea
The Washington Examiner has a series in which they interview people about their faith. (They did that to me once, which I blogged about.) Journalist Mollie Hemingway didn’t mince any words. Read the whole interview. Here is an excerpt in which Mollie explains vocation: It
Bob Dylan turns 70 today. I’ve been listening to his tunes lately, and they are as good as ever, if not better. So, my fellow Baby Boomers, now that Dylan is 70, will you now admit that you aren’t young any more? Notice I
Ruth Marcus has a column on entitlement behavior: By entitlement behavior, I mean the apparent belief of too many political figures — make that too many male political figures — that the ordinary rules of acceptable conduct do not apply to them. Exhibits A, B
I have been sparing you this year my interest in American Idol, the popular talent show that causes the American public to exercise aesthetic judgments. But now we are at the finale. The last two standing are Scotty McCreary and Laure Alaina, 17 and 16
President Obama’s peace plan for the Middle East calls for Israel to go back to its borders before the 1967 war. In that war, the Arab states attacked Israel from all sides but were route. Israel seized the rest of Jerusalem, the West Bank, and
I’m writing this on Saturday morning, but I’ve set it up so that the post appears on Monday. So I MIGHT be raptured by the end of the day. I don’t know yet. Right now I’m either in Heaven or Texas. So who is left?
I was afraid Harold Camping would disappear, making it look like he, at least, was raptured on Saturday, even if he was the only one. But he showed up and made a statement: “It has been a really tough weekend,” said Harold Camping, the 89-year-old
When American presidents send troops into combat, they have 60 days before Congress–to whom the Constitution gives the power to declare war–needs to act to authorize the action. Friday was 60 days after we got involved in the war in Libya. Congress doesn’t seem to
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