2019-06-29T15:16:47-04:00

Your job is simply to give all 5s. To everyone, everywhere, every time. Because otherwise you're saying that four equals zero. And it doesn't. Read more

2019-06-24T18:20:27-04:00

When the rivers are on fire, it's time to start imagining a better way of life. We've got a whole bunch of burning rivers -- from right-wing "militias" threatening lawmakers to yet another credible accusation against the president. Read more

2019-06-20T17:35:02-04:00

Jerry Jenkins' model for telling a global epic seems to be Noah's Ark — the whole world gets slaughtered while the plot revolves around just eight characters who are all related. Read more

2019-06-20T17:15:37-04:00

What does the cross mean? Not much, Justice Alito says. It's just an obscure sentiment we've grown accustomed to over time. Or maybe a symbol of war. Or both. Read more

2019-06-19T17:44:38-04:00

On the study of rats and ratf--king, horror movies and scary stories, featuring one honest professor, at least two shameless con artists, and Michael Jackson's first No. 1 solo hit. Read more

2019-06-18T16:31:51-04:00

Chris Ladd revisits the Southern Strategy and the bottom-up role of white pastors in turning the Party of Lincoln into the Party of Calhoun. I sense a theme here. Read more

2019-06-17T18:10:50-04:00

"Everyone who loves is born of God and knows God. Whoever does not love does not know God, for God is love." Read more

2019-06-17T12:59:36-04:00

Happy White Bronco Day! Plus: "Dangerous Deliveries," the "Central Jersey" controversy," and did Donald Trump get Sony hacked? Read more

2019-06-14T00:46:55-04:00

In the moral universe of Left Behind, there is one and only one thing that is necessary and sufficient for keeping power in check: Virtue (which is to say, virtuous intent — or passionate sincerity). Read more

2019-06-13T17:16:53-04:00

Do hot water heaters ever break slowly? Or is it always the kind of sudden, catastrophic failure that floods your basement? (This is not a metaphor.) Read more


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