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
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
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
"Everyone who loves is born of God and knows God. Whoever does not love does not know God, for God is love." Read more
Happy White Bronco Day! Plus: "Dangerous Deliveries," the "Central Jersey" controversy," and did Donald Trump get Sony hacked? Read more
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
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
This is one possible solution to the Fermi paradox. I'm not sure it's the right answer to his question, but I believe that this has already happened at least once. Read more
Here's where I left off last week when I first got the get-up-here-now phone call from my sister. It's a half-baked handful of week-old items, but at least it will provide a fresh discussion thread for comments. Read more
My father died Wednesday morning. Embedding a video here is about all I can manage just now, but this song from Mary Gauthier says most of what I’d try to say if I were able. Read more
Tim LaHaye's premillennial dispensationalism is not based on a literal reading of Daniel and Revelation. It is based on a literal reading of the Protocols of the Elders of Zion. Read more
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