Rick Perlstein on the unpleasant political lineage of Trumpism. Adam Kotsko and Deborah Jian Lee on the whiteness of white evangelicalism. Andre E. Johnson on the old arguments resurfacing as "bathroom bills." And John Oliver on abortion laws. Read more
Nicolae: The Rise of Antichrist; pp. 324-325 We’ve arrived at the tricky part of Rayford Steele’s sermon on the Seven Seals of Revelation. The first four are easy for any End-Times preacher because: A) Most people are at least broadly familiar with the Four Horsemen of the Apocalypse; and B) Conquest, War, Famine and Death all sound pretty bad. Rayford has the added advantage here of preaching this sermon during the Great Tribulation — after the four riders have already galloped... Read more
"What you are doing is not good. You will surely wear yourself out, both you and these people with you. For the task is too heavy for you; you cannot do it alone." Read more
Anyone knocking on the door, like Cornelius, and saying, "I am one seeking the grace of God to travel with you in God's service together" should be welcomed. Let's hope the archbishop sees the larger implications of that. Also: Getting the lead out; imagining a better approach to incarceration; and hospitality and rebirth in an Italian village. Read more
I'm confused by some of the complaining about so-called "closed primaries." Pennsylvania's primaries are next week, but it's not accurate to say that "Pennsylvania" is holding elections. The Republican and Democratic Parties are holding elections to choose their nominees. Republicans are voting for Republican nominees and Democrats are voting for Democratic nominees. How else should that work? Read more
You might expect the now-abandoned churches and elementary schools to be filled with grieving, shell-shocked parents. And you might expect these millions of grieving parents not only to seek comfort, but to demand answers about what happened to their children -- all of their children. But none of that happens here. Read more
Live TV, prime time, national stage. "Baby I'm a ...." He swats the mic stand over almost contemptuously, catches it with his foot and flips it back up so that it arches perfectly back into his waiting hand. "... Star." Whoa. Read more
Voting isn't supposed to be about "providing me with indulgence and satisfaction." It's not a self-affirming consumer choice or a narcissistic performance of moral superiority. It's about taking responsibility, not avoiding it. Also: Record-setting heat sets stage for claims of global cooling; a personal testimony; and the breakfast of champions. Read more
Honoring Harriet Tubman on official currency is somewhat ironic, of course, since Tubman was a notorious thief. She stole from the rich and gave to the poor. Legally and constitutionally, that's what it meant to liberate slaves in antebellum America. Read more
"An Unbelievable Story of Rape" by Ken Armstrong and T. Christian Miller has been awarded a Pulitzer prize. This is correct. If you haven't read it, go read it now. Also: UC Davis and the Streisand effect; trespassing vs. civil disobedience; James Dobson worries about demographic purity; and a pop-music artifact that makes me smile. Read more
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