"Defend the weak and the fatherless; uphold the cause of the poor and the oppressed. Rescue the weak and the needy; deliver them from the hand of the wicked." Read more

It's not good to try to do theology on the emperor's tab. And it's even worse to do it with him in the room. Read more

"In Case of Rapture" videos recorded by the faithful for those left behind are a lot weirder and creepier than those recording them imagine. Read more

"Here is the world. Beautiful and terrible things will happen. Don't be afraid." Read more

Republicans aren't allowed to sing along to "Pink Houses" any more. There's a LOT there's not allowed to do -- or to think -- any more. Read more

"Competitive authoritarianism" is a new term, but it is not a new thing. We've beaten this before. Read more

"I would go to work and steal Jim out of slavery again; and if I could think up anything worse, I would do that, too; because as long as I was in, and in for good, I might as well go the whole hog." Read more

Every child on the planet has mysteriously vanished, but Buck Williams is chasing an even bigger news story: He suspects the Jews may be Up To Something. Read more

J.D. Vance pontificates about his warped redefinition of Catholic doctrine and then gets corrected by the actual pontiff. It's the ecclesiastical version of the Billy Madison game-show meme. Read more