Look here.Palin and Captain Kirk mix it up. Palin is funny and at ease. I love her in this clip. Does it matter if she cannot quote Plato correctly if she can yuck it up with Shatner?Have we entered an age where “intellectual” skills will not matter at all to most voters? Will being . . . . Continue Reading »
A journalist asked an inconvenient question about Climategate to a hoity-toity global warming expert from Stanford. He didn’t like it at all, and the UN staff apparently intervened to stop the apostasy. Watch, and then note my further comment below.Unlike some, I don’t think the . . . . Continue Reading »
I still think some form of Obamacare will pass, because the Democratic leaders in charge of Congress don’t give a fig about what the American people think. But it is abundantly clear that they have badly lost the political debate. A full 61% of those polled by CNN—this is . . . . Continue Reading »
The recent events in Arkansas force me to comment further on the apparent non-existence of a functional ecclesiology in today’s evangelical and fundamentalist churches. Generally, that is. There are exceptions, one that I will identify.I don’t know that “local church” amounts . . . . Continue Reading »
Office of the White HouseCzar for Celebration and JollificationAlcibiades Antinous, DirectorRE: The White House Christmas CrècheSomeone must tell the President that his display of the Christmas crèche is inconsistent with our recent policies regarding holiday celebrations in the United . . . . Continue Reading »
Medical marijuana is often a front for recreational marijuana. This has led to crime issues and problems with the location of the ubiquitous “medicine” dispensing locations. LA is trying to control the chaos, but it seems to be tough sledding. From the story:When the state . . . . Continue Reading »
For many people, the term “rural” is synonymous with low incomes and limited economic opportunities. However, a recent study at the University of Illinois found that much of rural America is actually prosperous . What accounts for their flourishing? Family ties and civic-minded . . . . Continue Reading »
Last month I linked to Andrew Ferguson’s takedown of Bob Dylan and confessed that I never understood the singer’s appeal . Not surprisingly, the Dylan defenders in the comments section thrashed Ferguson and me for failing to appreciate the crooner’s genius. Being an open-minded . . . . Continue Reading »
When I was a kid, I always ended up as a shepherd in the Christmas pageant. I lacked the heft to be Joseph, as a guy did not want to be an angel, and somehow never made the cut as a wise man.My college students have made suggestions about that last one.There were, however, many advantages to being a . . . . Continue Reading »
In our house we have the tradition of putting the Baby Jesus in the creche on midnight on Christmas Eve. During Advent the manger sits empty with the other figures around it . . . waiting. I love it when Hope, as lady of the house, brings out the Baby and completes the scene.Christmas will be here . . . . Continue Reading »
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