Occasionally I’ll provide my thoughts on the best of certain things. Today I’d like to talk about political commentators. When I say political commentators, I don’t just mean talking heads on Fox News and media outlets that talk about the news of the day. I also include in the category those who can bring a…
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Today All Whites are Racists
In his “Dear White America” letter to The New York Times, Emory University Professor George Yancy wrote, “If you are white, and you are reading this letter, I ask that you don’t run to seek shelter from your own racism. Don’t hide from your responsibility. Rather, begin, right now, to practice being vulnerable.” He also…
Do You Pray? A Homily on Romans 10:1-13
This homily is adapted from J.C. Ryle’s A Call to Prayer: Do you pray? I ask whether you pray, because prayer is absolutely essential to a person’s salvation. Do not misunderstand me. I am not saying that you can do anything to earn your salvation. I am not saying that it is your prayers that…
The Oppression of Envy: A Homily on Ecclesiastes 4:1-4
This homily benefits greatly from the works of Peter Leithart and Daniel Doriani: Human life is rife with envy. Envy whispers in our ear about a neighbor who has slightly more than we do—a nicer car, more recognition, a prettier wife, more accomplished children. Envy wants to silence praise for others and grows angry when…
Eliminating Renewable Energy Subsidies is Key to Boosting Prosperity
Residential electricity prices have steadily increased for years, up more than 15 percent in the United States (not including Texas) since 2004. A newly released U.S. Department of Energy report on electricity markets and reliability makes it clear that renewable energy subsidies are contributing significantly to the increasing cost—and the decreasing reliability—of the national electric grid. Yet the report…
Martin’s King Tut is now Cultural Appropriation
One of the best skits ever produced by Saturday Night Live was Steve Martin’s rendition of the song, King Tut. It made fun of the commercialization of the nationwide King Tut phenomenon sparked by the “Treasures of Tutankhamen” exhibition that toured seven cities from 1976 to 1979, drawing about 8 million visitors. These days, however, the video is…
The Demolition President from Scott Adams
Scott Adams, the creator of Dilbert, put together a GREAT blog on what things President Trump has broken this year. Things, as Adams put it, “that probably needed to be broken.” Here’s a sample: GOP – Trump broke the GOP and reconstructed it along his terms, successfully it seems. DNC – The DNC has no charismatic leader, no…
Broken by Trump: ISIS
Watch the latest video at <a href=”http://www.foxnews.com”>foxnews.com</a> As Scott Adams points out, President Trump has broken a number of things “that probably needed to be broken.” One of those is ISIS. Fox News reports: ISIS has lost 98 percent of the territory it once held — with half of that terror group’s so-called “caliphate” having been recaptured…
How Convenient: Trump’s Environmental Stance May Harm Six Year Old Girls
Update: @claires tells NBC 10 Consumer Advocate @NBC10_Emily it has hired an independent lab to test products that may contain asbestos. https://t.co/rtLTkINSdA pic.twitter.com/zFm0BSArcF — NBC 10 WJAR (@NBC10) December 28, 2017 Claire’s, the cosmetic and accessories company for young women, recently recalled nine cosmetic products because a mother had tested her six-year-old daughter’s makeup kit containing…
The Story Behind Astros’ First Base Coach Rich Dauer’s Amazing Recovery
During the Houston Astros parade celebrating their first World Series title, something was terribly wrong with their first base coach Rich Dauer. No one knew it at the time, but he was suffering from an acute subdural hematoma, caused by a blow to the head when he had fallen the night before. Dauer didn’t realize he was injured…