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September 2016

September 19, 2016

If Clinton drops out, Democrats want Sanders

What would happen if Hillary Clinton really is having serious health problems to the point...

September 16, 2016

Trump’s surge

Democrats and their media minions have been writing off Donald Trump's chances--just as the other...

September 13, 2016

The health of our candidates

During ceremonies at the 9/11 memorial, Hillary Clinton fainted. Democrats and their media comrades...

September 08, 2016

Voting for a candidate without “supporting” him

Political scientist James Campbell doesn't like Donald Trump much, but he is still going to...

September 02, 2016

Trump’s 10-point immigration plan

Donald Trump set forth his immigration plan, which features 10 points. (See them after the...

September 01, 2016

How Trump will make Mexico pay for the wall

We had wondered how Donald Trump would get Mexico to pay for the wall along...

August 2016

August 26, 2016

Trump now says he is “softening” his position on immigration

Donald Trump is drawing back from the hardline position on immigration that brought him lots...

August 22, 2016

Why the LA Times poll differs from the others

Most polls show Donald Trump losing big time, especially in the crucial battleground states. But...

August 19, 2016

Another staff shakeup for Trump and more Russian connections

For the second time since his nomination, Donald Trump has shaken up his campaign staff....

August 16, 2016

Trump’s ideology test will require belief in gay rights

In a major speech on immigration and fighting ISIS, Donald Trump said that he would...

August 09, 2016

Did Trump call for Hillary’s assassination?

Donald Trump has done it again, appearing to say something so over the top that...

August 08, 2016

Clinton’s social gospel vs. Trump’s prosperity gospel

Bobby Ross brings together some religious reporting on both candidates and gives us one of...

August 04, 2016

Trump’s knee-jerk retaliations

Donald Trump has the pathological habit of responding to every criticism by lashing out with...

August 02, 2016

The Christian case for Trump?

Wayne Grudem is a conservative evangelical theologian who has written an article entitled Why Voting...

July 2016

July 30, 2016

Hillary’s speech

In her acceptance speech, Hillary Clinton sounded a theme of bringing people together--even Republicans--in contrast...

July 27, 2016

Trump’s Russian connections

In yesterday's discussion about whether the Russians, who apparently hacked into the Democratic National Committee's...

July 26, 2016

Are the Russians manipulating the U.S. election?

Researchers are concluding that it was the Russians--indeed, a Russian intelligence agency--that hacked into the...

July 22, 2016

Trump may not defend NATO allies

Donald Trump said that he may or may not come to the defense of a...

July 21, 2016

“I AM YOUR VOICE”

Donald Trump gave a stemwinder of a speech in accepting the Republican presidential nomination. Promising...

July 21, 2016

Ted Cruz speaks at convention, but refuses to endorse Trump

Ted Cruz, who came in second to Donald Trump, was given a speaking slot at...

July 20, 2016

Trump is now the Republican nominee

The roll call of states has been concluded, and Donald Trump is now officially the...

July 19, 2016

Missing the smoke-filled room

Delegates opposing Donald Trump disrupted the choreography at the Republican national convention. They booed, yelled...

July 18, 2016

The Republican National Convention starts today

The 2016 Republican Convention starts today in Cleveland, Ohio. It may be a strange one....

July 15, 2016

Trump picks Pence as VP, quells rebellion

Donald Trump picked Indiana governor Mike Pence as his Vice Presidential running-mate. Pence has been...

July 15, 2016

Trump “is the most pro-gay candidate in American electoral history”

Jim Hoft, founder of the Gateway Pundit, a leading conservative blog, has come out publicly as...

July 08, 2016

Donald Trump and Nietzsche

In a discussion of Donald Trump's theology, Christian conservative Peter Wehner observes that the presumptive Republican...

July 06, 2016

Did Donald Trump “accept Christ”?

Many evangelicals believe that a person becomes a Christian by making a "decision for Christ,"...

July 05, 2016

Trump vs. Clinton on religious liberty

At Donald Trump's conclave with evangelical leaders, he notably dodged the religious liberty questions. That's...

July 01, 2016

Donald Trump’s “personal Vietnam”

Donald Trump dodged the Vietnam War, but he has said that he feels "like a...

June 2016

June 30, 2016

Ben Sasse, the anti-Trump

As other Republicans keep equivocating, Nebraska Senator Ben Sasse is the only Republican in the...