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February 2020

February 13, 2020

It’s Okay To Hate Donald Trump. But Is It Enough?

Like many/most Americans, I loathe Donald Trump. I loathe him on his worst day, and...

September 2019

September 06, 2019

September 05, 2019

Eight Thoughts on Guns and Freedom

Waterboarding is how we baptize terrorists. – Sarah Palin (NRA annual meeting, 2014) Guns give...

August 2019

August 24, 2019

Amy Wax is Whack

The New Yorker's contentious interview with conservative University of Pennsylvania law professor Amy Wax (entitled A Penn Law...

August 24, 2019

NYT 1619 History Project

The NY Times knows what's up. You don't have to love or agree with the premise...

August 16, 2019

American Jeremiad / Random Desecrations at the Altar of Impurity (3)

The Max Boot Chronicles (Continued) This post continues my account of the internecine dust-up between...

August 15, 2019

American Jeremiad / Random Desecrations at the Altar of Impurity (2)

The Max Boot Chronicles When I was taking a second spin through Berkeley in the...

August 14, 2019

The Masturbation Chronicles

I just read the Patheos post by Catholic apologist Dave Armstrong, entitled Masturbation: Thoughts on Why...