So it was, at 5:58 p.m., July 19, 2016, that Jeff Sessions, U.S. Senator from Alabama, officially nominated Donald J. Trump as the Republican Party’s candidate for President of the United States. While a heavy majority of GOP delegates rose to their feet with a lusty cheer, an obvious rump stayed on their rumps, arms […]
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Missives from the Morass: July 20
20 Jul 2016
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Missives from the Morass: July 19
20 Jul 2016
I think I’ll write a hit Broadway musical called Convention, Gavel, or A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Nomination. Regardless of the name, one of the songs will start with, Rules, glorious Rules, so frumpy and unctuous / Tool of the elites, who live to boss the bumptious. What happened yesterday could be a […]
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Missives from the Morass: July 18
19 Jul 2016
You know what is more fun than driving in a metropolitan area for the first time? Doing it in the dark during a rain storm that makes you hanker for gopher wood. I decamped around 5:30 a.m., hoping to roll into the DoubleTree on the lakefront in time to stumble over my thoughts for Larry […]
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Missives from the Morass: July 17
18 Jul 2016
My soundtrack for the drive up to Cleveland was Hamilton: An American Musical. My oldest daughter, Madelaine, is an evangelist for Lin-Manuel Miranda’s masterwork. The writing is vibrant, the music is beguiling, the vocal performances are remarkable, and the emotion generated, even by the soundtrack (after all, I am not wealthy enough to afford the […]
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America weeps. Alton Sterling. Philando Castile. Five Dallas police officers. The first two men were killed by law enforcement officers, the last five killed trying to secure a protest based on the first two deaths. America searches for solutions. Struggling with words to grapple with such a time as this, Dallas Mayor Mike Rawlings said, “We […]
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Podcast #3: The Rule of Law?
06 Jul 2016
Here is the most recent Bereans podcast, this one on the rule of law and the FBI’s decision regarding Mrs. Clinton.
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For the Christian, What is the Fourth of July?
04 Jul 2016
Christians are in the midst of an existential crisis as they think about their country, their obligations, and the future. It is understandable and probably well past due. However, even though we have the opportunity to evaluate critically, in doing so, we are lapsing into lazy, categorical thinking. Our view of country is still too […]
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Making Britain Great Again? Does Brexit=Trump?
28 Jun 2016
A vote is a crude instrument. It is often a binary choice that cloaks oodles of complexity. Consider a typical ballot for office. Are votes cast for or against candidates? What factors are driving the decision? Economics? Party? Social concerns? Foreign policy? Personality? Charisma? Or, more grimly, for how many voters do racism, envy, and […]
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Podcast #2: Third Party Conundrums
01 Jun 2016
We have another podcast for you, this one on the 3rd party issues that seem so relevant right now. I hope you enjoy. If you have questions, feel free to leave them here (or find us on Twitter or our Facebook page) and we may address them in future podcasts.
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Podcast. Podcast? Podcast!
24 May 2016
Seemingly forever ago, Dr. Clauson and I sat down to record a podcast. This is it. Does it sound as if produced by amateurs? Why yes, yes it does. Appropriate, I think, given that I am the technological guru of the group–which shows the extraordinarily low bar I managed to clear to be designated as […]
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Jeff Haymond
Marc Clauson
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