Andrew Yang’s closing statement struck near and dear to this professor’s sensibilities. The Democratic debates from the last two nights deserve to be accurately characterized. They are televised events designed to attract viewers. The introductory material feels like a rejected pilot for a dating show. “Here’s Cory–he likes musical montages, dank memes, and chillin’ with […]
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Democratic Debate: S 1, EP 2
01 Aug 2019
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Mueller Testimony–A TV Disaster
25 Jul 2019
Yesterday’s congressional testimony by Robert Mueller, the man who organized and managed the investigation into the White House’s potential ties to Russia, was a manufactured event designed for television. House Democrats hoped Mr. Mueller himself would “breathe life” into his eponymous report, which had been released in March and publicized in April. The goal, it […]
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The Mailbag! – Vol. 33
22 Jul 2019
Matt’s Marvelous Mailbag seeks to provide marginally adequate answers to much better questions about politics, economics, social life, theology, or any potpourri you see fit to have answered. Send questions to mailbag.bereans@gmail.com. Just tackling three questions this week because my final reflection is a little longer, but I don’t think anyone will protest that. I’d […]
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The Mailbag! – Vol. 32
15 Jul 2019
Matt’s Marvelous Mailbag seeks to provide marginally adequate answers to much better questions about politics, economics, social life, theology, or any potpourri you see fit to have answered. Send questions to mailbag.bereans@gmail.com. It’s been a while since I offered up a musical appetizer, so may I recommend Handel’s Concerto No. 10 in D Minor, or, […]
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Wow is it a good thing that life goes on, barbecues are happening, vacations are refreshing, and many of your Bereans are enjoying some time away from everything political. But like a bad penny that keeps showing up, our escape is cut short when we foolishly look at any news media source and see bad […]
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The Mailbag! – Vol. 31
02 Jul 2019
Matt’s Marvelous Mailbag seeks to provide marginally adequate answers to much better questions about politics, economics, social life, theology, or any potpourri you see fit to have answered. Send questions to mailbag.bereans@gmail.com. What’s this? A mailbag on Tuesday? “Burn him at the stakes for heresy!” I know, I know, but hey I’ve been traveling a […]
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Democratic Debate Takes
28 Jun 2019
The Democrats just concluded the first round of debates for the party’s 2020 presidential nomination. Here are some quick observations: We have a tendency to overvalue these early skirmishes. We are still many months ahead of any caucus or primary and most voters have not tuned into the process. Inexperienced candidates are learning on the […]
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Campaign 2020 Is Here: Yipee.
26 Jun 2019
The first battalion of Democratic candidates kick off the debate season tonight, and I, for one, could not be happier. There has been a gaping hole in my life, a tireless quest for meaning, a blind shamble toward an existential abyss. A debate season that features two or three dozen candidates getting 90 seconds to […]
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The Mailbag! – Vol. 29
10 Jun 2019
Matt’s Marvelous Mailbag seeks to provide marginally adequate answers to much better questions about politics, economics, social life, theology, or any potpourri you see fit to have answered. Send questions to mailbag.bereans@gmail.com. Q: Daniel asks: “Thoughts regarding the recent revelations surrounding Martin Luther King Jr.? How do we reconcile revelations like this regarding people, who […]
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The Mailbag! – Vol. 28
03 Jun 2019
Matt’s Marvelous Mailbag seeks to provide marginally adequate answers to much better questions about politics, economics, social life, theology, or any potpourri you see fit to have answered. Send questions to mailbag.bereans@gmail.com. So there I was, checking the mailbag and wondering to myself if anyone was going to send something in for this week, when […]
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