As wake this morning, the bellwether Ohio special election is too close to call, with Republican Troy Balderson a mere 1500 votes up with 3000 provisional votes and other absentee votes yet uncounted. I suspect he’ll hold on given the red nature of that seat. But conservatives have already lost as he is a panderer […]
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Short musings on today’s politics–conservatives lose Ohio, Trumpian trade travails, and the “S” word
08 Aug 2018
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Follow up on Jonathan’s post on NFL protests
11 Oct 2017
Last week’s VLOG engendered reaction from Jonathan, which I’d like to address at least briefly. Since the original post is now likely not being read, its only fair to start a new thread. So here are his questions, and my responses below. 1) Most of the panel expressed concern about the method or strategy to the current NFL protest. Dr. […]
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Racism, Confederate Statues, and History
20 Aug 2017
Racism: The gathering of white supremacists and KKK members in Charlottesville last weekend was reprehensible. The racism that was clearly being expressed should not be tolerated. The violence that ensued, particularly the person who drove his car into a crowd of protesters, is not an acceptable form of expression in our society. As Americans, we […]
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Weeping for Charlottesville
14 Aug 2017
One of the practical applications of the Christian walk is found in Romans 12:15, “Rejoice with those who rejoice and weep with those who weep.” Today there is a family weeping for the loss of their daughter, a victim of the manifestation of one person’s hatred toward others. It is, of course, easy to simply […]
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One of the blessings embedded in the nightmare that we call the 2016 presidential election is at some point soon, Mr. Obama will no longer directly control the reins of political power. His presidency has been a dismal failure in terms of economic growth, foreign policy, dealing with the burgeoning entitlement state, and of course, […]
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To set up today’s discussion about Mr. Trump and the latest terrorist violence, we need to review the concept of profiling. In my mind, the history of racial profiling is rightly condemned in the U.S. Like most, my own opinions on this are colored by what I’ve seen. My first experience with racial […]
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My Reaction to the Campus Free Speech Issue
10 Nov 2015
The public university in America and most private universities and colleges are “dead.” By dead I mean that by and large they no longer stand for free inquiry and reasoned discussion and debate. They are being co-opted by various interest groups claiming offenses against them, sometimes by merely being a minority among a white majority. […]
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Fellow Berean Mark Caleb Smith continues to write eloquently about the need for improving civil discourse, as in our current featured post, yet I fear he will continue to be a voice in the wilderness. While he and I have some disagreements in this area, certainly he is right that a major problem in our […]
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Identity Politics Collides with Identity Dignity
20 Jul 2015
Until recently, Rachel Dolezal served as the head of the Spokane chapter of the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP). Recent information has revealed that Dolezal is not African-American as the public had assumed. Her parents, both Caucasian, note that she is not African-American and produced a picture of her as a […]
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Charleston, the Flag, and History
26 Jun 2015
The Confederate Flag has become, somewhat surprisingly, the focal point of the Charleston, SC shooting tragedy. Though I agree the flag should be removed from public buildings and from any representation on state flags, I am concerned by how it has happened. History is a weapon in the culture war and things will only progress […]
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