Tuesday. Wednesday. Thursday. Three days will determine the fate of the presidency. If the Trump Administration ends in disgrace, and that is a large if, these three days will mark the beginning of the end. If President Trump emerges victorious in 2020 and seizes another term in office, these were the days when the Democrats […]
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Hubris. Will it cost Mr. Trump a 2nd term?
26 Aug 2019
Hubris is defined by wikipedia as “a personality quality of extreme or foolish pride or dangerous overconfidence, often in combination with arrogance.” Most of the people I know have a bit of a problem with pride and arrogance, especially including the guy I see in the mirror. But most people try to keep that under […]
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The Mailbag! – Vol. 35
19 Aug 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. Well, I don’t know about you, but I have had an exceptionally relaxing two weeks off from the mailbag, which I hope everyone […]
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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. 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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The Mailbag! – Vol. 21
01 Apr 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. Well, last week I said my March Madness bracket was doing pretty well on the whole. Oh how I forgot the ides of […]
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The Mailbag! – Vol. 20
25 Mar 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. Well, well, well. Guess what folks? After two long years, the Mueller report is here, annnnnd….we got nothing. Shocker, I know. The President […]
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The Mailbag! – Vol. 18
11 Mar 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. Well, the good news for the mailbag is that I’m beginning to get nudges throughout the week asking me about when the mailbag […]
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Trump’s Executive Folly
15 Feb 2019
Today, President Donald J. Trump (R) declared a national emergency due to the southern border. His decree came not long after signing a spending bill that included money to secure the border. Let that sink in for a moment. Trump is relying on the National Emergencies Act (1976), which was an effort to reign in […]