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, enjoy this mailbag because I’m taking next week off. A good friend is getting married soon, and I’m MCing the whole shindig […]
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The Mailbag! – Vol. 34
29 Jul 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 Bullington Diatribe Chronicles – Vol. 8
25 Jul 2019
The Bullington Diatribe Chronicles will run occasionally for the amusement of some, the facepalming of many others, and the inconvenience of all. The following is satire….obviously. Scientists from around the world are descending upon Washington to witness what many are calling one of the great scientific achievements of our day, the reviving of a long-deceased […]
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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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The Bullington Diatribe Chronicles will run occasionally for the amusement of some, the facepalming of many others, and the inconvenience of all. The following is satire….obviously. Ah, this is what we were really waiting for all this time, wasn’t it folks? Joe Biden stroking the Dr. Evil cat while taking slow, deep, diaphragmatic breaths of […]
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The Bullington Diatribe Chronicles will run occasionally for the amusement of some, the facepalming of many others, and the inconvenience of all. The following is satire….obviously. Well, the nation did it ladies and gentlemen. Through two hours of heavy drinking and intermittent napping, 37 of the 50 states emerged intact from the 12 Angry Men/Raging […]