Kristina Karama, former chair of the Michigan Republican Party, said that “we witnessed the political lynching of Donald Trump today.” She was not the only one. Evangelicals Eric Metaxas and Todd Starnes also played the lynching card in the wake […]
Archives for May 2024
Charlie Kirk: “You will remember where you were on May 30th”
I think I was taking a nap when the Trump conviction was announced. I actually don’t remember. The leader of pro-Trump Turning Point USA compares Trump’s conviction yesterday to the JFK assassination and September 11th: There are actually three more […]
Speaker of the House Mike Johnson wants the Supreme Court to “step-in” to change Trump felony conviction
Watch Johnson on Fox & Friends this morning: Nice try, Mike, but the Supreme Court doesn’t just “step in.” Could this case be appealed to the Supreme Court? Yes. But first it needs to go through the New Appellate Division […]
Eight pro-Trump U.S. Senators will oppose all Biden nominees and major Democratic legislation
Mike Lee (R-UT), J.D. Vance (R-OH), Tommy Tuberville (R-AL), Eric Schmitt (R-MO), Marsha Blackburn (R-TN), Rick Scott (R-FL), Roger Marshall (R-KS), and Marco Rubio (R-FL) just released the following statement. The White House has made a mockery of the rule […]
Four days after Memorial Day 2024 Trump says “we’re living in a fascist state”
On the Friday following Memorial Day, Donald Trump said the the United States is a “fascist state.” Here is his “press conference”: Watch: Anyone who has watched Trump over the years should not be surprised by anything he said in […]
What is “election interference”?
Claims of “election interference” right now are exactly the same as claims of the “stolen election” in November 2020.
New York newspapers on the Trump verdict
Joe Manchin leaves the Democratic Party
He is now an independent. Here is Politico: Sen. Joe Manchin is registering as an independent, according to a person familiar with the matter ā a move that is sure to stoke speculation he could run for Senate or governor […]
The Senate responds to the Trump conviction
Yet another glimpse of the country’s political polarization. Here is the Senate response to the Trump conviction: Tommy Tuberville (R-AL): Katie Britt: (R-AL): Lisa Murkowski (R-AK): Nothing we can find Dan Sullivan (R-AK): This is a very sad day for […]
Headlines and fault lines
Headlines following yesterday afternoon’s Trump trial verdict show political differences.
Wehner: “After today it’s a bit harder for the GOP to claim it’s the party of law-and-order and ‘family values'”
Peter Wehner is an evangelical Christian, a conservative, a member of the George W. Bush administration, and a regular contributor to The New York Times and The Atlantic. He has been a consistent critic of Donald Trump ever since he […]
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Special Evangelical roundup: The Trump verdict
Donald Trump was convicted on 34 felonies today. It’s only been a little more than an hour, but there are already plenty of early initial reactions from American evangelical Christians: Warren Throckmorton: Ryan Helfenbein of Liberty University’s Standing for Freedom […]
A convicted felon (on 34 counts) is running for President of the United States
The sentencing is on July 11, 2024. This is also the first time in United States history that a president has been convicted of a felony. Here is NBC News: A New York jury has found Donald Trump guilty on […]
“Thank you, driver”
David Bragdon remembers how Bill Walton treated a Portland Trail-Blazers bus driver. Here is a taste: After the silent stretching, they slowly and methodically walked through plays, never breaking a sweat, Walton always in the middle, making slight gestures and […]
Is real learning possible in universities?
Cultural critic William Deresiewicz thinks it is getting harder and harder for people to find humanities-based learning in the modern academy. He offers some alternatives.–places were one can read deeply and engage ideas in such a way that might nourish […]
Wollstonecraft, Austen, and femininity
Did Jane Austen read Mary Wollstonecraft? If so, what did she learn?