For those of us who regularly watch CNN for our news, this is a terrible loss. Stewart was a rational and smart conservative voice on the network. More on Stewart’s life and career here.
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Robert Jeffress, Fox News, and pickleball before dawn
In this video, Fox & Friends interviews pro-Trump pastor Robert Jeffress at 5:41 AM. It’s dark, there is a pickleball referee on site, and there are cheerleaders. I also learned that First Baptist Church is known locally as the “Baptist […]
What if Biden and Trump tied?
Joshua Zeitz asks us to remember the Election of 1824: In the case of a tie, which hasn’t happened in exactly 200 years, the House decides the election, per the 12th Amendment, with each state delegation allotted one vote. Republicans […]
Image of the day
Memories of the Jersey shore–specifically the boardwalk at Seaside Heights.
Gnawing on lead shot “for pleasure”: A Revolutionary War-era barracks is found at Williamsburg
Here is Michael E. Ruane at The Washington Post: Years after the Williamsburg barracks wereburned, former Continental Army soldier Spencer Davis, of Virginia, recalled seeing the glow from the blaze in the distance. A British force had pounced on the […]
Donald Trump and the Electoral College, circa 1999
As most of you know, Donald Trump has never won a popular vote for President of the United States. In 2016, he lost the popular vote to Hillary Clinton by nearly three million votes. In 2020, he lost the popular […]
Ali vs. Cosell
A short video today for the sports fans in the room:
We are #41!
I have no idea what this means, but a site called Feed Spot ranks The Way of Improvement Leads Home Podcast 41st in its “70 Best American History Podcasts” list. We haven’t done a new episode yet in 2024, but […]
Chaos in the House Oversight Committee. Lauren Boebert makes the sign of the cross.
Everyone is talking about what happened last night in the House Oversight Committee, and it was not the scheduled discussion about holding Attorney General Merrick Garland in contempt. Watch: I’ll let others comment on the insanity. What I found interesting […]
Joe Biden’s pro-life legacy
Joe Biden can’t get a break right now. The economy is improving. We are living normal lives again. Infrastructure improvements have begun. Things aren’t perfect, but Biden has brought us back, and has brought us back stronger. His infrastructure spending […]
Zack Beauchamp: “It’s time to take back the Israel-Palestine debate from the radicals on both sides”
Here Beauchamp at VOX: You may have heard of Shai Davidai, the Israeli professor at Columbia University who has launched a crusade against the school’s pro-Palestinian protestors. He’s rocketed to fame by calling students terrorists, comparing himself to Jewish victims of Nazi Germany, and demanding the […]
What is trending this week at CURRENT?
Here are the most popular features of the week at Current: Here are the most popular posts of the last week at The Way of Improvement Leads Home blog: Here are the most popular posts of the last week at The Arena blog:
According to the standards of Christian nationalist Rick Green, Donald Trump is not qualified to be president
You really can’t make this stuff up. Rick Green is the founder of something called the Patriot Academy. He is also the host of David and Tim Barton’s radio show, Wallbuilders Live. Green believes he knows something about presidential character. […]
A pathological liar is in the courtroom today. So is Michael Cohen.
Today Donald Trump hush-money case continues. A pathological liar is in the courtroom today. So is Michael Cohen. Does anyone see the irony of Trump’s lawyers, the people defending one of the most mendacious politicians in American history, trying to […]
The “red tie entourage” comes to New York City to show their loyalty to Trump
They came to support Trump. They came to show the former president that they are vice-presidential material. They came to show that they could dress like the Donald. They took time out of their day–some of them were elected members […]
Evangelical roundup for May 16, 2024
What is happening in Evangelical land? Evangelicals prefer to be defined religiously, not politically. Two Christian Right representatives support aid to both Israel and Ukraine. World Relief celebrates International Families Day: The National Association of Evangelicals champions creation care: Are […]
Trump can say whatever he wants about his “crowds,” but don’t come to New Jersey and make false claims about Springsteen!
Here is the Asbury Park Press: There he goes again. Former President Donald Trump once again compared crowd sizes with Jersey native Bruce Springsteen at his May 11 campaign rally in Wildwood. “I love these Saturday evenings. Is there anything […]
Mike Johnson knows about Donald Trump, yet he still showed-up at his trial to defend him
Speaker of the House Mike Johnson knows what we all know about Donald Trump: And I could go on. I know how many Trump evangelicals will respond to these claims. They will say something like, “I am voting for a […]
Nikki Haley is still racking-up GOP votes in presidential primaries
Yes, the GOP is still holding presidential primaries. And, as Steven Shepard and Madison Fernandez write at Politico, Nikki Haley is still getting chunks of votes. Trump, of course, has already secured enough delegates to win the nomination, but the […]
The Presbyterian Church in America disinvites David French
Today The Arena blog at Current ran a piece by Marvin Olasky defending the Presbyterian Church in America’s decision to invite New York Times columnist David French to speak on a plenary panel at its upcoming General Assembly meeting in […]