Here is what we have written about Trump’s vice presidential pick: “What does J.D. Vance want? (April 24, 2023) “Ohio Senate candidate Tim Ryan: “I have the privilege to concede this election to J.D. Vance” (November 9, 2023) “The power […]
2024 presidential election
Trump picks J.D. Vance as his running mate
It’s official. Trump has picked the Ohio Senator as his running mate. Vance has moved from chronicler of Trumpism in Hillbilly Elegy, to a member of the MAGA faithful, to Donald Trump’s running mate. More coming. Stay tuned. Donald Trump […]
CNN reporting that Marco Rubio will NOT be Trump’s pick for VP
That leaves Ohio Senator J.D. Vance and North Dakota governor Doug Burgum. But who knows–it just might be someone else. Stay tuned. CNN is reporting that Trump will make the announcement in Milwaukee shortly before 4:30ET.
David Brooks: “God is good, omniscient, and omnipotent and yet somehow he seems to want Donald Trump to be re-elected”
Current editor Eric Miller often sees things in American culture that others don’t see. That is why he is a great editor. After Thomas Matthew Crook’s assassination attempt on Donald Trump, Eric sent along this clip from the PBS News […]
“What a mess”: Conservative intellectual Robert George responds to the GOP platform
Last night we noted that not all conservatives are happy with Donald Trump’s GOP platform. Get up to speed here. Conservative intellectual Robert George has weighed-in: Here is George’s full statement, as posted in Denny Burk’s tweet: Every four years […]
Kamala Harris may be the reason Biden is not stepping aside
This is a really interesting piece from Jonathan Chait at New York Magazine. A taste: After absorbing the initial waves of shock from Thursday night’s debate debacle, allies of Joe Biden and Kamala Harris have begun whispering to the media their reasons why the Democratic ticket must consist of […]
Evangelicals respond to the Biden-Trump presidential debate
It is interesting to note that very few pro-Trump/anti-Biden evangelicals are talking about the more than 30 lies Trump told during the debate. There was very little Trump said on Thursday night that was true! Jemar Tisby: Bart Barber, outgoing […]
A Milwaukee brewery rolls out a new IPA after Trump’s comments about the city
Last week Donald Trump had some things to say about Milwaukee, the host of the GOP national convention where he will receive the Republican Party’s nomination for president in July. “Milwaukee, where we are having our convention,” Trump said, “is […]
Southern Baptists offer Trump advice on his VP pick
Politico reporters Adam Wren and Megan Messerly asked Southern Baptist messengers in Indianapolis who they think Trump should pick as his running mate. Here is a taste of their piece: “I think evangelicals will generally, by and large, vote for […]
Ishmael Reed to Cornel West: “Are you sure you want to help install a dictatorship?”
The work of Ishmael Reed got on my radar screen after he started criticizing Lin-Manuel Miranda’s Broadway musical Hamilton. In fact, Reed was so critical of Hamilton that he wrote an entire play titled The Haunting of Lin-Manuel Miranda (2019). […]
Anti-abortion advocates want to keep a federal ban on abortion in the GOP platform despite Trump’s views
Donald Trump, the presumptive GOP nominee for president, believes that the issue of abortion in a post-Roe v. Wade America should be decided by the states. In other words, he does not support a federal ban on abortion. But here’s […]
Ralph Reed explains why the Faith and Freedom Coalition supports Donald Trump
Reed recently talked with Michael Scherer, a political reporter at The Washington Post, about why his organization is endorsing Trump. Here is a taste: MR. SCHERER: I want to start with the news last week. We had the felony conviction […]
Still thinking about voting for Trump in November? Check out his last rally
I realize that most voters already have their minds made up. But if you are still undecided, I would encourage you, especially if you are a Christian, to think about whether you want this guy as your president again. Here […]
James Carville on driving a wedge between MAGA voters and non-MAGA Trump voters
Interesting. I think Carville is on to something here. I would add that his thoughts are especially relevant for those conservative evangelicals who are really disgusted with Trump’s connection to MAGA, but would vote for Trump in November because they […]
Mark Driscoll hopes Jesus will return before Election Day
The last time we wrote about Driscoll here, he was talking about Jezebel spirits and male strippers. Today we learn that the controversial megachurch pastor is not happy with either presidential candidate. Here is Leonardo Blair at The Christian Post: […]
Ken Burns at Brandeis
Documentary film maker Ken Burns recently delivered the commencement address to the graduating class of Brandeis University. Read it here. Or watch it here: Here is a taste of Karen Tumulty’s piece at The Washington Post: Burns offered some elegantly […]
Trump speaks to libertarians. It does not go well
Here is Reuters: Presidential candidate Donald Trump was booed and heckled by many in a raucous audience at the Libertarian National Convention on Saturday night, a marked change from the adulation he receives at rallies from his fervently loyal supporters. Libertarians, who […]
Why did Nikki Haley cave?
As we covered earlier this week, Nikki Haley is voting for Donald Trump. Get up to speed here. Over at The Washington Post, Ramesh Ponnuru explains why Haley fell in line: Here is a taste” …If Trump were headed for […]
Nikki Haley falls in line
Trump trashed her and her family, but today Nikki Haley announced that she will be voting for the former president in 2024. She did not say if she would campaign for Trump or do anything beyond casting a vote for […]
A two-time Pulitzer Prize-winning American historian weighs-in on Trump’s comments about the Battle of Gettysburg
Donald Trump was in Schnecksville, Pennsylvania last weekend. His rally took place at the Lehigh Valley Fairgrounds. The rally is making headlines for Trump’s riff on the Battle of Gettysburg. By the way, Schnecksville is located approximately 120 miles from […]