Category Archives: General

The end of the “Conservative Resurgence”

What do you know? Claiming to have received new information about the alleged cover-up of a rape in 2003, the Board of Southwestern Baptist Theological Seminary decided yesterday to fire Paige Patterson. During the May 30, 2018, Executive Committee meeting … Continue reading

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Tweet of the day

People of all races, religions and nationalities work at Sanofi every day to improve the lives of people around the world. While all pharmaceutical treatments have side effects, racism is not a known side effect of any Sanofi medication. — … Continue reading

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Self-important tweet of the day

Bob Iger of ABC called Valerie Jarrett to let her know that “ABC does not tolerate comments like those” made by Roseanne Barr. Gee, he never called President Donald J. Trump to apologize for the HORRIBLE statements made and said … Continue reading

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Quote for the day

Again, this is Code Red: American democracy is truly threatened today — by the man sitting in the Oval Office and the lawmakers giving him a free pass. Thomas Friedman There is no more important business before the country today … Continue reading

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The SBC meltdown rolls on

What do you know? The New York Times’ Ross Douthat has taken note of the SBC’s meltdown. Late last year I wrote an essay speculating about the possibility of an “evangelical crisis” in this era, driven by the gap between … Continue reading

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