Monthly Archives: October 2016

It was on this day in 4004 B.C., according to the most exacting calculations of Learned Theologians, that He created the earth at 9:00 AM (Greenwich Mean Time).

I pointed a few weeks ago toward a guest post at Bruce Gerencser’s blog that likens religious teachings to a form of gaslighting, a type of psychological abuse that undermines the target’s confidence in his or her’s judgment and apprehension … Continue reading →

JUST IN: Trump: “I will totally accept the results of this great and historic presidential election… if I win" https://t.co/4z453rVzqK — CNN (@CNN) October 20, 2016 Naturally, one hopes this all tongue-in-cheek, but Trump is so conspicuously unstable that one … Continue reading →

Asked whether he would accept defeat, Trump answered at last night’s debate: “I’ll look at it at the time.” As regular readers know, I’ve grown increasingly to appreciate the writings of James Michener over the past couple of years; he … Continue reading →