Monthly Archives: May 2017

Apparently, the United States hasn’t abandoned NAFTA because Donald Trump’s son-in-law contacted Justin Trudeau and asked him to call The Donald and say he’s against America’s withdrawal. The National Post said White House officials called Canadian officials seeking Trudeau’s assistance … Continue reading →

Michael Hamar points toward a piece in the Boston Globe that argues for something I’ve believed for a long time, and said here often: Much of the hostility toward Barack Obama, and the achievements of his administration, is no more … Continue reading →

I so often bash the Southern Baptists, a denomination that has degraded itself to the level of a cult of self-abasement since the Fundamentalist Takeover, that it’s a pleasure to occasionally encounter a Baptist who isn’t crazy and single-mindedly devoted … Continue reading →

This would not be a bad time to recall that Congress had a reason for passing the Johnson Amendment: Once upon a time, the tax-free status of churches enabled them to funnel anonymous, unaccountable money to political candidates just as … Continue reading →

So reads a lawn sign just a couple of miles from my front door.