Some people still think that civil libertarians get away with too much in front of liberal activist judges. If you’re one of those people still laboring under the assumption that judges are soft on crime, coddle criminals, and make up… Continue Reading
I was joking with a friend the other day about magic. It started out with me observing that despite a wet winter and two blasts of snow, we were still in a state of drought. My friend joked that “sometimes… Continue Reading
Dave Schuler, as so often, hits the nail right on the head — even if we had universal health care, we’d still be paying an astronomical amount of money for health care because health care providers will not accept pay… Continue Reading
WARNING! This video will shock and scare you. It is PROOF POSITIVE THAT DEMONS EXIST AND ARE REAL! The videographer, at great personal risk, has managed to capture about forty-four seconds of an actual demon engaged in an act of… Continue Reading
I’ve come across this issue from a few angles quite a lot recently — what exactly is “spirit”? At least some religious folks, Protestant Christians in particular, seem to think that a “spirit” is some kind of autonomous or semi-autonomous… Continue Reading
Hollywood glamorizes and romanticizes pirates. Johnny Depp and Kiera Knightley looking sexy in outlandish costumes, “Yo-ho-ho and a bottle of rum me hearties,” and all that. It goes all the way back to one of my favorite early Hollywood movies,… Continue Reading
Yes, I’ve been using that verb a lot recently. No particular reason.
One of them is unusually lewd, crude, and socially unacceptable, prone to sometimes say and do provocative and often hilarious things — and in the middle thereof to bury some rather incisive and thought-provoking social commentary. The other, of course,… Continue Reading
Torture is in the news again, as the Red Cross joins the ranks of international organizations condemning the United States for using torture to interrogate terrorism prisoners, this time focusing on medical doctors who participated in the process to make… Continue Reading
It gains power through the democratic process by demonizing its opponents — preferably a small, mostly-invisible “enemy”. It blurs the line between civil government and religious ethics, and it wraps itself in the flag while proudly displaying its cross. It… Continue Reading