A great coup for a trial attorney is to get the other side’s expert to admit that you’re right about the part of your case that he has been called to testify about. David Boies pulled that off today —… Continue Reading
Attention, Americans! Joe Klein thinks you’re stupid. Specifically, he thinks you’re stupid ingrates. The $787 billion stimulus package — most of you agree with me that it was wasted. Why? Nearly three out of four Americans think that at least… Continue Reading
Quite possibly the funniest thing I’ve seen in weeks: “Ziss should giff you a dim view of human potential.” That, folks, is unalloyed comedy gold. Hat tip to Edge of the American West.
My latest apologist interloquitor and I are starting to narrow down the issues somewhat in a dialogue aiming to tease out the real moral lessons of the Bible. We’ve agreed to cross-post our responses, and I’m concerned that stand-alone posts… Continue Reading
The most famous dystopian author was George Orwell. But was the the most accurate? Depressingly, this cartoon seems to hit the nail right on the head. Fits my mood for the evening.\ Hat tip to Patrick.
In my now-famous post Top Ten Worst Bible Stories, I singled out the Massacre of the Midianites in Deuteronomy 7:1-6 and Numbers 31:1-18 for particular criticism. It is, in fact, a story of genocide, the bloodthirsty and unprovoked annihalation of… Continue Reading
Welcome, Readers from The Atlantic. Some of you will be wondering whether I’m “liberal” or “conservative.” Proudly, I evade easy categorization. I refer you here for a comprehensive list of my political beliefs. Oh, noes, some will have to actually… Continue Reading
On second thought, I should retitle the post since these guys aren’t really douchebags so much as doofuses.
Having spent most of the day ill and abed, I’ve not done a ton of reading or writing. And the Supreme Court would not allow YouTube to simulcast or delay-cast the trial despite the trial judge’s order that it should. … Continue Reading
A commenter, Ennis, has taken the time to respond to my post from a few weeks ago about the top ten worst Bible stories with some extensive comments on his blog. Ennis is clearly smart, articulate, and intellectually committed to… Continue Reading