Why, exactly, do we have a bicameral legislature? Oh, sure, I know it’s in the Constitution. But why did the Framers want a bicameral Congress? Nebraska seems to do just fine with a unicameral state legislature. England and the UK… Continue Reading
To call something an inherent good is to say, at some level, that an intellectual examination of a moral value has reached a stopping point. But it is certainly possible to at least try to explain why something is held… Continue Reading
I had a brief but potentially interesting discussion with a fellow Super Bowl partier last night, a guy who is more than a little bit of a leftist. HIM: “The Colts, man, they’re really good but have no personality. They’re… Continue Reading
The American culture wars strike me as astonishingly silly and yet deeply scary at the same time. It’s hard to say what recent volley is more bothersome to me. Could it be people who are getting The Diary Of Anne… 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
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
EXECUTIVE SUMMARY: We all make choices based on incomplete information, all the time, and that isn’t necessarily a bad thing. One’s choice of religion is usually not a choice at all and is certainly based on incomplete information. That goes… Continue Reading
I’m driving home after an enormously stressful day at work. My conservative buddy calls me up on the way, so I pull over and take the call. (Unlike Maria Shriver, I’m ready to concede that the no-cell-phone-while-driving law applies to… Continue Reading
For your bemusement on a Saturday, and because you’re probably tired by now of Meghan McCain’s breasts and wondering whether the saga of Balloon Boy was a hoax, I offer a smörgåsbord of internet-based bizarreness: Lady Gaga is really the… Continue Reading