Washington Post, Excerpts: Queen Elizabeth II, who reigned over the U.K. for 70 years, dies at 96 September 8, 2022 The monarch was a constant and reassuring figure as she helped lead her country through a period of radical shifts in the latter half of the 20th century. By Adrian Higgins . . .The … Continue reading Queen Elizabeth Dies: Obituary Excerpts
An Excerpt From, “What Church Splits Can Teach Us About a Dividing America,” Russell Moore, in Christianity Today: “I asked a pastor of a large Methodist congregation what took the churches in the denomination so long to figure out that they must go in different directions. He responded, “You are looking at this wrong, and … Continue reading Russell Moore on Current U. S. Church splits, and their wider implications
[NOTE: The “life story” depicted in the forthcoming parody biopic described below is a fake; or rather fiction. Or better to call it a parody of the life of its real-life protagonist, Alfred Matthew (Weird Al) Yankovic. The real Yankovic was born in October 1959 in Lynwood California, just south of LA & just north … Continue reading Weird Al & Harry Potter: The Strangest Combo of the Year??
Gorbachev, Putin, and a collapsing empire Gwynne Dyer — Sept. 7, 2022 This is not another pipe-sucking reassessment of Mikhail Gorbachev’s failed attempt to democratize the Soviet Union 30 years ago. He wasn’t actually trying to do that anyway; he was attempting to save the Soviet Union and Communism by civilizing and softening the harsh … Continue reading Gwynne Dyer on Russia’s Reluctant Decolonization
The Anti-Abortion vision of Post-Roe America in a terrifying summary by Canadian-born lawyer and writer Dahlia Lithwick: Efforts of those who have taken the position that forced birth is somehow pleasant and rewarding, even for America’s 10-year-old rape victims, have backfired spectacularly, as have their claims that abortion rights advocates are lying about new dangers … Continue reading Quote of The Week