As a Christian, the only comfort I can offer amid revelations of widespread sexual abuse facilitated by a generation of Southern Baptist leadership is this: When they get to Hell, they’re going to be surprised. — Sam Thielman, about the Southern Baptist Convention (SBC) sexual abuse scandal, in an essay…

As some of my reader(s) may be aware, there has been an unprecedented outbreak of Monkeypox, and it has spread to the United States. Luckily there are some treatments, both antivirals and vaccines, including the Smallpox vaccine, which provides decent protection against the virus. This raises an interesting question, how…

Military analysts observing the conflict in the Ukraine and the state of affairs there seem to two camps, one in which the Ukrainian forces are near victory, and one where the Russian forces are successfully, albeit glacially, grinding down the Ukrainian forces. Well, we now have a report in The…

And initial unemployment claims fell last, though continuing claims rose slightly. Consumers are still spending like crazy, but the updated numbers GDP show a slight reduction. New applications for unemployment benefits fell last week and hovered near historic lows in a sign of a tight U.S. labor market. Initial jobless…

Yeah, It Looks Like a Drop

Why am I not surprised that the Southern Baptist Convention has spent decades covering up sexual abuse and dismissing the credibility of the victims. Morality is what you do when no one is looking: Leaders in the Southern Baptist Convention on Sunday released a major third-party investigation that found that…

When you go to to the casino and gamble, you know that you are likely to lose. It’s how they set up the games. They know the odds, and they know the numbers, and even if there is a way to beat the house (counting cards) they will blacklist you. …

I am, of course, referring to the man who is making people long for the days of Bill de Blasio, Eric Adams, who, when commenting on the most recent subway shooting in New York, said, “I thank God I’m the mayor right now and not those that don’t understand the…