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Insanity & Doom Update XXXVIII
Item California becomes first state to pass water law limiting toilet flushes, showers California has become the first state in the nation to pass a controversial new law that places…
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Speaking to Sweeney — Guest Post by Kevin Groenhagen
Earlier this year, Newsweek magazine reported that President Donald Trump speaks at the fourth-grade level. According to the article, "The analysis assessed the first 30,000 words each president spoke in…
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A Mild & Temporary Victory Over Gmarriage
Well I'll be dogged. The Supreme Court, led by (in)Justice Kennedy himself, said you don't, at least sometimes, have to bake that cake. Here is the ruling (first printing). Given…
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Lovely Example of Statistics Gone Bad
The graph above (biggified version here) was touted by Simon Kuestenmacher (who posts many beautiful maps). He said "This plot shows the objects that were found to be 'the most…
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Why Younger Evangelicals Waver in Support for Israel
Update It appears some think I believe unquestioning support of Israel is a good thing, or that I agree with evangelical interpretations of prophecy. If so, I wrote badly. This…
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Insanity & Doom Update XXXVII
Item A surprising number of straight people are having same-sex experiences, study reveals This is the official finding of a recently-published study, which analysed survey data from more than 24,000…
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The Curse Of Kenny Rogers
The story I am about to tell is true. You will not believe it. I am a radio man from way back. My career began in 1971 when I disassembled…
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Lord Acton’s Apostasy — Guest Post by Ianto Watt
'Power tends to corrupt, and absolute power corrupts absolutely.' We've all seen this quote of Lord Acton. Most people agree with it. I don't. Like many (if not most) great…