Introduction: As I type this, we do not know whether RFK Jr. will be confirmed by the Senate. It is quite possible that he will not make it, although I certainly hope he does make it through. But some of my reasons for that are clearly in need of an explanation. Under ordinary circumstances, which …
Tri(tr)umphant: Seven Observations on the Festivities Related to Round Two . . . So Far
Introduction: This image is real, and not Grok related. And as one of my grandsons put it, "Words cannot describe how much I love American politics." So what are we to make of the first week ...
The Principle of Pursuit, the Trump Reprieve, and the Place of New St. Andrews in All of This
Introduction: In the history of warfare, many a victory has been thrown away through a failure to pursue. Sometimes the victory has been thrown away entirely and other times the victor has settled ...
How Boomers Rule
Introduction: Inasmuch as it has been a while since I made everybody mad, I recently reflected that perhaps it was time for me to take steps. As it is no longer November, I will give some ...
A Christian Take on Conspiracy Thought
Introduction: The last few years have seen an explosion of jokes about conspiracy thinking. People are advertising for new conspiracy theories pretty regularly now because their old ones are ...
7 Opportunities in the Trump Reprieve
Introduction: The results of the election have brought about a palpable sense of relief among conservative Christians. None of us will have to announce to our families, two days after the Inauguration, ...
A Damning Graph & a Non-NQN Post
Introduction: I want to begin by explaining what I believe to be the import of a graph that I saw circulating last week, and which I also retweeted—while asking folks to stare at it while meditating thoughtfully. Now that was too quick and too glib for some needed context, which I want to provide now, …
Relief Mostly
This will not be a full-blown election-results blog post because I would like to let all the dust settle, and have all the pieces fall out of the sky first. But I did want to thank the Lord for the respite He has given us. We still have an enormous amount of work to do, …
A Stretch of White Water Ahead
So election day is less than a week away. I have already written about our need to put and keep our trust in God, and that this spiritual calibration needs to be maintained throughout the whole ordeal. Put not your trust in princes already (Ps. 146:3). But with that said, and your spirit being all …
Trump Winning, Trump Losing, and Other Ends and Odds
Gaming the Election: There are four basic options. Either Trump wins in a blow out, or he wins in a squeaker. That's two. The other two are that Harris wins in a blow out, or she wins in a squeaker. ...











