Sibling rivalry is common in most species. Human twins will jostle in the womb, as shown in a viral video here (don’t mind the Joshua and Esau comparisons): Some species take it to a new level, though. It’s well known that sharks eat their siblings in utero – but we had no idea how far […] More
The considered opinion of the world’s top intelligence agency is that the Russian government had meddled in several elections, most famously in 2016. In that year’s closely contested election between Donald Trump and Hillary Clinton, the Kremlin chose the former and, according to both domestic and foreign intelligence agencies, tried to put their thumb on […] More
Growing up Catholic, I never doubted what the church taught me. Not only was I an altar boy as a kid, but I also was an participant in my church’s annual Christmas pageant and played the role of Joseph, desperately looking for somewhere for the “virgin” Mary to plop out the son of God before […] More
Climate change is happening, and it’s a shame that many don’t believe in it. We’ve all collectively rolled our eyes when Senator Jim Inhofe brought a snowball onto the floor as a way to disprove it. Fortunately, a lot of people understand that this is a complex issue, with many reasons and many solutions. These […] More
If it’s 2018 and you’re still surprised by American Christendom’s ability to hold super paradoxical beliefs — some would call that “hypocrisy” if they weren’t in the same charitable mood I am — you might not be paying that much attention. It’s no big secret that the Religious Right can be quite hilariously conflicted on […] More
Because it’s a lifetime appointment, many progressives have been heartened over the years by the resilience and strength of Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg. Justice Ginsburg , lovingly known as “The Notorious RBG” to her more ardent followers, has been on the court since President Bill Clinton nominated her and she was confirmed in 1993, by […] More
At this point, it should be a pretty well-accepted paradigm that, generally, human beings kind of suck. I mean, I’m a pretty progressive, modern guy, and I’m not saying I don’t believe in the basic decency and value in all humans. I’m just saying that a lot of times humans have the ability to throw […] More
When actor/comedian Sacha Baron Cohen debuted his Showtime series “Who Is America?” this year, the buzz it picked up was instantaneous — and for good reason. Cohen famously ensnared outspoken Americans of all political stripes and got them to admit all manner of embarrassing views they either hold or couldn’t bring themselves to distance from. […] More
An uplifting tale, just in time for the Baby Jesus’s birthday. In potato country, a priest was just sentenced to a quarter of a century in prison without parole for the “possession and distribution” of child porn. Bless me, father? No thanks. According to Patheos, the priest was had been the head of a church in the […] More
It’s no big secret that our current president has a cold and distant relationship with the truth and/or reality. President Trump‘s loosey-goosey, come and go approach to reality and telling the American people something that even remotely resembles truth is one of its defining characteristics. So much so, in fact, that The Washington Post has a running […] More
There are so many vital, important issues that face Americans every day, and it’s really very nice that one of America’s most watched cable television news networks is laser-focused on the truly important things. Like, you know, what genitalia your gingerbread cookies are packin’. This week, Tucker Carlson, Fox News’ white nationalist famous for all […] More
After months of jokes about it being the only way to fund Trump’s border wall, someone has actually made a GoFundMe to pay for the wall. No, this is not The Onion. This is real life. As of this writing, the crowdfunding campaign has raised over $4.8 million in just three short days of existence. […] More
