So I’ve been increasingly convinced, that in the US, being a Christian is often considered part of a package. A package that includes an American form nationalism, right wing politics, and an […]
Tribal Religion and Tribal Politics
The Easter of Democracy: Lincoln at Gettysburg
Four score and seven years ago our fathers brought forth on this continent, a new nation, conceived in Liberty, and dedicated to the proposition that all men are created equal. Few words […]
A Post Election Sermon
What a week this has been. I haven’t really had a time to digest it all, make sense of its meaning. That may take years though. not days. So if any of […]
The Democrats Have Had a Failing Strategy for Decades
I turn 40 tomorrow. In my lifetime, Barack Obama is the only Democrat to secure more than 50 percent of the popular vote. Sure, Al Gore and Hillary Clinton got the plurality […]
#NeverTrump 2016 Was A Repeat of #AnyBodyButBush 2004
#NeverTrump of 2016 was a lot like #AnyBodyButBush in 2004. They both failed. I worried about this back in the early summer. In the ballot booth we vote for individuals (or parties). […]
In Nevada, We Did Our Best
So I was way off with my predictions. The only thing that went my way yesterday was Nevada. Here, Clinton won. Catherine Cortes Masto defeat Joe Heck to keep Harry Reid’s seat […]
My Election Day Predictions
Click the map to create your own at 270toWin.com Two months ago, I would have predicted Clinton getting closer to the 350 mark. I think it is still possible, but I also […]
Voter Intimidation Against BYU-Idaho Students
In Idaho, you can register to vote at the polls as long as you can show that you have resided in Idaho for the 30 previous days. This far into Fall semester, […]
Is God in control of the 2016 Election?
A number of evangelical writers who are opposed to Trump and Hillary find themselves in the situation that one of the two candidates they oppose will become our next president. Knowing that […]
The Woman Who Must Be President
People continue to pile horrible criticisms on Hillary Clinton, even people who say they will vote for her. All of Clinton’s political rivals and many of her supporters (some reluctant #NeverTrumpers) cannot stand her. . . . Why?
That Time I Was Investigated for Voter Fraud
by Derek Willis ProPublica, Oct. 25, 2016, 10:08 a.m. Here’s how I learned that someone voted as me in the 2012 general election. On March 26, 2014, three investigators from Maryland’s […]
The Democrats’ Bad Map
by Alec MacGillis ProPublica, Oct. 22, 2016, 2:30 p.m. Even as Hillary Clinton appears poised to win easily against a highly erratic candidate with a campaign in meltdown, a sobering reality […]
