Henry Louis Gates was arrested last Thursday for yelling at a police officer from the confines of his own home. The police showed up after Gates had to break into his own home after getting back from a trip and being unable to get his front door open. Gates apparently got lippy with the... »
Michael Jackson has been exalted as a Christ-like figure by the national media. With the exception of President Obama’s inauguration, it’s difficult to think of another event in 2009 in which the media has poked its collective finger into its viewers’ eyes with such zeal. The coverage of Jackson’s death can only be described... »
Adrian Monck has written an unreliable history of the news in 500 words. Though he sells himself short, I think, because it’s a pretty accurate picture of western civilization’s interpretation of history. Someone should make a companion 60-second YouTube video to go along with it. The points that Adrian brings up are actually some... »
Apologies are in order for all of our regular readers for our lack of being here over the July 4th weekend. It turns out it’s molting season for flying squirrels, and one of the things jumped right into a relay box and fried itself, causing our website to be knocked offline for a period... »
The national media’s diligence in chasing down South Carolina Governor Mark Sanford is commendable in light of the fact that it was such a busy news day. It’s a wonder they had any time to cover it, considering they were so busy telling us about how wonderful socialized medicine will be. With... »
It’s wonderful news that New York Times reporter David S. Rohde was able to escape from the Taliban last week. I had been planning to cover a topic like this on the blog at some point in my ongoing media ethics series. Before I get to that, let me say that from an ethical... »
Yeah, so I started a Twitter page this week.
The Puritan founders of America are often reviled and hated, and mischaracterized as closed-minded buffoons. And yet they used to crank out 900-page books on theological questions, which were read by everyone who could get their hands on a copy. The preaching of Scottish Presbyterians in... »
Even within the Christian community, there is much misunderstanding about the definition of a Reformed Christian. The Reformed churches of the world have some problems. Just as the Evangelical churches have gone astray and now preach a man-centered self-esteem gospel, many Reformed churches have lost sight of the Gospel as well, and now preach... »