To Comfort The Afflicted
And Afflict The Comfortable

To Comfort The Afflicted And Afflict The Comfortable

Sunday, April 28, 2024

Observercast

The Trump Surge

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What does it say about politics today that Donald Trump is surging in the polls? That’s right. In the wake of an indictment in New York City, in the midst of a rape trial, the former president of the United States is literally surging in the polls, opening up a 36-point lead over his closest […]

Why Do We Obsess Over Transgender Issues?

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From the amount of discussion, you might think that a third of all fifth graders were transgender – that is, they don’t identify with the sex they were assigned at birth. Actually, the transgender population is very small. Only 0.6% of Americans – far fewer than one out of every 100 – identify as transgender. […]

Let’s Admit It: The Supreme Court Is Corrupt. Let’s Fix it!

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When public officials get themselves mired in the muck of corruption, they can always count on Sen. Ted Cruz to issue a moral judgement: If the offender is a Democrat, he pronounces the corruption inexcusably grotesque; if it’s a Republican, he wails that the offender is the victim. For example, Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas […]

A Foreigner Comes For Tucker’s Job

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It wasn’t his nightly rants, his contempt for American democracy, his racism, his willingness to spread ludicrous conspiracy theories. It was the money. When Tucker Carlson was making money for Fox, boss Rupert Murdoch was perfectly fine with his star carnival attraction. But when Carlson started costing money, the Australian gave him the ax. And […]

With Debt Blackmail, McCarthy Betrays America Again

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When House Republicans – or any Republicans, for that matter – claim to feel deep concern over the national debt, the only honest response is raucous laughter. These are the same politicians, after all, led by the same gelded Rep. Kevin McCarthy, who voted in lockstep year after year to raise the debt ceiling while […]