Matthew 7:15 – Beware of false prophets, which come to you in sheep’s clothing, but inwardly they are ravening wolves. These White Christian Nationalists and Dominionists who dare to call themselves “prophets” are seriously mentally ill with psychosis. Prophecy and mental illness: “sometimes psychotic patients indeed have delusions with contents of divine revelation, messianic assignments or … Read more
Above: Michigan Attorney General Dana Nessel (l), Gov. Gretchen Whitmer (cen.) and Secretary of State Jocelyn Benson (r) doing the “Charlie’s Angels” pose at the 2022 Michigan Democratic Party Nominating Convention Aug. 21. Photo: Twitter. If only Arizona’s Supreme Court were like Michigan’s Supreme Court (the difference is that Michigan has democracy defending Democrats on the … Read more
Gregory Shaya long ago described the failures of the modern era of the media. The Myth of the Fourth Estate (excerpt): The faith in the press as the guardian of truth, the watchdog of power, the foundation of democracy—in brief, the fourth estate—lies at the heart of the liberal imagination of the west. It is … Read more
Note: A group photo with new Justice Ketanji Brown Jackson has not yet been published. The 2022-23 Supreme Court term begins the first Monday in October. The most consequential case on the court’s docket is ostensibly a redistricting case from North Carolina, Moore v. Harper, but it is so much more than this. The MAGA/QAnon … Read more
The “Biden Boom” has been good for workers, even though too many Americans are of the self-centered attitude of “what have you done for me lately?” Yes, there has been inflation, the direct consequence of a global pandemic, the Russo-Ukraine War, and the impact of extreme weather around the world due to climate change – … Read more