Pope Francis has been popular, as well as provocative in some not-altogether-awful ways. He has also apparently presided over a tremendous institutional failure that is both morally and spiritually repugnant. He must be removed. In the context of beginning to address this terrible situation: why are we talking about anything else?
U.S. Senator and 2008 Republican presidential nominee John McCain has succumbed to brain cancer, four days short of his 82nd birthday. God be with his family and friends. I am disappointed, but not surprised, that so many apparently perceive McCain’s death as a good occasion for political opportunism. Whatever McCain’s human foibles, and however visible … Read more
While enjoying some classic Iron Maiden recently, I wondered about the implicitly titular Doomsday Clock, and where it might be set. Well, guess what? As I type, it actually is two minutes to midnight. The Doomsday clock’s Wikipedia page has a helpful table listing all of the times the clock’s setting has been changed, and … Read more