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11/06/2026

Dennis E. Powell writes, "Father Mark spoke matter-of-factly, perhaps with just a touch of resignation. 'Oh, I'll probably die young,' he said. 'My father died when he was 43. Cardiac.'"

Father Mark spoke matter-of-factly, perhaps with just a touch of resignation. “Oh, I’ll probably die young,” he said. “My father died when he was 43.…

11/06/2026

Jason Kettinger : "Game 5 back in Oklahoma City was marked by poor shooting from the Spurs. They made only 40 percent of their shots as a team, and only 28 percent from 3-point range." https://ofb.biz/sa1427

Game 5 back in Oklahoma City was marked by poor shooting from the Spurs. They made only 40 percent of their shots as a team, and only 28 percent from…

04/06/2026

Dennis E. Powell writes, "As has been noted here many times, it is not possible to do anything online (and often elsewhere) without being tracked." But there are things we can do 👉🏻

As has been noted here many times, it is not possible to do anything online (and often elsewhere) without being tracked. Nothing is considered to be…

27/05/2026

Dennis E. Powell: "Many people own 'smart' televisions, which is to say sets or boxes connected to the internet. Practically none of those people have read their televisions' privacy policies. If they had, they would be horrified." https://ofb.biz/sa1424

13/05/2026

E. Ryan Haffner writes: “[Leland Vittert] was talking about the Iran war, but [he could have been talking] about our society generally, a society that has forgotten the necessary task of persuasion on matters that matter."

Leland Vittert of NewsNation has been making the point for weeks, but when he said it on a radio program Sunday night, a lightbulb came on for me. He was talking about the Iran war, but it might as well have been about our society generally, a society that has forgotten the necessary task of persuas...

06/05/2026

Jason Kettinger writes "Pastor Timothy R. Butler has already written about this in light of another assassination attempt on either President Trump [...] Many people are unhealthily and dangerously angry, and it seems like it’s getting worse."

Pastor Tim has already written about this in light of another assassination attempt on either President Trump or other members of the administration.

30/04/2026

Dennis E. Powell: "Over the last few years, as frequent readers here know, I’ve taken interest in the lovely, even cute, Japanese culture."

Over the last few years, as frequent readers here know, I’ve taken interest in the lovely, even cute, Japanese culture.

26/04/2026

Some thoughts from our Editor-in-Chief, Timothy R. Butler, about tonight's disturbing news of yet another assassination attempt on the president.

Tonight, I can’t stop thinking, this isn’t the way. A third assassination attempt against President Trump was all too narrowly thwarted mere months after the actual assassination of another national political figure. We need to treat the illness these evil acts are the symptoms of.

23/04/2026

It needed to be done, but the adults hadn’t done it, so I thought I would.

The result was a useful lesson. One that was painful both to me, who was guilty, and to many others, who weren’t. I never would have supposed that many years later it would become the kind of mistake the president of the United States would repeat on a much larger scale.

It needed to be done, but the adults hadn’t done it, so I thought I would. The result was a useful lesson. One that was painful both to me, who was guilty, and to many others, who weren’t. I never would have supposed that many years later it would become the kind of mistake the president of the ...

16/04/2026

Dennis E. Powell writes, "If the art form known as anime received the attention and credit it deserves, you would already have heard of a series called 'The Holy Grail of Eris,' or in romaji Japanese, Erisu no Seihai."

If the art form known as anime received the attention and credit it deserves, you would already have heard of a series called “The Holy Grail of Eris,” or in romaji Japanese, Erisu no Seihai.