“Above all, don’t lie to yourself. The man who lies to himself and listens to his own lie comes to a point that he cannot distinguish the truth within him, or around him, and so loses all respect for himself … Continued
We frequently disagree with each other here at On The Rocks blog. Generally, it’s over minor issues, yes; but every now and then a topic is broached which raises the hackles and has us hashing out the breadth of the issue. Typically, these … Continued
We need somebody who’s got the heart, the empathy, to recognize what it’s like to be a young teenage mom, the empathy to understand what it’s like to be poor or African-American or gay or disabled or old – and … Continued
One of the side effects of having so many mass shootings, suicide bombings, and other terrorist attacks occur in the world is that I become almost numb to them. I’m ashamed to admit it, but it’s true. As the details of the attack on Columbine High School emerged, all the … Continued
There are only two events that I know of that unite our entire country. The first is a moment of silence after a tragedy; the second is the singing of the national anthem. It reminds us that we are all … Continued
It is my tendency to sometimes go through periods where I feel sorry for myself because of life’s difficulties. Sometimes these sorrows are the byproduct of genuine suffering, and at other times they stem from the perception that everyone else … Continued
Cultural Appropriation It is said that imitation is the sincerest form of flattery. Apparently, the compliment is quite lost on popular Afroculinaria food blogger Michael Twitty. I recently read an article on my Facebook news feed from the Washingtonian, in … Continued
When the Babylon Bee launched in March of last year, I was elated. Finally, a Christian satire publication to rival The Onion. The early articles produced were spot-on hilarious, but they were produced so quickly and regularly that I … Continued
From Trumpeteers to Never Trumpers: Why I Became a Conservative Pragmatist Conservatives are more divided than at any point in recent memory, and the reason is Donald Trump. This divide is most noticeable in the comments sections of shared Facebook … Continued
In case you missed last night’s second presidential debate, here are five observations of what went down. 1. The media is solidly in Hillary Clinton’s corner Imagine a heavyweight boxing match in which the referee blatantly favors one fighter over … Continued