From C. S. Lewis’s Meditation on the Third Commandment: Why there is not, and cannot be, a Christian political party

It is not reasonable to suppose that such a Christian Party will will acquire new powers of leavening the infidel organization to which it is attached. Why should it? Whatever it calls itself, it will represent, not Christendom, but a part of Christendom. The principle which divides it from its brethren and unites it to…

The Judicial Reform Amendment: A Proposed 30th Amendment to the Constitution

Text and rationale for a proposed 30th amendment to the U.S. Constitution, the "Supreme Court Reform Amendment."

The Pardon Reform Amendment: A Proposed 29th Amendment to the Constitution

Text and rationale for a proposed 29th amendment to the U.S. Constitution, the "Pardon Reform Amendment."

The Impeachment Reform Amendment: A Proposed 28th Amendment to the Constitution

Text and rationale for a proposed 28th amendment to the U.S. Constitution, the "Impeachment Reform Amendment."

Presidential Effectiveness Dashboard (Trump): Update for 8-Oct-20

A major benefit of using a data-driven dashboard, based on clearly defined fundamental objectives, is that it forces us to slow down and focus on what matters most rather than simply reacting to the latest news. From an optics perspective, it is clear that the last couple of weeks have been bad for the Trump…

Has Hunter Biden Engaged in Prostitution?

Hunter Biden, son of former Vice President Joe Biden, in 2013. Licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 Unported license. Source: Wikimedia. Note: This will be a somewhat "academic" essay because it focuses so deeply on issues related to evidence theory, witness credibility, and hearsay testimony. Readers who are not interested in such topics may want to skip…

Presidential Effectiveness Dashboard (Trump): Update for 24-Sep-20

The Trump Presidential Effectiveness Dashboard has been updated again. Summary of Updates: The "# of Statements and Actions Which Violate Founding Principles" has increased from 17 to 18 due to Trump's refusal to commit to a peaceful transfer of power if he loses the election.Moved metrics from the old "Management Effectiveness" section into the "Maintain…

Link: Former WH COVID-19 Task Force Manager: Trump Prioritized His “Personal Agenda” Over Americans

In an exclusive interview with NBC News, former White House Task Force Manager Olivia Troye says that President Trump prioritized his “personal agenda” over protecting the health of Americans. https://www.nbcnews.com/nightly-news/video/ex-task-force-member-olivia-troye-speaks-out-on-trump-administration-s-pandemic-response-92350021743

William Lane Craig on Evangelical Christian Support for Donald Trump

By ReasonableFaith.org - Reasonable Faith Press Kit, CC BY 3.0, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=31585492 On May 31, 2020, Christian philosopher and theologian William Lane Craig talked on his podcast about evangelical Christian support for Donald Trump. The topic of the podcast, posed by interviewer Kevin Harris, was as follows, "Is there a possibility of a backlash against evangelical…

Presidential Effectiveness Dashboard (Trump): Economic Metrics Added

The Trump Presidential Effectiveness Dashboard has been updated again by adding an entire new section devoted to economic metrics. (See here an explanation of the metrics). (Click the image to view full size.) Future versions of this dashboard will include metrics related to foreign policy, immigration, law enforcement, and more.