I am not going to take a position here on whether Mr. Trump is a genius, a madman, or something in between.  I do want to criticize the notion that he “acts on whims” and is “volatile.”

Whatever you may think of the DOGE up in Washington, we need something like a DOGE purge at the Vatican.  This will require a strong pope who is utterly committed to the defense of the faith.

He will have to overhaul Vatican finances, but that’s only the beginning.

Query:

I have been arguing with my friends about the existence of God.  How can we weigh the evidence for and against a position?  How do we know how much evidence is needed to prove a position?  It’s impossible to prove all of the arguments for a position.

Query:

I was part of the virtual meeting you had with my high school’s Philosophy Club, and I was very taken with your remarks about the difference between beauty and sublimity.  Could you say a little more about that?

Gentle readers:  Good news.  Some time ago I mentioned that on the Read Articles page of this website, some of the articles had become unavailable because the magazine in which they were originally published was migrating to a new server and changing all the previous URLs.  I promised to keep you posted.

Yet another “In this house we believe” yard sign has popped up in my neighborhood.  They come in waves.

There are several variations, but usually the residents assure us that they think “black lives matter,” “women’s rights are human rights,” “no human is illegal,” “science is real,” “love is love,” and “kindness is everything.”