Really, I don’t know why Chris Carter thought Gillian Anderson would come back to this. I don’t know why anyone would come back to this. William has been displaced. The X-Files has shut down yet again. CSM is dead yet again. Mr. Y is dead. Erika Price is dead. Reyes is probab...
It’s always been difficult to separate myth from actual history, especially in this country, where myth becomes reality. What’s the line from “Liberty Valence”? –“When the legend becomes fact, print the legend.” Wild West myths are tenacious. Casey Tefertiller’s Wyatt Earp: the Lif...
Violence was unleashed, all this destruction with the Pope’s blessing and money. How could their god be called loving? The Teutonic Knights earlier defeat in Jerusalem had brought shame and their need to destroy others. Tarnished with the label pagan, they were sport. It was blood lust and...
these same spaces are often left vulnerable to far greater, more tangible threats, such as gun violence. A recent cartoon I came across captured this irony perfectly: a school riddled with bullet holes, while
they’re a more concrete threat than mere annoyance. But fear of violence is not why I seize up when I sense that the man walking toward me is about to say something. In fact, that seizing isn’t usually about fear at all, but about weariness. Weariness about the fact that even if—...
Here in America, lynch mobs and the Ku Klux Klan bolstered a racial caste system with violence that state governments, for the most part, were unwilling to commit themselves. But for decades, we had little reason to fear that vigilantes or militias would enforce the will of the state. ...
Today, […] WTH: Russia is Weaker Than Most Believe. George Barros Explains January 16, 2025 Many who follow Russia’s invasion of Ukraine have come to the same conclusion: Russia can defeat Ukraine with its “incredible” strength. However, Russia is much weaker than even many in the...
Eastwood today. When it comes to solving world problems, the more conventional approaches don’t work — they are what got us into trouble in the first place. We are offering something different that will stop violence, division, unhappiness, illness, and will create peace and prosperity. Best...
and worry that comes with COVID. These counselors are also working to dispel the myth that a Christian shouldsolelyrely on the Lord, instead of seeking treatment for mental health concerns. Thus, the main goal of Christian counseling, during the pandemic, and even today is to provide comfort...
Fighting criminal violence is why President Nayib Bukele of El Salvador has become immensely popular. Is he an example of a “good strongman,” as some claim? While I have sympathy for the plight of average Salvadorans whose lives have been a misery because of gang violence, it’s hard to...