Halfway There

California flashback Only in mathematics can parallels be exact. There's always some element of divergence in real life. Nevertheles...

The Church as thug Nothing epitomizes right-wing Catholicism like the media ministry of Church Militant. Its principals (like the amazin...

Once again—with feeling The California primary election is traditionally too late to make a significant difference in the outcome of pre...

Examine your assumptions Did you know that Bernie Sanders is all but assured of a contested Democratic convention? The Bernie Bots tell ...

Like lying—only better Perhaps you have heard we are now living in a “post-truth” era, but it hasn't disturbed you too much because ...

To be clueless One of my family members posted (or, rather, re-posted) a cheery little Christmas manifesto: How dare anyone besmirch the...

Dr. Google has a remedy Although we now have more news sources than ever, we don't seem to be getting more information. In their eag...

Fools or liars (or both)? Panic-struck evangelistic Christians are desperate for solace in the wake of the Supreme Court's decision ...

Looking too closely The front page of the San Francisco Chronicle on Tuesday, August 25, 2015, made it perfectly clear: The stock marke...

Denying individuality We live in an age when everyone, whether enthusiastically or grudgingly, gives at least lip service to diversity. ...