One of the great ironies surrounding the phenomenon of Marvel’s latest cultural behemoth Black Panther is that a lot of Bible-believing, white evangelicals would really love it, if not for the fact that its name is remarkably similar to the revolutionary socialist political party of the 1970s. (I’m guessing the Wikipedia Black Panther disambiguation page…

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<![CDATA[You probably already know this, but just in case you haven't been paying attention, here is a breakdown of the main facts surrounding Colin Kaepernick: Former San Francisco 49ers quarterback Colin Kaepernick made headlines last summer and fall when he chose not to stand during the national anthem that precedes every NFL game. His quiet…

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<![CDATA[They say that those who don't know their history are bound to repeat it. And there's a less well-known but corollary idea, that people who create realistic fictional content end up pulling their ideas from recent events. But every once in a while, both ideas converge: a piece of speculative fiction, drawn from elements of…

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<![CDATA[It seems altogether coincidental that on that day that most of the blogosphere has been continuing to come to terms with the growing, controversial specter of truth behind the myriad rape allegations leveled against Bill Cosby — a day so full of bittersweet reverie that the term “throwback Thursday” seems so wonderfully appropriate despite such quaint understatement —…

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<![CDATA[I am a fan of Eric Zorn, the liberal progressive columnist of the Chicago Tribune, mostly because he is usually well-reasoned and honest. I share his frustration with the legions of Obama-haters who are latching in vain onto whatever they can to attempt to prevent him from taking office — in this case, a half-cocked…

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<![CDATA[ Inspired by my friend Erika and her resolution to be a living example regarding the issues she cares about, I decided to launch a personal crusade to get people to stop using the term “the race card.” Jon Sanders, Townhall columnist and conservative policy analyst for the John Locke Foundation, was the first person…

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