Julian Assange: Hero for American democracy

Many conservative leaders have been attacking Julian Assange, including threatening to murder him. This is entirely inconsistent with what conservatives have been saying for decades about defending the taxpayer and about holding to scrutiny the government that is supposed to...

Litmus test for Biblical statements

Biblical statements can be tested for their authenticity based on what we know about God. In looking at these statements, the question to be asked at all times is, "Would this be something that an all-knowing, all-powerful, all-righteous creator of the universe would say?" If...

The stupidity of burning oil

Oil is a resource that has a vast range of uses, from plastics to pharmaceuticals. The more oil is burned, the less oil is available for creating high-end goods, the less the utility realized and the less the money gained.   Meanwhile there are any number of other...