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Off Topic: Donald Trump is an IDIOT – Part 2: More of Trump’s Foreign Policy Stupidity

I have added another section to my OUTLINE and to my blog post Donald Trump is an IDIOT – Part 2: Trump’s Foreign Policy Stupidity: 5. There are Many Other Examples of Trump Foreign Policy Falsehoods. a. Factcheck.org named Trump “King of Whoppers” at the end of 2015, because so much of what Trump asserts is Off Topic: Donald Trump is an IDIOT – Part 2: More of Trump’s Foreign Policy Stupidity

Off Topic: Link to “Donald Trump is an IDIOT – Part 2”

http://democracy2usa.blogspot.com/2016/10/donald-trump-is-idiot-part-2-trumps.html I have published my second post arguing that Trump is an IDIOT. The post is not fully completed, but it is about 75% done, so you can read most of it right now. I plan to complete the post tomorrow (Thursday, October 27th). Your name Your email Subject Your message (optional)

Has the Journal Philo Died?

I’ve heard privately from several philosophers that they submitted articles and heard nothing for months. It’s been years since a new issue of the journal came out. If you go to the journal’s new website, there is now a statement that “Philo is no longer accepting submissions.” I have no inside information about what may Has the Journal <I>Philo</I> Died?

Why Does the U.S. Congress Have Official Chaplains?

Yesterday the Freedom from Religion Foundation (FFRF) sued the U.S. Congress for barring atheist Dan Barker from delivering the invocation. (See here.) I am no attorney — constitutional or otherwise — but it seems to be a blatant violation of the Establishment Clause for Congress to allow Christian invocations, while barring atheist invocations. Why? Because Why Does the U.S. Congress Have Official Chaplains?

Apologist Josh McDowell: Internet the Greatest Threat to Christians

(Redated post originally published on 19 November 2011) This is old news, but cries out for a comment. According to The Christian Post, Josh McDowell has declared the Internet to be the greatest threat to Christians. As the editor of an Internet anthology rebutting McDowell’s book Evidence That Demands a Verdict, I naturally found this Apologist Josh McDowell: Internet the Greatest Threat to Christians

Ben Carson is Also a POLITICAL Nutcase – Part 1

It looks like Ben Carson’s popularity is fading away, according recent polls (Thank you baby Jesus!). However, he was clearly the number two choice of Republicans from the end of August until early December, and for the first half of November, Carson was neck-and-neck with Trump, tied for first choice of Republicans.  Furthermore, the primary elections/caucuses Ben Carson is Also a POLITICAL Nutcase – Part 1