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Jeff Deist Interviews Michael Malice About North Korea

This is a short but informative interview.

RC Sproul: “What Is Evil and Where Did It Come From?”

This is a great lecture/sermon, the recently deceased RC Sproul first admits: “I don’t know.” But then he explains why he doesn’t know. Along the way, he shows the inadequacy of popular attempts to answer the problem, and ends with some powerful observations for the believer.

Potpourri

==> In the latest Contra Krugman, I’m a hot little tamale when it comes to Big Spending Republicans. ==> I am quoted in this Daily Caller article about Scott Pruitt’s claims that global warming could have benefits. ==> The Idaho State House has passed a bill that would exempt capital gains on gold or silver […]

Training in the Desert

My cousin and I covered this from Numbers 9: 15On the day that the tabernacle was set up, the cloud covered the tabernacle, the tent of the testimony. And at evening it was over the tabernacle like the appearance of fire until morning. 16So it was always: the cloud covered it by daya and the appearance of […]

Krugman Should Love Trump’s Infrastructure Plan

Seriously. An excerpt: Krugman should be a huge fan of this approach. After all, Krugman tells us that sure, the economy seems to be doing OK in the first year under Trump, but that “when the next big shock comes…we’ll need an effective, coherent response from officials beyond the world of central banking.” This is because—Krugman claims—we […]

Contra Krugman Ep. 124

In this episode, we kinda sorta agree with Krugman’s take on Bitcoin. Then Tom gives a low blow when I say I think Bitcoin is fiat. We keep it real, kids. This isn’t scripted. It comes from the heart.

CNN’s Reporting Not Holding Up Too Well

This article from March 2017 refers to Trump’s “baseless wiretap claim,” though the denials quoted in the article now read–with the benefit of hindsight–as non-denial denials. (E.g. they are carefully worded to say that President Obama would not have ordered FBI surveillance on Trump.) This article from October 2017–just four months ago–did not age well. […]