Archive for June, 2025

What Happened to the Lost State of Franklin?

June 29, 2025

“How committed were Americans to the basic American Revolution principles of self-determination?” — Kevin Barksdale, history professor at Marshall University and author of The Lost State of Franklin: America’s First Secession With our upcoming celebration of American Independence Day this week, I thought a topic related to this might be appropriate. I then remembered coming […]

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Warp Space, Yes; Warp Drive, Not Yet

June 22, 2025

As anyone slightly informed about physics knows, matter within the spacetime continuum cannot move at or beyond the speed of light. (It’s a lot more complicated than that, but let’s not get into the weeds…) As anyone slightly informed about Star Trek knows, the way around this is to generate a warp field/bubble with a […]

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Can Trump’s Tariff Diplomacy Actually Work?

June 15, 2025

In past writings and conversations, I have been candid about my dislike for tariffs in general, quoting sources like Thomas Sowell and the Cato Institute. With President Trump’s use of tariffs in economic policy, we see a mix of support and complaint from Republicans and conservatives these days. One voice I have found worth listening […]

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Finding God’s Will? These Bible Verses Don’t Mean What You Probably Think They Mean

June 8, 2025

“We do not have to figure out what God has decided for us to do in order for us to do it.” — Greg Koukl, founder and president of Stand to Reason The following was informed by the teachings on decision-making and “finding God’s will” by Greg Koukl. It’s a popular topic and one of […]

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Keeping the Darwinian Narrative Alive

June 1, 2025

“The formula goes like this: 1. Evolution is true. 2. Here’s how it must have happened. 3. Look, yet more proof of evolution.” — author and biophysicist Cornelius G. Hunter David Coppedge’s latest article at “Evolution News and Science Today” is sure to cause a stir. Coppedge prefaces it with the following: “This article will […]

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