BY CILLIAN ZEAL  |  Conservative Tribune Brett Kavanaugh accuser Christine Blasey Ford has been making serious money off of crowdfunding since Thursday’s hearings, with nearly $700,000 from just two of 17 separate accounts on GoFundMe. “During Christine Blasey Ford’s testimony before the Senate Judiciary Committee, under questioning about how she was paying security and legal costs, Ford said some of it could […]

The death toll in Indonesia’s earthquake and tsunami has climbed to 832, the country’s disaster agency said early Sunday. Many people were reported trapped in the rubble of buildings brought down in the 7.5 magnitude earthquake which triggered waves as high as 20 feet, agency spokesman Sutopo Purwo Nugroho told a news conference. The city of Palu, which has more than 380,000 people, […]

News With Views How are Christians only glorified janitors? Consider that Christians and the churches they call their spiritual homes spend untold amounts of time, energy, and finances on addiction recovery programs, counseling confused people about marriage, sexuality, interpersonal relationships, parenting, and every sort of life issue imaginable. There is even an army of “life coaches” that offer their services […]

It’s time to see where each senator stands BY: Matthew Continetti  |  Washington Free Beacon The Democratic strategy toward Judge Brett Kavanaugh has been apparent since September 4. Within minutes of Chuck Grassley calling the Judiciary Committee to order, Democrats began to interrupt him. They wanted to delay the hearing until their demands for documents had been met. They managed to […]

Columbia Daily Herald  Tesla chief executive Elon Musk agreed on Saturday to step down as chairman of the electric car maker he founded, an unexpected resolution to a lawsuit filed by the Securities and Exchange Commission 48 hours earlier that threatened to throw Tesla into unprecedented chaos. The SEC sued Musk on Thursday for allegedly lying to investors when he […]

But alas, Trump flip-flopped from his earlier promi$e$ ~ Remember back in March when President Donald Trump said he’d never sign one of those insane spending bills again?  Well he did on Friday while the media circus was focused on the Kavanaugh charade. https://reason.com/blog/2018/09/27/rep-justin-amash-slams-pathetic-spending Many of my conservative friends blast their state and local government officials for insane out-of-control tax and spending but give Donald […]

From the Kitchen of…Rebecca Longshore “I love how my Grandmother Howard’s mac and cheese has a crunchy, cheesy crust over a creamy center.” The key to Rebecca’s grandmother’s dish was evaporated milk. We added a surprise ingredient, canola mayonnaise, to make things extra creamy. Ingredients 10 ounce uncooked large elbow macaroni 1/2 cup canola mayonnaise 1 tablespoon all-purpose flour 1 […]

“The truth will set you free, but first it will piss you off.” ~ Joe Klaas When I write these commentaries it is never my intent, nor has it ever been, to piss people off. That said, I know that the things I say, do in fact, piss many people off; and, quite possibly, harbor ill will towards me. Although […]

[Abraham] did not waver through unbelief regarding the promise of God, but was strengthened in his faith and gave glory to God. Romans 4:20 “You gotta have faith,” people say. But what does that mean? Is any faith good faith? “Believe in yourself and all that you are,” wrote one positive thinker a century ago. “Know that there is something inside […]

September 30 is the 273rd day of the year (274th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. There are 92 days remaining until the end of the year. Holidays Agricultural Reform (Nationalization) Day (São Tomé and Príncipe) Birth of Morelos (Mexico) Blasphemy Day (United States, Canada, other countries) Christian Feast Day: Gregory the Illuminator Honorius of Canterbury Jerome September 30 […]

1207 – Rumi, Persian mystic and poet (d. 1273) 1227 – Pope Nicholas IV (d. 1292) 1530 – Geronimo Mercuriali, Italian philologist and physician (d. 1606) 1550 – Michael Maestlin, German mathematician (d. 1631) 1710 – John Russell, 4th Duke of Bedford, English politician (d. 1771) 1765 – José María Morelos, Mexican rebel leader (d. 1815) 1800 – Decimus Burton, […]