SODOM & GOMORRAH: The United States ambassador to Brazil during the recent upheaval also served as ambassador to Paraguay in 2012 -- right before their president was also ousted. As previously covered, Brazilian President Dilma Rousseff was recently ousted from power and replaced with an … Continue Reading
Politics
Religion
How Old is the Earth?
By Mark Tully
SODOM & GOMORRAH: How old is the earth according to the Bible? What happened at Creation? Is the earth, as some people claim, only 6,000 … Continue Reading
Psuche in the New Testament
By Mark Tully
SODOM & GOMORRAH: The Greek word psuche is the only word translated as "soul" in the King James Version of the New … Continue Reading
Philosophy
Natural Rights, Divine Rights, or Human Rights?
By Mark Tully
SODOM & GOMORRAH: Where do rights come from? Hardly a day goes by where I don't read a complaint against Rick Santorum, liberals, or the government about the origin of rights. Any time someone makes a statement … Continue Reading
Religion and John Locke’s Letter Concerning Toleration
By Mark Tully
SODOM & GOMORRAH: Does John Locke's call for religious toleration display an immense intolerance toward religion? The fact that anyone in our secular age would ask the question already reveals the answer the … Continue Reading
Culture
Remembering Talleyrand
By Mark Tully
SODOM & GOMORRAH: On this day in 1838, the world lost a great statesman with the passing of Charles Maurice de Talleyrand-Périgord. Talleyrand was the first Prime Minister of France, and French Minister of … Continue Reading
Tradition
Margaret Thatcher’s Funeral to be Held
By Mark Tully
SODOM & GOMORRAH: Margaret Thatcher, the only female Prime Minister to have held office in Great Britain, passed away earlier this week. To mark the solemn event, more than 700 members of Britain's armed forces … Continue Reading
Elf Boulder to be Moved
By Mark Tully
SODOM & GOMORRAH: Sometimes I wish other countries’ politics were this exciting. Also, sometimes I wish reality didn’t mirror The Onion. Árni Johnsen, an MP for Iceland’s Independence Party, has made … Continue Reading
More Children Born Outside of Marriage
By Mark Tully
SODOM & GOMORRAH: We have likely reached the point of no return for the American family. More women under 30 are giving birth to children outside of marriage than not. The New York Times touts it as the "new … Continue Reading
Arts
Chalking Justin Bieber’s Anne Frank Comment to Age is Insulting
By Mark Tully
SODOM & GOMORRAH: We don't usually follow pop news on this site, but this particular event seemed over the top. While on tour in Germany, Justin Bieber left a somewhat controversial comment in the guest book of … Continue Reading
Customs
New Poll: Marriage On the Retreat
By Mark Tully
SODOM & GOMORRAH: Wait, I thought the promotion of feminism, gay marriage, universal education, etc. all had a nil or positive effect on marriage? It seems we were lied to. A new Pew Research Center poll shows … Continue Reading
Science
Machine Learning is Not a Policy Panacea
By Mark Tully
SODOM & GOMORRAH: As technology becomes more complex, the temptation to apply it to the wrong fields intensifies. After the Russian Revolution of 1917, the newly formed Soviet Union began efforts at full … [Read More...]
Silent Heart Attacks
By Mark Tully
SODOM & GOMORRAH: New data indicates that as many as half of all heart attacks may be "silent". This means that patients can have cardiac episodes that don't come with the typical gauntlet of symptoms such as … [Read More...]
Google Continues to Chase Artificial Intelligence
By Mark Tully
SODOM & GOMORRAH: A little-talked-about facet of Google's business model and plan for itself is the end-game of making the search engine a brain implant. The idea was discussed briefly by Ben Gomes, … [Read More...]
Jurisprudence
FBI Hide Microphones in Rocks and Trees
By Mark Tully
SODOM & GOMORRAH: New court documents suggest the FBI is engaging in a massive public surveillance program. Jeff Harp, a former FBI agent and security analyst for KPIX 5, said, "They put microphones … Continue Reading
Children Might Sue Over Facebook Photos
By Mark Tully
SODOM & GOMORRAH: Photographs posted to social media of your own children could land you in legal hot water when they're older. French authorities warn that certain privacy laws could reasonably … Continue Reading
Extortion Used to Impoverish George Zimmerman
By Mark Tully
SODOM & GOMORRAH: Like the Troy Davis case before, the media and the prosecution have turned the case against George Zimmerman into somthing more than just how and why Trayvon Martin died. Zimmerman was taken … Continue Reading
Economics
Search the Panama Papers
By Mark Tully
SODOM & GOMORRAH: Announced with the standard disclaimers that there are some legitimate reasons for having offshore accounts, the International Consortium of Investigative Journalists (ICIJ) has now opened up … Continue Reading
Angela Merkel is Bluffing
By Mark Tully
SODOM & GOMORRAH: Angela Merkel's panel of economic advisors have criticized the German Chancellor's efforts at expanding the European Commission's control over member-state budgets. Calling it politically … Continue Reading
Retail Purchases in the US Continue Decline
By Mark Tully
SODOM & GOMORRAH: Bloomberg news reports that retail sales in the United States "unexpectedly" decreased by 0.5% in June. Unexpected by whom? For the third straight month, the US Commerce Department reported … Continue Reading
Climate
Climate in Iraq Was More Extreme in Ancient Times
By Mark Tully
SODOM & GOMORRAH: Archaeologists and historians have found ancient texts composed between 816 and 1009 AD in Iraq. Researchers published an analysis in Weather of the various writings done by scholars, … Continue Reading
Global Temperatures Lower in 2011 than 1998
By Mark Tully
SODOM & GOMORRAH: Only nuts would suggest that the earth isn't suffering from human-made warming. A new report from NASA that shows that global temperatures were lower in 2011 than 1998 proves that government … Continue Reading