Josh Benner

Category: Culture

  • Researchers troll academic journals with ridiculous hoax papers, they still get published

    A trio of concerned academics has published seven intentionally absurd papers in leading scholarly journals as part of an investigation to expose extreme bias in fields that study race, gender, sexuality, and other politically-charged topics. The trio say the papers, which used fabricated authors and credentials, highlight that these fields are being misled by politically-motivated research and biased…

  • Tim Keller argues that Christians don’t fit into the two-party system – he’s right

    Pastor and theologian Tim Keller had an op-ed in the New York Times last week entitled “How do Christians fit into the two-party system? They don’t.” In the piece, Keller outlines the complexity of the situation for Americans in the political arena. Keller argues (and I agree) that neither political party perfectly encompasses Christian teaching.…

  • Last Man Standing returns to huge ratings, important family message

    Tim Allen’s hit sitcom Last Man Standing, premiered on Fox last week to an audience of 8 million viewers. The show had previously had a six season run on ABC before being cancelled in 2017. Spoiler alert  In the return episode, Allen’s son-in-law is so fed up with President Trump that he wants to move…

  • Kanye West gives political commentary at end of SNL

      Popular rapper Kanye West was the musical guest last night on the season premier of Saturday Night Live. At the end of the show, he invited the cast back up on stage. West was wearing the Donald Trump red and white “Make America Great Again” hat. As the show was ending, West gave a…

  • Supreme court hearings: the search for truth

    I spent a few hours watching testimonies from Brett Kavanaugh and Christine Blasey Ford. Many will have conclusions that align with what they believed going into today’s hearing. It was a lot of political grandstanding. The vote is still tomorrow. Half the country will be happy that Kavanaugh made it through. Half the country will be…