Posts by Timothy Zebell
TRUTH MAY BE THE GREATEST CASUALTY OF MASS SHOOTINGS
The facts-first model of journalism is the latest casualty to social justice warriors and the Twitter mob. It began with a spree of mass shootings on Sunday, August 4. Within a 24-hour period, mass shootings occurred in El Paso, Texas; Dayton, Ohio; and Chicago, Illinois, but because the Dayton and Chicago shootings failed to fit the media narrative, they were largely ignored….
Read MoreCAN WE BE BORN INTO THE WRONG BODY?
Playboy made history with its November issue featuring the French model Ines Rau as the magazine’s first openly transgender playmate.[1] Two years later, Geena Rocero became the playmate of the month, making history this August as the magazine’s second openly transgender model and first transgender Asian Pacific Islander playmate.[2][3] Increasingly, transgenders are gracing the covers…
Read MoreSOCIALISM EXPOSED
On the heels of celebrating the 50th anniversary of the moon landing—an event heralded as a triumph of Capitalism over Socialism—Americans are today divided over whether we’d be better-off as a socialist country. Not surprisingly, this division is largely along party lines with 57% of Democrats viewing Socialism positively compared to only 16% of Republicans.…
Read MoreHOW TO USE ILLEGAL IMMIGRATION TO SHARE THE GOSPEL
“People are coming to this country illegally, we are taking them out legally,” President Trump announced ahead of a planned “major operation” focused on removing criminals from America.[1] Operation Border Resolve targeted 2,105 illegal immigrants in more than a dozen cities who had received final deportation orders but had not reported to Immigration and Customs…
Read MoreHOW TO USE AMAZON’S CENSORSHIP HEADLINES TO TALK ABOUT THE GOSPEL
Big Tech censorship has advanced yet another step forward in its war on contrarian thinking. LifeSite News reports, “Amazon has removed the books of Dr. Joseph Nicolosi, the psychologist whom critics have dubbed ‘the father of conversion therapy.’ In other words, for claiming that change is possible for those who experience unwanted same-sex attraction, Dr.…
Read MoreONE VOTE AWAY FROM TYRANNY
Regardless of one’s politics, it is deeply disturbing the frequency with which serious presidential candidates have proposed solving controversial matters through executive orders. Without blushing, multiple candidates readily declared their intention to ignore the will of the people and proper legislative process in favor of imposing their will upon the nation by executive fiat. This is particularly troubling when one considers the extreme policy positions represented among the candidates during the DNC debate….
Read MoreWHEN DID PRIDE BECOME A VIRTUE?
Pride Month 2019 is nearly finished, and this year’s festivities have continued the tradition of stretching cultural boundaries while seeking to capitalizing on shifting national values. As “Queen of Pop” Madonna prepares to conclude the month-long celebration of pride at the WorldPride finale on Pride Island, it is worth asking the question, “When did pride become a virtue?”…
Read MoreBIG TECH’S WAR ON TRUTH
Internationally, social networks have readily censored verified journalists who have challenged their respective country’s political authorities, but now these social networks are censoring journalists and influential personalities in the United States based upon differences in political and social ideology. On June 12, 2019…
Read MoreTHE BLINDING EFFECT OF PREFERRED NARRATIVES
As humans, we possess an incredible ability to convince ourselves of what we want to believe, irrespective of what reality may be. In the immediate hours following the murder of 12 people at a Virginia Beach municipal office, Senator Chris Murphy tweeted…
Read MoreMAYOR PETE AND THE DAWNING OF A NEW POLITICAL ERA
As a Millennial, Buttigieg appeals to younger voters, being a fresh face in a year when Millennials are poised to become the largest eligible voting bloc. TIME reports, “Many Democrats are hungry for generational change, and the two front runners are more than twice his age.” However, generational change for the sake of change can be a terrifying prospect, and…
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