Clark L. Coleman

Russell Kirk called politics "The Art of the Possible." Accomplish what is actually possible. In recent years, politics is The Art of the Tantrum. For many voters, it is more important to vent emotions than to actually accomplish something.

@lsanger @BMcGrewvy That would be a good question to ask Gary Habermas.

@BMcGrewvy “Most scholars” of Christianity has a very unclear referent. Would every M.Div. count? …

"Most scholars" do not accept detailed group eyewitness reports of the resurrected Jesus. Indeed it's debatable that most of them accept group reports at all. Ehrman doesn't.

@BMcGrewvy Strategy: Let's place ourselves at the mercy of what a majority of "scholars" agree to, even if that could be very different 20 years from now (even setting aside whether we are counting heads correctly).

@BMcGrewvy More than you wanted to know: mindfullypure.com/mary-magdalene…

@ClarkLColeman I thought of saying something, there is a verse vaguely alluding to a past but it's not explicit hence the urban legend, right?

Alright, I have written a thing. About the thing. Link below.

@BMcGrewvy 3/3 " ... in the Bible, but has since been corrected by scholars and the Catholic Church."

@BMcGrewvy 2/3 "Mary Magdalene was not a prostitute; she is recognized as a devoted disciple of Jesus who supported him both financially and spiritually. This misconception originated from a sermon by Pope Gregory I in the 6th century, which conflated her with a sinful woman mentioned ..."

@BMcGrewvy Excellent article. If I were a paid subscriber, I could correct the commenter who posted the old trope about Mary Magdalene being a former prostitute.

@Hammers2023 @anup_malani Bring in someone who can spell "interesting" correctly.

Hardin's "Tragedy of the Commons" (1968) argued shared resources are doomed. Privatize or regulate: no other option. A political scientist studied a Swiss village that has managed communal pastures since 1483. She proved him wrong and won the Nobel.

@BowTiedDolphin @anup_malani No, it is a proof that there are ways to "regulate" via communal rules. So, it really modifies (not disproves) the "privatize or regulate" dictum. The Swiss village is regulating communally, as are numerous other examples cited in the Nobel-winning work.

@anup_malani This has to be a joke. 500 Swiss villagers "disproved" a thesis that shared resources are doomed ??? That's like the outlier of all outliers

@France24_en Which parties are the "far left" today?

🇫🇷 🗳️ Marine #LePen’s far-right #NationalRally won second-round runoffs in several French towns on Sunday but fell short in #Marseille, #Toulon and #Nîmes, three of its prime targets in nationwide municipal elections. FRANCE 24 takes a closer look ➡️ go.france24.com/Yrr

@France24_en Left wing vs. far right. But there is never any such thing as the far left, right?

🇫🇷 Left-wing incumbent Benoît Payan was comfortably re-elected mayor of France's second city Marseille on Sunday, holding off a challenge from far-right candidate Franck Allisio, projections from several pollsters showed. FRANCE 24's Clovis Casali reports from Marseile 👇

@France24_en Which groups do you label as far left?

🇭🇺 Far-right leaders of Europe are gathering in Budapest for the so-called European Parliament group Patriots' grand assembly. FRANCE 24's Gulliver Cragg tells us more from Budapest 👇

@carolinnewport @RonDeSantis So, would you be praising Florida state universities if they were more expensive?

@RonDeSantis You get what you pay for. Excellence doesn’t come cheaply.

I can’t speak for what happened decades ago but I can say Florida has the lowest in-state tuition in America. That does just “sound” good. It “is” good.

@kyleegriswold @CarrieGress I guess you can do the usual motte-and-bailey dance around the meaning of "feminist."

It was an absolute pleasure having @CarrieGress on the podcast for such a fun and important conversation: Can you really be a Christian and a feminist? 👀 youtu.be/JsI3aADCpSc?si…

@EvaVlaar @MartinSellner_ @PatriotsEP @Meta Their automatic filters probably caught the phrase "freedom of speech" and sent it to human reviewers as potentially dangerous messaging.

Instagram removed my post about my visit to Austria meeting with @MartinSellner_ and multiple politicians from @PatriotsEP and FPÖ because according to them it contained support for dangerous people/organizations. Censorship on @Meta is alive and well.

@BMcGrewvy @andrewklavan I have Peacock app, which has minimal ads compared to most apps, and just found "Schindler's List" and "Spotlight" there. Added them to my watch list.

@ClarkLColeman @andrewklavan Last I checked, Chariots of Fire was free with ads on YouTube!

New at the Stack, I talk about five Best Picture winners every Christian should see, including my beef with @andrewklavan's take on Schindler's List. (Link below.)

@BMcGrewvy Somehow "engaging with people who disagree with me" also means refusing to debate people like you-know-who.

What Mike actually means by "engaging with people who disagree with me" is "repeatedly allowing Bart Ehrman to embarrass me on the debate stage while pathetically hoping he will like me."

And...my irony meter is broken.

@College10sRanks Your site has entered Fresno State beating #25 San Diego State 4-0. That score is reversed. San Diego State women won 4-0.

Women 3/13/26 #41 Ole Miss at #10 Oklahoma #7 LSU at #49 Arkansas #55 Notre Dame at #4 North Carolina #16 Vanderbilt at #46 Mississippi State #30 Texas Tech at #36 Houston Full list of today's matches at collegetennisranks.com/schedules/week…

@BMcGrewvy So, after all this time, he still doesn't understand Tourette's Syndrome?

Oh look, it's black privilege.