Books
The Velvet Glove and the Iron Fist
In the month of October in election years, we’ve come to expect political vitriol. When government gets as big as ours, and figures so prominently in our lives, it’s natural that people who might otherwise ignore it feel compelled to take an…
The War for Middle Earth
By The Stream Published on October 29, 2025 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=b-Ohesx0kkw “Evil labors with vast power and perpetual success – in vain: preparing always only the soil for unexpected good to sprout in.” —J.R.R. Tolkien What does it…
Charles Murray: Why I’m Taking Religion Seriously
By The Stream Published on October 27, 2025 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fUmtt6rTlZY In this 105-minute interview with skeptic Michael Schermer, conservative scholar Charles Murray explains why he has moved away from his lifetime stance of…
The Science of Extraterrestrials: The Art of Keeping Hope Alive
Science is supposed to be about finding and assessing facts. But when the topic turns to extraterrestrial life, much public discussion seems aimed simply to keep up hope that “They’re Out There.” There’s nothing wrong with that in principle, as…
Sexual Sin, Shame, and Freedom with Kirby Kelly
By The Stream Published on October 23, 2025 In this heartfelt 43-minute video, host Faith Womack chats with Kirby Kelly, a Dallas-based content creator and author, about overcoming sexual sin, shame, and finding true freedom in Christ. Kelly…
Wisconsin Parents Shake Up Town Government Over Obscene Children’s Library Books
We’re teaching parents that if you want to get the attention of public officials on issues they want to ignore, you have to begin to play hardball. It is shocking and offensive that public officials around the country have no interest in…
On Atheism’s Watch, Rationality in Science Flew Out the Window
As the discussion surges around that new French book, God, the Science, the Evidence (2025) — which just dropped in English translation — some reactions are predictable. Evolutionary biologist Jerry Coyne offers at Why Evolution Is True, “How do…
Let Us Now Read Famous Books
I must confess that I have watched the BBC’s six-part mini-series adaptation of Jane Austen’s Pride and Prejudice multiple times. As a video adaptation of a novel, it’s about the best I’ve seen though, but if you read the book you’ll see from…
French Authors Say Science Points to God; Scientists Listen
On October 5 at The Times, science editor Ben Spencer reported on a striking new book coming out in English in mid-October. The two French authors of God, the Science, the Evidence insist that science points to God. That wouldn’t seem like a big…
Truth, Intelligence, and the Price of Dissent: A Conversation with General Mike Flynn
By The Stream Published on October 14, 2025 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6F9y1UeNRJY In this 2-hour and 48-minute video from O’Keefe Media Group, James O’Keefe is joined by Lieutenant General Michael Flynn, a soldier who rose from a…