"It would be hypocritical to pretend civility for one evening only to have the name-calling return the next day."

Rick Warren, cancelling the presidential forum that would have corresponded to the Saddleback Forum in 2008.

I play the race card on Obama for all but playing the race card on Clarence Thomas.

"Why are we talking about why one black man is smarter than another black man?" As this clip begins, I'm saying I'm impres...

What did Rick Warren have in mind when he asked does evil exist and what do we do about it?

A segment from my new Bloggingheads with Bob Wright is almost all about evil (but look at the tags to get an idea of the subjects covered):

Barack Obama on the Born Alive Infant Protection Act.

Let's start with the video, in which Obama gets mad, calls people liars, and insists that this is the kind of politics we need to get be...

"Despite Assurances, McCain Wasn’t in a 'Cone of Silence.'"

Says the NYT. McCain wasn't enclosed in a soundproof room when Rick Warren began asking Obama the questions he would later ask McCain. ...

Bill Kristol on the Saddleback Forum.

He makes 3 points: 1. Rick Warren was great: Warren’s queries were simple but probing. He was fair to both candidates, his manner was relaxe...

6 things I noticed when I rewatched the Saddleback Civil Forum.

1. It was called the Saddleback Civil Forum, and Rick Warren stressed the importance of the word civil , which for him, connotes politeness...

Asked at the Saddleback Forum "when does a[n unborn] baby get human rights," why did Obama say the answer is "above my pay grade"?

Roger Kimball finds Obama's "above my pay grade" feint on abortion "insulting and mendacious." It is insulting beca...

Some reactions to the Saddleback Forum.

My live-blog post on the Saddleback Forum has almost 200 comments, and after 200 comments, they get a little hard to read. (You have to cli...

Are Obama and McCain having a debate tonight?

I'm trying to figure this out: The Rev. Rick Warren, author of the best-seller "The Purpose-Driven Life," will spend an hour i...

"We have entered Flannery O'Connor country."

Peggy Noonan's column today reprints the entire transcript of Ashley Smith's description of her hostage experience: Noonan adds: It...

Ashley Smith and "The Purpose-Driven Life."

Here 's the NYT account of how Ashley Smith used "The Purpose-Driven Life" to move murder suspect Brian Nichols to surrender: ...