Lionel Deimel’s Web Log

Yesterday morning, I recorded Fox & Friends  on my DVR. I have never watched this program—if I’m not listening to Morning Edition  whi...

As I write this, the country is waiting to learn what, if anything, President Trump will do in response to the most recent use of chemical w...

We all make mistakes in life. Big decisions may turn out wrong, or, at the very least, we may for years question what might have happened ha...

Sometimes, the universe just doesn’t seem to be my friend. The other day, I received a coupon from Bon-Ton of the sort the department sto...

Today is the day of the March for Our Lives—technically, March es  for Our Lives, since, at last count, 844 protests were scheduled through...

After nearly a decade of secret negotiations, nearly all of the churches that left the Episcopal Diocese of Pittsburgh for what became the A...

The principal Sunday service at my church is a Rite II Holy Eucharist. During Lent, however, we are using Rite I, with which I am less fam...

I woke up Thursday with a sense of dread. After avoiding making veterinary appointments for my cats Charlie and Linus, the day had finally c...

I am encouraged by signs that the latest school massacre may actually result in some helpful legislation, largely due to the activism of the...

Donald Trump continues to insist that there has been no “collusion” between his campaign and Russia. If by “collusion” is meant discussion r...

I was distressed when I learned that President Trump has asked the Pentagon to stage a military parade in Washington, D.C., at some future t...

My last name is not a common one. I guess you could call it unusual, but, as surnames go, I don’t think it’s weird. It sounds like it looks,...

I heard a report on the radio today that referred to the Civil Rights Era in a way that made it clear that it was viewed as a historical per...

Many Americans are asking themselves how we can return to a pre-Trump America, a time when the United States had challenges but did not seem...

When I created this blog, I described the intended content as “Random quick takes by Lionel Deimel.” I expected to be posting brief comments...

A couple of months ago, I completed a longstanding project. My goal was to watch every movie on the list of the top 100 American movies comp...

The passage of the Republicans’ tax bill is a complete lesson in how not to create new laws. Nothing about the process that resulted in the ...

Star Wars: The Last Jedi  poster Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures Some have suggested that the Star Wars  movies are intended as fai...

It seems likely that, contrary to all reasonable calculus, the Congress will pass the regressive Republican tax “reform” bill tonight or tom...

It was reported yesterday that the Trump administration has banned the use of seven words or phrases by the CDC, namely, “ vulnerable,” “en...