Stallion Cornell

I published "A Reply from a Former CES Employee," my magnum opus in Mormon apologetics, on April 1, 2016, which, in hindsight, was probably not the best date to release something that I wanted to be taken seriously. That said, I have been deeply gratified by the response I have received. All told, it has ... Read more

"Itwas no secret during the campaign that Donald Trump was a narcissist and a demagogue who used fear and dishonesty to appeal to the worst in American voters," writes/shrieks the LA Times editorial board. "The Times called him unprepared and unsuited for the job he was seeking, and said his election would be a 'catastrophe.'  ... Read more

Yearsago, I remember having a conversation with a friend of mine about Spencer W. Kimball's inclusion of a goofy story about Cain in his book "The Miracle of Forgiveness," which is (thankfully) out of print. It's not worth revisiting at length, but then-Elder Kimball quoted from the journal of early church leader David W. Patten, who claimed ... Read more

Allowme to quote from my very first post on this blog, On Being Stallion Cornell:I was a theatre major at USC, and, as such, it was my duty to dig up a string of monologues for class assignments, and, invariably, the same monologues kept being recycled, and I can only take so much Christopher ... Read more

"I'mnot gonna make it," a friend of mine wrote on Facebook recently. "I'm not gonna be able to live through this for four years."(She then added a emoji for emphasis. So you know she's serious.)I'm a bit more sanguine about things, but I think I'm going to make it through these next four years just ... Read more

WhenI keep telling you that Scott Adams's blog is required reading, it's not because I necessarily agree with him. It's because he has been the only observer that has accurately predicted the rise of Trump - and done so with eerie specificity. If you love Trump, or especially if you hate Trump, Adams is the only reliable ... Read more

In 1972, Jerry Lewis made a movie called "The Day the Clown Cried" about a clown in a Nazi concentration camp. It has never been released. It is supposedly so awful that Lewis has gone to great lengths to keep it hidden from view, even after he dies."You will never see it," he told Entertainment ... Read more

23 years ago this month, I was a newly-married young goofball living in the District of Columbia who had just started work as an intern in the office of Senator Alan K. Simpson of Wyoming. I adored Senator Simpson - and still do. I have often said that if he were running against my own ... Read more

KellyanneConway has blessedly introduced the phrase "alternative facts" into the national lexicon, and she has been roundly and rightly excoriated for her claims that hard data is actually a matter of opinion. I mean, yes, the sky is blue, but I offer the assertion that the sky is green as an alternative fact. Others have ... Read more

Got a very nice message from an old friend who told me she appreciates what I write, even though she disagrees with me on climate change and Hillary Clinton being evil. So I thought I’d talk about those two things as I keep blathering on about our new Trumpian reality.With regard to HRC, my opinion ... Read more