May 25, 2026 | Answers in Genesis, Ark Encounter Attendance, Ark Encounter Feasibility Report, Dan Phelps, Ken Ham, Kentucky Paleontological Society, Tax Breaks, TIF Bonds, We Believe in Dinosaurs, Williamstown |
by William Trollinger In 2013 Ark Encounter sold the little town of Williamstown on the idea of issuing $62 million worth of junk bonds to get the Ark up and running, a sweet deal sweetened even more by the agreement that 75% of what Ark Encounter would pay in...
Jan 6, 2026 | Answers in Genesis, Anti-Vaxxers, Ark Encounter, Ark Encounter Attendance, Biblical Science, COVID-19, Dan Phelps, David Menton, Henry Morris III, Institute for Creation Science, Ken Ham, Measles, Panda's Thumb, Patrick Marsh, Public Health, Rhetoric of Science, Vaccine Mandates, Williamstown, Zohran Mamdani |
by Daniel Phelps Daniel Phelps is a retired environmental geologist for the commonwealth of Kentucky. He has also taught part-time in Kentucky’s Community College system. Phelps is founder and president of the Kentucky Paleontological Society. His work to expose...
Jun 11, 2024 | Answers in Genesis, Ark Encounter, Artistic License, Auschwitz, Flood Narrative, Hannah Arendt, Jonathan Glazer, Martin Amis, Nazi Germany, Nazism, Noah, Noah's Flood, The Zone of Interest, Williamstown |
by William Trollinger Still photo from of The Zone of Interest (2023), directed by Jonathan Glazer. Image via bookandfilmglobe.com. The Zone of Interest will be on my mind for a long, long time. This powerfully disturbing film about the Holocaust (perhaps the best I...
Jan 25, 2024 | Alex Mattackal, Answers in Genesis, Anti-Abortion, Ark Encounter, Ark Encounter Attendance, Camille Lewis, Cedarville University, Darwin-to-Hitler Trope, Discovery Center for Creation and Earth History, Emma Frances Bloomfield, Glenn Branch, Institute for Creation Science, Jeffrey Dahmer, Julie L. Moore, Ken Ham, Kent Hovind, LGBTQ+ Christians, Lionel Dahmer, Parenting, Rhetoric, Righting America, Rodney Kennedy, Tax Breaks, Taylor University, Thomas White, Williamstown |
by William Trollinger Image of student protesters at Cedarville University. Photo by Emilie Schulze. It was another good year for rightingamerica, both in the variety of authors’ voices and topics, and in the number and variety of viewers. Below are the top ten read...
Nov 7, 2023 | Answers in Genesis, Ark Encounter, Ark Encounter Feasibility Report, Creation Museum, David McMillan, Ken Ham, Mike Johnson, Secularism, Tax Breaks, We Believe in Dinosaurs, White Evangelicals, Williamstown, Young Earth Creationism |
by William Trollinger Newly elected Speaker of the House Mike Johnson (right) with Ken Ham (left). Image via Answers in Genesis. Ken Ham has to be thrilled. Mike Johnson – young Earth creationist, anti-LGBTQ and anti-abortion extremist, and election denier – is...
Sep 26, 2023 | Answers in Genesis, Anti-Vaxxers, Ark Encounter, Ark Encounter Attendance, Ark Encounter Feasibility Report, Book Banning, Capitalism, Climate Skeptics, Critical Race Theory, Dan Phelps, Ken Ham, LGBTQ+ Identity, Marxism, Secularism, Tax Breaks, TIF Bonds, Williamstown |
by William Trollinger Ark Encounter in Williamstown, KY. Image via JoeMyGod. It has been exactly ten years since Williamstown, Kentucky, underwrote $62.5m worth of bonds that made possible the building of Ark Encounter. This anniversary seems the perfect opportunity...
