
Rachel Motte is a blogger, editor, and commentator on political and cultural issues. She has written for CNN.com and has been heard on multiple radio stations nationwide. She graduated with honors from Biola University and the Torrey Honors institute with a B.A. in History, specializing in Medieval Europe. This gives her the decisive advantage of being able to see modern issues within the broader context of Western History. She has blogged on education and cultural issues for Wheatstone Academy. In addition, she has interned in Morton Blackwell’s office at the Leadership Institute and in former Congressman Jim Ryun’s office on Capitol Hill. She has also acquired many valuable skills from numerous Leadership Institute training schools as well as the World Journalism Institute. Rachel may be reached at rachel[at]rachelmotte[dot]com.

1. On Writing a Book That Doesn’t Totally Suck:
Writing a book is like giving birth to a snarling 8 headed monster. It’s so much more than sitting down in front of your laptop and typing. It’s more like a war, as your own words and ideas battle you and each other. In...
August 27th, 2010 | Other, Thirty Three Things | Read More 
1. Joe Carter Facts
#joecarterfacts are not copies of #chucknorrisfacts. They are the Platonic Form Chuck Norris only wishes he could partake in.
2. You are older than you think.
Born when Ross Perot was warning about a giant sucking sound and Bill Clinton was apologizing for pain in his...
August 20th, 2010 | Other, Thirty Three Things | Read More 
1. The fridge of the future: George Jetson sold separately.2. How to pack the ultimate school lunch and be your kid’s hero for all time (or at least through the 4th grade)3. Gambling for grades: the next best study motivator, or internet gambling gone wrong?
4. ...
August 13th, 2010 | Other, Thirty Three Things | Read More 
1. Going to lose your house? Ask Superman to save you!2. How technology has made romance more Austenian than ever:3. ?!4. Judges exercise considerable (and disputed) power right and left- no wait, that would be left and left.
5. “Civil suit” no...
August 6th, 2010 | Other, Thirty Three Things | Read More 
1. Free ebooks in tens of different formats! ManyBooks. Many many.
2. What did Albert Einstein think about god?
3. A mother who recreates her infant daughter’s dreams and photographs them:4. Shields up!
5. Thoughts from 1941: Who Goes Nazi?
6. ...
July 29th, 2010 | Other, Thirty Three Things | Read More 
If 2010 is the year of the pro-life woman, 2016 should be the year of the smart “mommy blogger”—because, if the GOP wants to ensure its own long term success, today’s politically-inclined mommy bloggers will likely become tomorrow’s candidates.
Sarah Palin’s popularity is proof that the conservative...
July 28th, 2010 | Blogging, Conservative/Liberal, Media, Politics, Republicans | Read More 
1. Beauty, sentimentality, and the gospel:
“Indeed, as the church seeks a role in the arts, it must reclaim a
more mature concept of beauty. As we recognize and embrace the
heartlonging in many works of art, we may make a convincing
proclamation of the whole gospel message. Finding a way...
July 23rd, 2010 | Other, Thirty Three Things | Read More 
1. A Policeman Who Blogs…In Verse
2. Zombie sign language!3. Analysis and Commentary on the Comics Page
4. Ebert on Architecture
5. The Cult of Originality
6. Don’t ever ask a professional designer to make a ‘lost cat’ poster. This...
July 16th, 2010 | Other, Thirty Three Things | Read More 
1. Yet another instance of art proving intractable to science — now, with more shady dealings!
2. Organs to order
3. Analogies are like sandwiches.
4. German Court OK’s pre-implantation genetic screening
5. The Weight of Smut
6. The Chemistry of Fireworks
7. Your Golden Years May be...
July 8th, 2010 | Thirty Three Things | Read More 
1. A new thing to do with your iPhone: take arial footage or play helicopter wars with a friend.
2. Wonder what the new wave is in google technology? Here’s a guess: it’ll learn your language, not just process it. For the philosophy nerds, that might mean it’ll...
July 2nd, 2010 | Other, Thirty Three Things | Read More