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Dr. Paul Kengor - who has written 44 posts on Catholic Exchange.


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The Philosophy of Mao and Mother Teresa?

Posted on 27 October 2009

“[T]he death of ten to twenty million people is nothing to be afraid of”
—Mao Tse-tung.

“Human rights are not a privilege conferred by government. They are every human being’s entitlement by virtue of his humanity. The right to life does not…

Interview with Dr. Charles Hull Wolfe, a 20th Century Life

Posted on 22 October 2009

Dr. Charles Hull Wolfe is a historian, renowned creative director, and retired advertising executive. He also serves as president of the Plymouth Rock Foundation. Dr. Paul Kengor is professor of political science at Grove City College and executive director of…

The Nobel Committee Dishonors Itself

Posted on 10 October 2009

Even CNN was shocked. Even the Obama White House was shocked.

“Only nine months into his presidency,” reported a baffled CNN news anchor this morning. “President Obama has won the 2009 Nobel Peace Prize. The announcement made jaws drop even at…

A Teachable Moment on Communist China

Posted on 07 October 2009

When I first heard it, I didn’t believe it. Alas, it’s true.

Last week, New York City’s Empire State Building was aglow in red and yellow. Why? To commemorate the 60th anniversary of the victorious revolution of the People’s Republic of…

“Got Hope?” The Theological Virtue of Obama

Posted on 01 October 2009

As someone who teaches and writes about international politics, I can confidently say that last week was one of the strangest in memory, from the G-20 circus in my backyard (Pittsburgh) to the political zoo at the United Nations. President…

Why All the Fuss?

Posted on 15 September 2009

The huge “9/12” protest in Washington was the latest expression of discontent over President Obama’s leftward policy thrust. The discord is evident from the “Tea Party” movement to the chaotic “townhalls” on “healthcare reform.”

The mainstream media and American left…

On Kennedy, Andropov, and KAL 007

Posted on 04 September 2009

Over the last week-and-a-half I’ve gotten an overwhelming number of inquiries relating to the death of Senator Ted Kennedy. Why me? Because of my report back in 2006 of Kennedy’s confidential offer to Soviet General Secretary Yuri Andropov. That offer…

Round Two on Bush and AIDS

Posted on 31 August 2009

Last week I wrote about former President George W. Bush’s unprecedented work on behalf of the African AIDS epidemic. That $15 billion package, first proposed in January 2003, was entirely Bush’s doing, and has been ignored by the mainstream media and…

Bush Quietly Saved a Million African Lives

Posted on 24 August 2009

What if a president, on his own initiative, under no demands from staff or from supporters or opponents, set out to spend an unprecedented amount of money on AIDS in Africa, literally billions of dollars, at a time when the…

Saving Obama from Himself: The Machiavellian Thing vs. the Moral Thing on Healthcare

Posted on 11 August 2009

The late Republican political strategist, Lee Atwater, a brilliant Machiavellian, used to invoke what he called “The Napoleonic Maxim:” Never interfere with the enemy when he’s in the process of destroying himself.

If Atwater were alive today, how would he advise…

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