The Oil Spill – A Lesson in the Cardinal Virtues

The worst oil spill in US history owes a lot to the fading away of moral virtue. I’m unsure if all seven capital sins promoted the BP oil catastrophe. But without doubt, the surge in pride, greed and lust tended… Read More

No More Timidity

The Holy Father, Benedict XVI, hints recently at the malice directed against us.  He urges that we respond with repentance when, as today, the world reminds the Church of her sins.
Most of the attention in the media has been… Read More

“Window War”: an Open Letter

Mr. Michael B. Vanderboegh of Birmingham, Alabama, has posted an appeal to begin the process of civil disobedience by means of a “window war.”  He quotes John Locke’s Second Treatise on Government (1690): “Whenever the legislators endeavour to take away… Read More

Corporations, Courts, and Culture War

About the time of JFK’s assassination, U.S. Federal Courts began social engineering like men possessed.  Chief Justice Earl Warren mobilized the Judiciary to campaign for an ethereal Constitution as opposed to a written one.  Article I, section I, of the… Read More

Lenten Reflections on Civic Anger

The practical purpose of Lent is to strengthen the will against the passions.  Even by checking passions which are natural, healthy and good — like the desire for three solid meals on Ash Wednesday — we engage in spiritual exercise. … Read More

Bay State Bombshell

Scott Brown’s defeat of Democrat Martha Coakley in Massachusetts has sent waves of dismay, and of jubilation, around a polarized and divided nation.  The stunning political upset offered at least one lesson of a non-partisan nature.  Coakley’s nonchalant campaign reaffirmed… Read More

Defending Traditional Marriage: Washington State vs. Maine

“As Maine goes, so goes the nation.” On election day, November 2009, the Pine Tree State harkened back to its old bellwether status — at least on the issue of same sex marriage. Defying the governor, the legislature, and the… Read More

Insurgency 101, Part Four: Good News; Bad News

The initial phase of an insurrection of suede would be to secure the requisite 34 state applications for an Article V convention. My previous article in this series, “Wilderness Road,” makes the point that a left-center-right coalition stands an excellent… Read More

Insurgency 101, Part Three: Wilderness Road

My “Insurrection by Convention ” (CE July 29, 2009) examined the Article V convention process in terms of opportunity and safeguards. On the question of opportunity, the essential point was that a simple and temporary unicameral assembly would circumvent the… Read More

Insurgency 101, Part Two: Salvation History

Insurrection is an old word derived from Latin. Webster defines it as “an act or instance of rising in revolt, rebellion or resistance against civil authority or an established government.” Insurrection is nearly synonymous with the word insurgency, and neither… Read More

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