Opinion

Can Catholics Vote Libertarian?

by Joe Fulwiler July 2, 2012

We Catholics all know that the Church is bigger than any one political party, bigger even than a single nation or political system.  It is a commonplace that many Catholics in the United States tend to vote for the Democrats…

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America’s Giant Pratfall

by Robert R. Reilly June 26, 2012

When I was a child, I thought that living through a degenerate period would be great fun – one big party. Guns blazing, fast cars, beautiful girls, plenty of adult beverages – at least that was my idea of it…

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Why Is the White House Telling Our Secrets?

by Dr. Earl Tilford June 26, 2012

In light of recent publicity about the U.S-British-Israeli cyber attack on Iran’s nuclear facilities, we might want to consider intelligence lessons from the past.
In the autumn of 1960, with the presidential race between Vice President Richard M. Nixon and…

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Do the Girl Scouts Really Help Girls?

by Stacy Trasancos June 21, 2012

With the bishops in the United States investigating the Girl Scouts of the USA (GSUSA) this question seems to be on a lot of people’s minds. Do the Girl Scouts really help girls? In many ways, what they teach goes…

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In the Teeth of an Election Year

by Russell Shaw June 20, 2012

A prominent Republican congressman, a Catholic, says his economic proposals reflect the social doctrine of the Church. Statements from the bishops’ conference dispute that, and some faculty at Georgetown University tell the congressman he isn’t welcome there. (They aren’t known…

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America’s Tragic Future

by Walter E. Williams June 14, 2012

Our nation is rapidly approaching a point from which there’s little chance to avoid a financial collapse. The heart of our problem can be seen as a tragedy of the commons. That’s a set of circumstances when something is commonly…

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Game of Drones

by Mat Hardy June 13, 2012

With boots on the ground being costly politically, economically and diplomatically, it seems that week after week, drones are the most important front line weapon against Washington’s opponents in the War on Terror.
In a recent column I looked at…

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Christians Must Vote for Romney…?

by Matt Barber June 11, 2012

It’s no secret that I have been and remain a vocal critic of Mitt Romney. To say that his conservative bona fides are suspect is an understatement. I have tremendous respect for a number of fellow evangelical Christians who say…

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The Oldest Trick in the Good Book

by Louie Verrecchio June 6, 2012

The cover of Newsweek recently hailed Barack Obama as “the first gay president” after he formally announced his support for same-sex “marriage,” and this just weeks before Sports Illustrated published an article on the plight of the “transgender” athlete.
For…

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Who Dares Attack My Chesterton?

by Zac Alstin June 4, 2012

It is a cliché of pop psychology that we are least able to tolerate people who remind us of our own selves. There’s only room for one Life Of The Party and we feel a twinge of antagonism toward anyone…

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