Politics

Archbishop Chaput on the Politics of Abortion

by CE Editor on October 23, 2012 · 0 comments

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Inside the Free Syrian Army

by Alexandra Richards on March 13, 2012 · 0 comments

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The Senate Betrays the People

by John Jimenez on March 3, 2012 · 3 comments

As Catholics our Faith must absolutely govern our politics. This blog is a Catholic blog, but especially in an election year, naturally there is much that needs to be said about politics. We have no business being involved in the…

Raiding Social Security

by Linda Chavez on February 19, 2012 · 0 comments

Extending the payroll tax cut — as the GOP leadership has now agreed with Democrats to do — may be good politics, but it is lousy policy.
For the average household with earnings of $49,445 a year (about the median),…

First Woman Nominated to Presidential Candidacy

by Alexandra Richards February 16, 2012

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Why Obama’s ‘Accommodation’ is a Joke

by John Jimenez February 15, 2012

Editor’s Note: A great first public post
 
The past few weeks there has been a lot of news regarding President Obama’s contraception mandate, which required all employers, including the Catholic Church, to provide free contraception, including abortifacient drugs, to…

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The Fallibility of the Constitution

by Alexandra Richards February 14, 2012

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End Game

by G. Tracy Mehan, III October 7, 2008

Having made several attempts, on American Spectator Online, to make sense of this interminable, albeit exciting, election, I have been chastened by events throughout its unpredictable twists and turns. Thirty days out from the election, with the end game now…

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Iraq and the War Against Jihadism

by George Weigel October 6, 2008

No matter who is elected president, American forces will remain in Iraq for a considerable period of time. The serious points at issue have to do with troop numbers, deployments, missions, and the question of a permanent American base in…

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