Republicans

What’s So Bad About Amnesty?

by Pat Buchanan on February 4, 2013 · 13 comments

On Monday, Sens. John McCain, Lindsey Graham, Jeff Flake and Marco Rubio emerged with an offer of a Republican surrender to Barack Obama.
We will accept amnesty for 11 million illegal aliens, said the four, but you must get serious…

The Republicans — After Dunkirk

by Pat Buchanan on January 8, 2013 · 0 comments

At the Potsdam conference with Harry Truman and Josef Stalin, Winston Churchill learned that the voters of the nation he had led for five years through World War II had just voted to throw him out of office.
“It may…

Demographics and the Future of the Republicans and Democrats

by Dr. Paul Kengor on January 2, 2013 · 4 comments

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With their November loss to Barack Obama, Republicans continue to hotly debate the future of their party. Liberal Democrats are happy to jump in, basically urging conservatives to agree with them, and be like them. “How should Republicans appeal…

How to Fix Catholics

by Russell Shaw on November 30, 2012 · 25 comments

The cardinal looked grim. “This is the situation now,” he said. “One political party is dangerous and the other is stupid.”
Since that was said in a private chat, it wouldn’t be fair for me to name the speaker. But…

Life in the ‘Kingdom of Whatever’

by Charles J. Chaput, O.F.M. Cap. November 15, 2012

The Reformation unintentionally undid the medieval synthesis of faith and reason. Now we romantically seek a spiritual life free from authority and tradition, or rationalistically seek truth as if human beings were autonomous and self-sufficient.
The day may come when…

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Republicans and the Sanctity of Life

by Ken Connor November 14, 2012

Well, it’s finally over.  After 18 months of intense political conflict, the American people chose to give President Obama another four years at the helm.  Not surprisingly, there is a lot of Monday morning quarterbacking happening within the ranks of…

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Immigration: He Who Is Without Sin

by John B. Londregan July 12, 2012

Just in time for the presidential election, the Obama administration has issued a directive cutting back on enforcement of immigration law. To the extent that this order can survive a challenge in the Supreme Court, it is something Obama could…

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Democrats Charge Republicans With Hating Women

by Keith Koffler March 8, 2012

As Democrats decry Rush Limbaugh for his attacks on Georgetown law student Sandra Fluke and wring their hands about the lack of civility in public discourse, their leaders are waging an all out assault to smear Republicans as a crude…

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The Dream of a Catholic Center Party

by Brennan Pursell March 7, 2012

Do you feel a twinge of despair at what is happening in the American political stadium?
Are there any Catholic voters daunted at the prospect of having to choose between two narcissist egomaniacs come November, to say nothing of the…

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God’s Will and the White House

by Dr. Paul Kengor February 28, 2012

In case you didn’t notice: with George W. Bush out of office and a Democrat in the White House, the secular media stopped its handwringing over the president mentioning God. With Rick Santorum’s surge, the hysteria has started again. Every…

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