So the very important posts below by Carl, Pete, and Kate are all about the harm unconstitutional or a-constitutional judicial activism does to our political life. On abortion: The BIAS of the MSM is finally justified by the Court’s decision that anti-abortion SPEECH is unconstitutional. The . . . . Continue Reading »
They’ve nominated us for a big prize. I appreciate both the nomination and telling the world about it (AND making it easy for others to do the same—a shameless hint to all our readers). You really do need to check out the brothers’ site, which includes not only a blog but . . . . Continue Reading »
We seem to be in a moment when the national mainstream media either has, or is about to prominently cover the Gosnell horrors. The week-long prolife campaign to increase coverage seems to have finally broken down resistance to covering the Gosnell trial in the most prominent forums of the most . . . . Continue Reading »
Pete, Gosnell was merely doing what he was paid to do; getting rid of unwanted children. That’s why his trial is not a major story and is not of interest to the media, save, perhaps, for what happened to those few women harmed, which is a local story of criminal malfeasance or rather, . . . . Continue Reading »
The Crossroads Cultural Center and the American Bible Society host Dr. Giorgio Ambrosio and Stephen M. Barr on what The God Particle can tell us about human beings and our place in the universe. “The God Particle . . . and Me: A Quantum Leap from the Subatomic to . . . . Continue Reading »
After weeks of growing frustration, pro-lifers took to Twitter en masse Friday to express disbelief and outrage over media silence on the multiple-murder trial of American abortion provider Kermit Gosnell. And the media, at least some of it, seems to be listening. The outrage was almost certainly . . . . Continue Reading »
It seems like this is the day when a critical mass of journalists at “mainstream” (liberal-leaning but not explicitly partisan liberal outlets) have decided that their credibility is now on the line and they have to more aggressively cover the Gosnell murders. They were finally shamed . . . . Continue Reading »
Gay marriage, pro or con? That’s one of the basic political debates these days. And yet, the debate as it occurs 99% percent of the time is not about the actual issue before us. Over at NRO, a call by two former RNC operatives Liz Mair and Marco Nunez, for the Republican Party to abandon its . . . . Continue Reading »
As I read Communion and Liberation President Julian Carrón’s letter to the Editor of the Italian newspaper La Repubblica published on Wednesday, I felt like he was channeling Richard John Neuhaus. With Italy in complete political gridlock since February and a hung parliament due to . . . . Continue Reading »
There was a time when those of us who paid attention to the First Amendment religion clauses could find a lot of grist for our mills in judicial battles over public holiday—er, Christmas—displays. That particular front in our so-called culture war has died down a bit, only to be . . . . Continue Reading »
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