Reasons for Hope in (Even) State Polls

So this morning we have major state newspaper polls reporting from OH and PA. At the end of the day, we know that if Romney carries one of those two states, he has a good chance of winning—but no lock. If he carries them both, he will lock it down. If he loses them both, you have to be a . . . . Continue Reading »

USCCB Launches Religious Liberty Website

The United States Conference of Catholic Bishops has launched a new website dedicated to religious liberty, First American Freedom . Why? From the section ” Threats to Religious Freedom “: Today, religious freedom is under threat throughout the United States—at all levels of . . . . Continue Reading »

On the Square Today

Wesley J. Smith on our dangerous obsession with ‘health’ : This Tuesday, Massachusetts voters will decide whether to legalize assisted suicide, an agenda against which I have advocated energetically since 1993. During much of that time, I often asked myself the “why now?” . . . . Continue Reading »

How Crucial Is the Election?

“The choice you make this November will shape great things, historic things, and those things will determine the most intimate and important aspects of every American life and every American family.” That sentence could have been uttered by just about any politician, candidate, or . . . . Continue Reading »

The Right to Die in Massachusetts

Massachusetts voters are considering an assisted suicide law.  I do not deny the right of the states to create this type of legislation; better there than through federal law or mandate.  I can be an American citizen and remain one while moving from a state whose laws I do not condone to . . . . Continue Reading »