1. Pete is right that Santorum on women in combat has a high cringe factor. Why is he talking about that? Same thing with gays in the military. 2. Paul Rahe’s RICOCHET article, I think, is somewhat overwrought. Being okay with Social Security isn’t being oblivious to religious freedom. . . . . Continue Reading »
As the all “girl”/women band Raining Jane puts it in their song “ Incline ,” it is hard to be true and honest when one finds oneself in struggle uphill. One ought to be open to the incline. In this song, Raining Jain attempts to present such a struggle uphill in the form of . . . . Continue Reading »
I really like the guy but the skeptical comments regarding Santorum by Bryan, Sara, Stephen P, and Peter Lawler deserve attention. Take the whole women in combat thing. His point about group dynamics isn’t crazy, but he is just off. He just isn’t quick enough or . . . . Continue Reading »
President Obama promised repeatedly, as he sold the snake oil, “If you like your health insurance, you can keep your health insurance.” It was mendacious then, and has proved to be utterly mendacious now.Today, if you or your company changes your health plan, you have to abide by . . . . Continue Reading »
Have you noticed that this entire Obama anti Free Exercise of Religion brouhaha is occurring outside of direct representative governance where the people can actually exert some sway? It is a regulatory requirement that was never part of the original Obamacare bill. Indeed, there would . . . . Continue Reading »
I have often written in this space criticizing the American Catholic bishops, but today, after reading their response to the Obama administration’s risibly cosmetic revision to its contraception mandate, I can say with delight that the bishops make me proud to be a Catholic. The key point is . . . . Continue Reading »
I have a piece in the Daily Caller describing another in a long series of articles in professional journals arguing that it should be acceptable to kill for organs. From “The Killing-for-Organs Pushers:”If you want to see where our culture may next go off the rails, read . . . . Continue Reading »
I’ve taken a look at the supposed concessions made by the Obama administration about required insurance coverage for contraceptives. Here’s what the White House fact sheet says: The President will also announce that his Administration will propose and finalize a new regulation during . . . . Continue Reading »
Ho, hum - another day, another brilliant piece by Jordan Ballor on the relationship between a well functioning economy and a well functioning community. Yesterday Joseph Knippenberg noted this piece; today, Ballor strikes again : Indeed, it was not very long into Dreher’s sojourn into . . . . Continue Reading »
So now we see how the Obama administration proposes to preserve the religious freedom of religiously-affiliated employers like hospitals, schools and charities while requiring all health insurance plans to include abortion-inducing drugs, sterilizations, and contraception. According to the “ . . . . Continue Reading »
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