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Sorry, Mr. Vice President, That Is Not a “Fact”
For me, the most jaw-dropping moment of the vice presidential debate came when Vice President Joe Biden asserted that Obamacare’s…
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Economic Issues, Not Abortion, Worry Women Most
If it weren’t so obvious, it might be ironic. On Monday, a USA Today/Gallup poll among likely voters in the…
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Joe Biden Makes History
Joe Biden’s antics against Paul Ryan have taken a few days to sink in, and should take longer still. For…
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President Obama and the ‘Intelligence Brief’ Scandal
The last few weeks have produced many intriguing political moments, but none as shocking as the revelation that President Obama…
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Quis ut Deus? A Reminder on the Place of Politics
While following political developments, I became nonplussed but could not name why. As I was puzzling-out my thoughts, I unexpectedly…
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Beware the Benign
Most of the country has heard of the decision by one public school system in Rhode Island to amend its…
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The Battle Is Not Over the How
In a recent article in The National Catholic Reporter Michael Sean Winters criticized vice presidential candidate Paul Ryan for failing…
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America and Ancient Rome: Comparisons
History offers insightful comparisons and contrasts between past and present. A generation or so before the birth of Christ, Rome…
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The Post-Constitutional President
Team Obama insists that next month’s presidential election is “a choice, not a referendum.” It sure seems to be with…
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Philadelphia Teacher Turned Citizen Mission into a Joke
The mission statement of Philadelphia’s Charles Carroll High School, displayed prominently on its website, offers a hopeful vision of an…