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Civil Society is Solidarity’s Natural Home
Here’s a depressing chart that compares American public education spending to student performance since 1970. (Via, Cato Institute.) And here’s a depressing chart that compares federal anti-poverty...
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There’s Something about “Mary”
A few years ago when my wife and I were picking out a name (names, really) for our first daughter, a friend lent us a book called, The Baby Name Wizard. One of the really interesting things about this...
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Archbishop Chaput on the Legacy of St. Thomas More
Over at the Public Discourse (as fine a source of serious thought as you’ll find anywhere on the interwebs) Archbishop Charles Chaput of Philadelphia has a thoughtful and bracing essay on St. Thomas...
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What Constitutes a Nation?
The U.S. Constitution isn’t perfect, which is why those who drafted and ratified it also included provision for amending it. Still, there are some who think we should radically change it, or even...
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To Govern…Or to Rule?
Last week , Steve Skojec shared a moving video that juxtaposed President Obama’s pro-life rhetoric in the aftermath of the Sandy Hook shooting with Obama’s support for the legalized killing of unborn...
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Ronald Reagan, Barack Obama, and the Future of Conservatism
Last week, E.J. Dionne had an interesting column comparing President Obama to Ronald Reagan. Both presidents, Dionne argues, were able to transform the political landscape, bringing about long-term...
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“Crony Contraception,” or Why the HHS Mandate is Even Worse Than You Thought
As we wait for the Secretary of Health and Human Services to hand down her latest edits to the First Amendment, let me suggest a little light reading to pass the time. I just came across this...
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Paul Krugman, Can Kicker
Paul Krugman thinks that, when it comes to the country’s fiscal problems—$16 ½ trillion in debt, four consecutive $1 trillion deficits, etc.—America should kick the can down the road. “It’s the...
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Why Now?
My offices here in Washington, D.C. happen to be across the street from St. Matthew’s Cathedral. I don’t have a view—because I don’t have a window—but a colleague of mine who does just poked her head...
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The Good, the Bad, and the Naked
Immorality isn’t just wrong. It’s ugly. Wickedness does not merely violate the natural law – the moral principle woven into the fabric of reality. It violates the beautiful. Truth is the proper object...
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I stand with Thomas Peters. Do you?
As you may know, on July 16th Thomas was in a horrible swimming accident, which left him in critical condition. Since then, he has been stabilized (praise God!) and continues to make his way down the...
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Civil Society is Solidarity’s Natural Home
Here’s a depressing chart that compares American public education spending to student performance since 1970. (Via, Cato Institute.) And here’s a depressing chart that compares federal anti-poverty...
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2023 Lenten Reading List – CatholicVote Staff Picks!
Lent seems to sneak up on us every year. But this season is central to our discipleship and friendship with Jesus Christ! Spiritual reading during Lent is a sacramental: it reinvigorates our prayer...
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