The Chaplain of the U. S. House of Representatives, Father Daniel Coughlin, says that President John F. Kennedy taught him how to pray and speak of faith in the public arena. See President Kennedy’s Gift of Language and the Art of Prayer. The man, for
Another in our series of posts about what it’s like to live without the freedoms that we Americans often take for granted (see also this and this.): A story on why Germans are so upset about NSA eavesdropping gives some chilling details about what life
As Obamacare goes, says Charles Krauthammer, so goes the fate of what he calls “transformational liberalism.” The problems and unintended consequences of the former, he says, may discredit what has been the driving ideology of the Democrats. (more…)
The U. S. Postal Service is coming out with a Harry Potter stamp. Never mind that there is nothing American about Harry Potter. And never mind that the stamp is just a shot from the movie, with no particular artistic design. And that the committee
A high school coach in Arkansas has developed a new football strategy: His team never punts. And he always employs the on-side kick. Coach Kevin Kelley developed these tactics from a study of football statistics; though the team often gives up the ball on downs,
Get ready for a major push to restrict internet gambling–a major lobbying effort, political arm-twisting, and public service ads on how internet gambling hurts children and the poor. The irony: All of this anti-gambling sentiment is being stirred up by a billionaire casino owner who
Senator Mike Lee (R-Utah) is the founder of the Tea Party Caucus, a true limited-government firebrand. But the potential presidential candidate is launching a war on poverty. So is Mitt Romney’s running-mate Paul Ryan, the Congressman from Wisconsin known for his budget-cutting schemes. He too
Aspects of our faith that are so commonplace that we often take them for granted are serious crimes in other countries, bringing horrible punishments. Yesterday we blogged about North Korea executing people for simply possessing a Bible. In Iran, since Islam forbids the consumption of
A writer who goes by the nom de plume “Hamilton” says that both Republican and Democratic intellectuals and policy makers are essentially libertarians. (He says that there are few old-school socialists or New Dealers left in the Democratic party.) But there are two different kinds
Who says nothing can be done about online pornography? Google is not only applying technological solutions to blocking access to child porn, it is using the power of shame. (more…)
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