The Cold War may be over, but Rocky Balboa will never lose his diplomatic edge. Read more
The Cold War may be over, but Rocky Balboa will never lose his diplomatic edge. Read more
The Cold War may be over, but Rocky Balboa will never lose his diplomatic edge. Read more
Remember McCain’s flirtation with Hagee? His attempt to distance himself from the anti-Catholic remarks of the man whose endorsement he sought was enough to satisfy Bill Donohue, who claimed the matter closed. But McCain himself seems more equivocal: “Well, obviously I repudiate any comments that are anti-Semitic or anti-Catholic, racist, any other… And I condemn them and I condemn those words that Pastor Hagee apparently — that Pastor Hagee wrote. I will say that he said that his words were... Read more
There has been quite a stir about the relationship between John Hagee and John McCain. Part of it stems from the fact that McCain criticized Bush’s move towards Pat Robertson and Jerry Falwell in 2000, and so it makes McCain look like a hypocrite. Certainly one cannot and should not engage “guilt by association” tactics with politicians and judge them by those who endorse them on their own. However, things are different if a politician specifically seeks it out — because then,... Read more
Assisted suicide advocate Jack Kevorkian plans to run for Congress, complicating a Michigan race that is expected to be among the most competitive in the nation. The so-called “Dr. Death,” who was released from prison last year and remains on parole, will run as a candidate with no party affiliation for a congressional seat representing Detroit’s suburbs, an associate said. “Jack is in great spirits, and he intends to do this. He just hopes for some honesty in government,” said... Read more
“Neoconservatism’s central defining characteristic is its repugnance to the genuine American conservative tradition. The views of [neoconservatives] would not only be unrecognizable as conservatism to anyone born before 1914, but…would have been repudiated with disgust by the leading figures in the first two generations of American history. The American tradition from the revolutionary period to the present has been fixated on the dangers of power, and on the tendency of power to corrupt. And it has been quite explicit on... Read more
“Neoconservatism’s central defining characteristic is its repugnance to the genuine American conservative tradition. The views of [neoconservatives] would not only be unrecognizable as conservatism to anyone born before 1914, but…would have been repudiated with disgust by the leading figures in the first two generations of American history. The American tradition from the revolutionary period to the present has been fixated on the dangers of power, and on the tendency of power to corrupt. And it has been quite explicit on... Read more
Should a truce be declared between paleo-libertarians and neo-distributists? Some would claim we might as well attempt to have a dozen or so people make peace. While the groups are larger than that, we aren’t exactly speaking on the scale of fusionism. John Zmirak in an interesting piece at Taki’s Mag answers in the affirmative. He rightly sees the presently constituted State as the enemy of both paleo-libertarians and distributists. By extension, the logic flows that the enemy of my enemy... Read more
If you’re like me, you’re a fan of Mirror of Justice, the Catholic law blog at which former Vox-Nova Rick Garnett contributes. If you’ve been having trouble accessing the blog recently, it turns out there is a simple explanation: the blog has been seized by web-scouring robots. I’ve received word that until MOJ can reclaim its usual home (at www-dot-mirrorofjustice-dot-com), it can be found at www-dot-mirrorofjustice-dot-blogs-dot-com, or at dot-net and dot-org. I’d just like to add that in no way... Read more
I’ve heard many complaints this year about St Patrick’s Day. How dare the Catholic Church tell us not to celebrate it this year?! “Who cares what the Catholic Church says, St Patrick is important to us, and so I will celebrate his day by drinking lots of green beer.” The fact of the matter is simple. His feastday is in Holy Week, and this means, as with other saints who have their feasts this week, the feast is set aside for the commemoration of Christ’s passion. Why... Read more
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