In the comment box of Nate’s meditation on the U.S. response to 9/11, our own Alexham asked the following questions with regard to the motivating factors that led to President George W. Bush’s orders for the invasion, conquering and occupation of Iraq: Could it be that the United States also took into consideration that Iraq was being ruled by a brutal dictator who had (and still was) committing genocide against his own people? And what are we to do in... Read more
To quote Nelson Muntz, “Ha! Ha!” Read more
Stay classy, Cardinal Mahony. (LvCC) Update: Kudos to those willing to step up and help out the Santa Barbara nuns. Read more
And then we wonder why there are so many divorces and broken families… From CNN: • The American worker has the least vacation time of any modern, developed society. • In 2005, 33 percent of workers said they would be checking in with the office while on vacation. • One-half of workers reported they feel a great deal of stress on the job. • Forty-four percent of working moms admit to being preoccupied about work while at home and one-fourth... Read more
On September 6, 2007, the Senate voted on the “Boxer amendment” regarding the longstanding Mexico City policy, which had prevented federal money from flowing to foreign organizations that promote and / or perform abortion as a method of family planning. (We might think of the Boxer Amendment, then, as a big-money sop to a powerful corporate special interest, i.e., Planned Parenthood. One suspects, of course, that this is not how the Amendment will be cast in the press.) Here is... Read more
A Prayer for 9-11 (more…) Read more
Part Six: Appalachia today in the midst of new forms of “imperial capitalism” Judging In light of globalization’s effects on Appalachia, the liberationist method of ethical reflection remains as important as ever. The Church must continue to strive to see reality from the viewpoint of those who are victims of institutionalized violence in the region, making a preferential option for policies that contribute to the common good, especially the well being of those excluded and marginalized. In addition to this... Read more
Move On produces an ad calling David Patraeus to task for partisan bamboozlement and playing fast and loose with the facts. And of course, leading Democrats practically trip over themselves to denounce the ad. The all-powerful civic religion remains taboo, and its military high priests are beyond reproach. Read more
Free speech is not only a matter of law; there are also concerns of society, culture, and politics. Truly free speech, of course, doesn’t exist. We are not allowed to say whatever we want whenever we want, a safeguard against slander and physical distress. But the United States is still remarkably loose in the regulations of speech, and Americans seem content to let the anti-democratic, anti-populist check of the judicial branch set its boundaries. This raises the generalization: is more... Read more
This is a welcomed trend in the prolife movement. (LvTEO) Read more
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