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Natural justice, eminent domain, and corporate welfare
There are powerful moral reasons why Kelo's definition of eminent domain should be contested.Afterthoughts on the aftermath of the New Orleans flood
A month after the devastation of Hurricane Katrina, the collapse of levees around New Orleans, and the disappointment with the government's relief efforts, let's take a look at the lessons we should learn from this disaster.The nose of a camel: The federal government and education
A new school year is underway and parents, children, and teachers have returned to their school season routines - packing lunches, doing homework, preparing lesson plans ... and dealing with federal regulations. Everyone knows that when the national government takes an interest in an issue, new levels of bureaucracy and regulation follow. Sometimes it is worth pausing, though, to take a look at the instructive history of federal involvement in such matters.Whining is un-American
It is bad enough that the Angry Left is blaming George Bush for the devastation of Hurricane Katrina. But it is really unseemly for the Governor of Louisiana and the Mayor of New Orleans to be blaming the Federal government. After all, the state and local governments in America are supposed to have the authority and the responsibility to be the first responders to natural disasters in their jurisdictions.Low Marx for poor memory
Karl Marx is the greatest philosopher of all time. Or at least this is what many BBC Radio listeners suggested recently when asked to nominate such a person. To the surprise of some, Marx topped the poll, beating – by wide margins – thinkers ranging from Aristotle to Kant.Pascal's blunder: Miscalculating the threat of global warming
We must unravel the false dilemma of action now or cataclysm later.For our freedom and yours: Remembering Solidarity
August 31, 2005, marks the 25th anniversary of the emergence of Solidarity, the trade union whose stand for the truth about the human person and against the lie of Marxism, contributed immeasurably to the collapse of one of the two great totalitarian evils that disfigured the twentieth-century. Few organizations, let alone individuals, can claim to have changed the world. Solidarity, however, altered history itself.Robertson's fatwa
The Christian Right is literally losing its soul in its support for increasingly uncritical nationalism.Back to school, back to parents
Overall, children in loving, stable, two-parent homes have an academic and social advantage over those who do not.Benedict and World Youth Day: Becoming adults in Christ
The problems facing the Church and society have only become more entrenched and will require serious theological and intellectual work. In short, it is time for the WYD crowd to grow up.Miracles of God and Miracles of Science
Doctors have delivered a 1 lb. 13 oz. baby girl from Susan Torres, a pregnant woman from Arlington, Virginia who had been on life support for three months since a cancer-induced stroke left her brain-dead. At the request of Torres's husband, doctors kept her body alive long enough for the child to have a chance of life outside the womb, carefully monitoring both patients to make sure the cancer did not spread to the developing baby. When the child was finally delivered, the family released a statement thanking God, and many hailed the birth a miracle.Voluntary association and union politics
To survive and grow, businesses must constantly recruit and maintain new customers and congregations must recruit and maintain new members. Why should unions be any different?