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August 2015

August 06, 2015

Throwing Shade at Capitalism

Why Pope Francis says the economy should not be a mechanism for accumulating goods, but...

March 2015

March 24, 2015

Ted Cruz’s Religious Politics Are Not Especially Christian

Cruz is a candidate for voters who think themselves indispensable and unique.

March 19, 2015

Who Supports Big Government Regulation of the Market, Whatever the Cost? Pro-Life Activists.

There is a matter on which many political conservatives support government regulation of markets and...

March 18, 2015

Why the Church Should Oppose All Killing

If human life is sacred and inviolable at every stage and in every situation, as...

March 17, 2015

Contrary to Market Ideology, People Often Don’t Follow Economic Incentives

People act against the good of others even when it hurts their business. That's human...

March 03, 2015

Hiding Behind Private Property Rights

One can't justly hide behind private property rights when the system that defines and supports...

February 2015

February 24, 2015

Destroying ObamaCare, Whatever the Consequences

Former Senator Phil Gramm is clear about whom he thinks are the disadvantaged: young, healthy...

February 24, 2015

Michael Novak, Still Defending the Iraq War

If you launch into a moral defense of a war without reckoning with the dead,...

February 23, 2015

Ridiculing Republicans Because They Don’t Accept Evolution Doesn’t Actually Get You Anything

To have its place, ridicule has to accomplish more than making the privileged feel good...

February 21, 2015

Some Folks Say Obama Isn’t a Christian: Here’s How He Can Prove Them Right

My addition to this Very Important Debate.

February 19, 2015

Good for Eric Holder

The Attorney General wants a nationwide moratorium on the death penalty.

February 18, 2015

Why It’s Wrong to Tell Someone to Pray Away the Gay

"Pray away the gay" is bad theology whether or not you can provide a biblical...

January 2015

January 21, 2015

House GOP Drops Plans to Debate, Vote on Anti-Abortion Bill

I'm not surprised. Maintaining power matters more to the GOP than restricting abortion. The latter...

January 21, 2015

Ending Poverty in America

These few policies would go a long way.

January 14, 2015

Radical Dependency: A Newborn’s and Our Own

What if, instead of glorifying the autonomous individual and demeaning the poor and dependent, we...

January 07, 2015

The Catholic Version of the Men’s Rights Movement

If women pursuing their rights, fighting systematic oppression and marginalization, and gaining influence in the...

January 05, 2015

Forbes Writer Says Pope Francis Uses Anti-Christian Language of Modern Pagan Green Religion

Steve Moore apparently wants a Church that focuses exclusively on the spiritual aspects of the...

December 2014

December 17, 2014

Thomas Sowell Wants You to Disregard Moral Principles When American Security Is at Stake

Sowell has an ethics here--it's an ethics based on fear, fantasy, deference to military power,...

December 16, 2014

Torture Is Who We Are

Torture and its justification are part of our American heritage. America too could have crucified...

December 15, 2014

Responding to Climate Change, Some Catholic Bishops Call for a New Financial and Economic Order

In an effort to mitigate climate change, Catholic bishops from around the globe have called...

December 15, 2014

Dick Cheney Has No Problem with Torturing Innocent People

All that matters to this disgraceful man is achieving our objectives. Getting the bad guys....

December 12, 2014

The Purpose of Private Property

Catholicism understands and judges the ownership of private property with respect to its social function,...

December 11, 2014

Blaming Pacifism for Our Embrace of Torture? Are You Serious?

With apparently no worthier individuals or ideologies to blame for widespread acceptance of torture, Matthew...

December 11, 2014

Franciscan University Honored Michael Hayden; Now It Should Speak Out Against Him

Hayden was a known torture-promoter when FUS honored him, and he remains so today, defending...

December 10, 2014

Should Christians Still Recite the Pledge of Allegiance?

The United States of America receives no special graces or blessings that keep it mostly...

December 10, 2014

Making Millions Off of CIA Torture

Who were the two psychologists who devised the CIA torture program?

December 09, 2014

America Is Not Good

The Senate Torture Report isn't just about a past policy of torture; it's about the...

November 2014

November 25, 2014

To Fight Racism, Change the System

Nothing short of radicalism will do.

November 13, 2014

Dietrich von Hildebrand against the Nazis: An Interview with John Henry Crosby

I interviewed John Henry Crosby about his translation of 'My Battle against Hitler,' a collection...

November 06, 2014

Losing Control of the Church

What does Cardinal Burke's image of the church as a rudderless ship tells us about...