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January 2012

January 30, 2012

It’s Not the Contraceptives, Stupid

If you think so, that is just a load of egregious twaddle. Speaking of which,...

January 29, 2012

If You Sign the Petition on the HHS Mandate…

Skinner and the Smoking Man will haul you in for questioning. Be afraid. Be very...

January 28, 2012

A Petition For All Freedom Loving People to Sign UPDATED

Notice: This petition reached the goal and was responded to by the Administration. Evidently,...

January 28, 2012

A Facebook Group All Freedom Loving People Should Join Today

Do you have a Facebook account? If so, you should join, and share, this group...

January 28, 2012

A Long Time Ago, In a Galaxy Far, Far, Away…

Brought into the present. Is this what it would take for you to consider voting...

January 24, 2012

How to Make A Silk Purse Out of A Sow’s Ear

That's easy. Make an argument that serial marriage makes for a better President. Fox...

January 23, 2012

SCOTUS Holds That Warrantless GPS Tracking is Unconstitutional UPDATED

Once again, I heartily endorse the wisdom of the Founding Fathers and their radical concept...

January 23, 2012

Sign the Petition for the “Life At Conception Act” UPDATED

"Crazy" must run in the Paul family or something. Or is that "keraaayyyzy?" Either way,...

January 22, 2012

Would You Believe Because of Crony Capitalism? UPDATED

Would that really surprise you if I said that one of the reasons why I...

January 21, 2012

Tom Woods Endorses Ron Paul over Rick Santorum and says Catholics Should Too

Editors' Note: This is seriously old news. Vote for either Thing 1 or Thing 2....

January 20, 2012

For The Natural Law and a Pile of Shoes

Crisis Magazine has an essay written by Jason Jones that you will want to read,...

January 16, 2012

Because Martin Luther King Jr. Died For Truth

On April 4th, in the year of Our Lord, 1968, at 6:01 PM, in my...

January 13, 2012

My Inner Southerner Git’s A Holt of the Laptop. Look Out!

Warning: What you are about to read should be done so with your mind's best...

January 12, 2012

Rodney Dangerfield, For President

Or is it the invisible man? That "person who shall remain nameless" has the 2nd...

January 11, 2012

Three Cheers for the Separation of Powers! UPDATED

SCOTUS Unanimous for Religious Freedom! Huzzah! Huzzah! Huzzah! In honor of this decision, I share...

January 10, 2012

A Message From A Renowned War Hawk To the “War Parties” of Today: Peace Out!

Unlike that eevil librul Stephen Colbert, I like books. And I especially like history books....

January 09, 2012

Thank God for Truth Telling Fools

Like Jon Stewart and Stephen Colbert. Because nowadays, evidently, only satirical comedy shows can provide...

January 07, 2012

A Quick Primer on Politics, Circa 1936

As Decision 2012 looms before us, and as we are asked by all the candidates...

January 06, 2012

Thoughts On Politics From the Bastion of Catholic Social Commentary

Ha! Made you look. Because actually, there is no such thing. If there was, see,...

January 04, 2012

Fresh from Iowa, the New Top Tier…Updated!

Well there you have it folks, your new and shiny "top tier." And it was...

December 2011

December 30, 2011

Speaking of Errors and Being “In the Know,”

Am I alone here in thinking it's about time our elected representatives in Congress, as...

December 29, 2011

Gone Readin’ About the History of the “Holy Places”

I have to admit to you, dear reader, that I am ignorant about much regarding...

December 28, 2011

A Wacky Idea for Cleaning the Sacred Sites in the Holy Land- UPDATED

Talk about things that are "ridiculously Catholic," how about ridiculously Orthodox things like...BARFIGHT! Oh wait...CHURCHFIGHT!...

December 28, 2011

Because of the Church’s Position on Abortion

At the Battle of Mobile Bay in the American Civil War, Admiral David Glasgow Farragut...

December 22, 2011

I’ll See Mark Shea’s Whiskey Tango Foxtrot Moment…

And raise it. Sing it, Remy! That is truth and genius, all wrapped up in a...

December 21, 2011

Because Christ and His Church Are the Light of the World

No longer does the Church exercise temporal powers over domains. The Papal States are back...

December 17, 2011

Planned Parenthood Approval Rating is 68%. Really?!

So says Gail Collins in today's New York Times. Maybe she just means in New...

December 15, 2011

A Few Thoughts on the Political Dimension And Some Homework

The gospel precept of charity enlightens Christians as to the deepest meaning of political life....

December 14, 2011

All You Need To Know About Decision 2012

Is right here in the photograph of Time Magazine's Person of the Year cover. The...

December 13, 2011

So I Took This Survey on Who I Should Vote For…

It's put out by an outfit called SelectSmart.com, and I had no big surprise in...