Many people believe that ever more comprehensive global governance is needed for the well-being and even survival of humanity. During the Soviet/American Cold War such concerns mostly had to do with the threat of nuclear […]
An early account of the shooting of four marines and one policeman reports that the day before his July 16th shooting rampage Mohammad Youssuf Abdulazeez was researching internet sites that encouraged martyrdom for the sake […]
On June 26th the Supreme Court ruled (by a slim 5 to 4 majority) that all states must now grant marriage licenses to same-sex couples. Writing for the majority Justice Anthony Kennedy contended that committed […]
I’m not much for writing sequels to my own novels (though I’ve read some good ones by other authors), but feedback from my recent Catholic World Report article, “Denethor’s Ghost”, prompts me to offer a […]
The Maidan “Revolution of Dignity” is variously described as everything from a war of independence against the highly-corrupt Russia of Putin—a sociopathic thug banking on a hatred of the “enemies of the people” [1] to […]
Editor’s note: This is an abridged and otherwise edited version of a lecture given at the Caroline Chisholm (Catholic) Library, Melbourne, on July 7, 2015. +++ At the very start, I want to explain that […]
This weekend, the lobby of the Meritage Resort in Napa, California is filled with an unusual group of guests. Laity, religious, and clergy walk the halls and fill the conference rooms of the upscale wine-country resort, […]
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