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Pope Francis is the spiritual leader of 1.2 billion Catholics worldwide. There are bound to be some who don't like him. But what is of greater interest is that so many non-Catholics love him. In fact, this week's People magazine features Pope Francis on its
Obamacare
The U.S. Supreme Court recently agreed to hear a challenge by an order of Catholic nuns, the Little Sisters of the Poor, to a federal regulation implementing the Affordable Care Act's (a.k.a Obamacare's) contraception mandate. Is the Little Sisters' case likely to
activists
"In politics," said Nietzsche, "the professor plays the comic role." There was a time, on American college campuses, when this may have been true. In the '70s and '80s, American academics were, indeed, like clowns – tenured radicals who fed their students a daily diet
Barack Obama
All of a sudden, George W. Bush is being held up as a role model for Republicans by Democrats. What did Bush do to deserve this? He formulated the "Islam is peace" slogan as a way to describe Islam in the wake of September 11. The Democratic National
Democrats
Much of the media and Democratic Party obsess about narratives. It is not enough for reporters to report facts, data, and events. They must all be shaped into story-telling elements to tell a larger story or narrative. This approach has become common among both the press and politicians. The Obama
Massachusetts
In an overwhelmingly partisan vote, the Massachusetts House of Representatives last week decided it was exceptional. On the very last legislative day before the holiday recess, the House finally took up long-promised legislation to clarify and simplify access to state government records. The legislation (H 3858) requires municipalities and state
president
God's help to us has been great in this year of march towards world-wide liberty. In brotherhood with warriors of other United Nations our gallant men have won victories, have freed our homes from fear, have made tyranny tremble, and have laid the foundation for freedom of life
Civil War
It has pleased Almighty God to prolong our national life another year, defending us with His guardian care against unfriendly designs from abroad and vouchsafing to us in His mercy many and signal victories over the enemy, who is of our own household. It has also pleased our Heavenly Father
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