It’s often pointed out that relativism is becoming more prevalent in the West. In 2005, Pope Benedict XVI claimed that the West was building “a dictatorship of relativism that does not recognize anything as definitive and whose ultimate goal consists solely of one’s own ego and desires.” But though an attitude of relativism may be
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Campaign finance is a touchy subject in the United States today. The Supreme Court’s 2010 Citizens United decision unleashed a flood of money into politics. The court ruled that federal restrictions on donations from unions and corporations to individual candidates violated the Constitution’s right to free speech. A group opposed to the Citizens United decision
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“Most big companies in the U.S. recognize that climate change is real.” So said Geoffrey M. Heal, a professor at Columbia Business School, as quoted in a recent Bloomberg Businessweek article. Of course climate change is real. It has been for thousands, if not millions of years, long before big companies existed, let alone recognized
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In February, a number of Irish citizens were surprised to find out that selling Kerrygold butter — a line of butter produced in Ireland — is a criminal offense in Wisconsin. Irish Central reports: Under a 1970 law all butter sold in the state must be subjected to scrutiny by a panel, which recently ruled
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If one was seeking to demonstrate the extent to which the operations of the federal government are defective, many would immediately point to the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs, where just a few years ago a healthcare scandal exposed mass bureaucratic dysfunction and corruption. Americans across the political spectrum recognize a need for reform at
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How many times have you attended a city council meeting? A school board meeting? Participated in a regional commission to address a social problem? Run for public office? Some of us are politically engaged. But most of us are not. Is a vibrant public life really worth living? The majority of Americans prioritize the obligations
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