Today is the Ides of March, on which date Julius Caesar was assassinated over 2,000 years ago. Reading through at least one of the historical accounts of Julius Caesar’s assassination used to be a staple of American education, but not so anymore. As such, details of his assassination which were previously common knowledge are now
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“I like your Christ. I do not like your Christians. Your Christians are so unlike your Christ.” Supposedly that comment came from Mahatma Ghandi. The sentiments behind it are expressed quite a bit in our modern culture in a variety of ways. According to the popular narrative, Christ was tolerant and loving while Christians are
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It’s been six years this month since the Affordable Care Act was signed into law. Unfortunately for many Americans, the Affordable Care Act has turned out to be anything but affordable, and many are seeing their premiums and monthly payments continue an upward climb. Due to rising costs and qualms over government health insurance, increasing
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Increasingly, Americans have witnessed the suppression of speech on college campus not by conservatives or white racists, but rather by individuals representing the very groups who most often call for tolerance and accuse others of hate. The spread of censorship and intolerance isn’t limited to America. Britain is seeing a wave of intolerance sweep through
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An older and troubling yet uplifting inside story of an abandoned assisted living home comes from NPR’s StoryCorps: “When an assisted living home in California shut down last fall, many of its residents were left behind, with nowhere to go. The staff at the Valley Springs Manor left when they stopped getting paid — except
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Driving by a house with several children romping around in the front yard wrestling one another or running around in absurd dress-up costumes almost never fails to make me smile. Unfortunately, those smiles are few and far between because this scene now rarely occurs. Where has the imagination of children gone? Providence College professor Anthony
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