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  • Americans Need Charming Humor, Not Sarcastic Wit

    Americans Need Charming Humor, Not Sarcastic Wit0

    The Times of London recently reported this protest at Oxford University: How do you respond when placard-waving students occupy your 15th-century quadrangle and refuse to leave until you sell the college’s shares in oil companies? As this is Oxford, naturally you present them with a philosophical dilemma. Two students at St John’s College wrote to Andrew Parker,

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  • Civility in Politics Is Harder Than You Think

    Civility in Politics Is Harder Than You Think0

    When House Speaker Nancy Pelosi tore up the text of President Donald Trump’s State of the Union speech in full public view, her supporters saw defiance of both his policies and his earlier refusal to shake her hand. But her political opponents cried foul, calling it “unbecoming” and “nasty.” This is yet another example of

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  • Father Brown’s Lesson for American Education

    Father Brown’s Lesson for American Education0

    I was a voracious reader as a child, and I’ve become one again in the past few months. Unfortunately, my teen years were filled with many wasted hours as I pursued video games rather than learning, reading, or many other more productive activities. I was far from alone in this. More than a quarter of

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  • In Pete Buttigieg, the Establishment Finds Their Man

    In Pete Buttigieg, the Establishment Finds Their Man0

    Joe Biden was always a weak establishment front-runner. Not that he was ever a lock, as the delirious early results out of the Hawkeye State demonstrate clearly he was not. But rather that he was generally mischaracterized as the establishment’s gunner. There was a tidal wave of evidence to the contrary – from Barack Obama’s ice-cold distance

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  • The Battle Over America’s Soul

    The Battle Over America’s Soul0

    As I watched the president’s State of the Union address on Tuesday night, I couldn’t help but notice that division was the order of the evening. But the divisions on display were not merely political in the ordinary sense of policy differences. Abortion, immigration, education, and other important policy concerns continue to inspire heated disagreements,

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  • What Year Did Healthcare Become a Natural Right?

    What Year Did Healthcare Become a Natural Right?0

    Bernie Sanders declares with piety, “Healthcare is a human right.” His statement may sound reasonable, because when we think about someone without healthcare what comes to mind is pain, suffering, and the loss of hope and dignity. Bernie is correct that no one in a country as prosperous as ours should be without some form

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