However we might oppose it, abortion is a sad feature of modern life. -- Robert Casey Think back to this last election: if you were a Clinton supporter, did you see your vote as one for Clinton or …
The Immigration Ban
Give me your tired, your poor, Your huddled masses yearning to breathe free, The wretched refuse of your teeming shore. Send these, the homeless, tempest-tossed, to me: I lift my lamp beside the …
The Moral Divide
Art, like morality, consists in drawing the line somewhere. -- Gilbert Chesterton As the U.S. media proclaims these days, “we are a country divided.” From nationwide protests on the election …
Regulating Your Emotions
If you wish to make a man happy, add not to his riches but take away from his desires. -- Epicurus Depending on who you voted for this presidential election, this post may be particularly relevant …
Very Extreme Politics
Opinion is the medium between knowledge and ignorance. -- Plato And so it begins… This previous Monday was the first in the series of presidential debates between Hillary Clinton and Donald …
The Politics of Trump’s Charisma
Politics, it seems to me, for years, or all too long, has been concerned with right or left instead of right or wrong. -- Richard Armour Over the past two weeks, this blog has discussed the …