what an obviously preferential process within which to resolve the same sex marriage question. Hopefully, this Court will not make the same mistake here as with Roe v. Wade by completely cutting off the very productive national debate now underway on this issue, which would inflame the losers and further poison the body politic which […]
Archives for April 2013
Federalism Seems to be Alive and Well
I have always believed that, like slavery, for reasons grounded firmly in science as well as the natural law tradition, the abortion issue rises above resolution through the concept of “popular sovereignty” so famously debated by Lincoln and Douglas. But since the Supreme Court completely removed the issue from the democratic process with the deeply […]
Pope Francis
From what I have seen and read, I like the new Pope. I am not a Catholic, but I recognize the significant leadership potential that resides in the papacy, and I have been a huge fan of the last two incumbents, who have each in their own way had enormous influence on world events. Obviously, […]
American Family Culture Clash
In its February 2013 edition, First Things magazine reports on the results of a three-year investigation conducted by the University of Virginia’s Institute for Advanced Studies in Culture. The study breaks down family cultures into four categories: the Faithful, the Engaged Progressives, the Detached, and the American Dreamers. The latter two categories pretty much accept […]
The Elusive “Skills Gap”
The recent release of the March employment data reflecting the pitiful growth in net new jobs for the month of 88,000, while almost half a million more Americans left the labor force during the month, sent the experts scurrying once again to explain why, four years after the technical end of the so-called great recession, […]