Rerum Novarum

U.S. Attorney's office tells employees not to log on to Drudge Report Oh brother. Look, I have been accessing The Drudge Report for pro...

Panetta to CIA employees: We told Pelosi the truth The whole article has to be read and for those who want to know where I stand on the matt...

Wanted: A Fighting Party Pat Buchanan as I have often said is a streaky shooter -when he is off he misses by a lot but when he is on, it is ...

On the Issue of Good and Bad Arguments in Apologetics or Elsewhere: (Musings of your humble servant at Rerum Novarum ) [Prefatory Note: The ...

Revisiting the Subject of Argument by "Expert Opinions": I have written on this subject many times before but for the sake of time...

'El no habla': Obama jumbles Cinco de Mayo salute They called President Bush a "dummy" when this sort of stuff happens. I ...

Briefly on Ethics and Modifying Past Posts to This Weblog's Archives Though I do not delete things from the archives of this weblog, the...

Points to Ponder: No morn ever dawned more favorable than ours did; and no day was every more clouded than the present! Wisdom, and good exa...

On the Subject of CIA Interrogation of Terrorist Suspects In Light of Recent Events: (Musings of your humble servant at Rerum Novarum ) ...

Points to Ponder: (And One Reason Your Host Has Long Read Foreign Papers) Why do I, a US citizen, have to read the Telegraph for any sort of...

Gore "Gored" by Lord Monckton Here is a bit to supply some context before we comment on it: UK's Lord Christopher Monckton, a ...

Briefly on So-Called "Gay Marriage": The material below was revised slightly from material written by yours truly on April 21, 200...

Miscellaneous Musings: To touch briefly on a few subjects... --I must admit I am surprised and very pleasantly so that the Seattle Marin...

Points to Ponder: (On the Principle of Truth) I'm more interested in truth than in being proved right or wrong. We all benefit by learni...

"Illustrating Absurdity By Being Absurd" Dept. This was originally going to be posted in substantially the same form back in June ...

Points to Ponder: Constitutions of civil government are not to be framed upon a calculation of existing exigencies, but upon a combination o...

Dialogue...is a recognized method of the apostolate. It is a way of making spiritual contact. It should however have the following character...

In Defense of Tax Havens What is really sad is that a defense of tax havens is even necessary but the state to which people unfamiliar with ...

Gov. Perry Backs Resolution Affirming Texas’ Sovereignty Under 10th Amendment While I would argue that his interpretation of the constitutio...

Points to Ponder: (On the Common Good) It should be the highest ambition of every American to extend his views beyond himself, and to bear i...