Columnist: David Carlin
Biden: Cafeteria Catholic or Something Far More Dangerous?
Joe Biden, in addition to holding the exalted title of President of the United States of America, holds a number of informal and unofficial titles. For instance: Head of the ...
Of Trojan Horses and Sexual Compassion
In the discussion among its citizens just outside the walls of Troy, there were various opinions as to what to do with the strange “gift” that had been left by ...
Bishops Strike-Out in Baltimore
In baseball, some batters are known as “clutch hitters.” In ordinary situations, they may be no better than .275 hitters. Not bad, but nothing special. But in extraordinary situations, situations ...
Two Systems of Morality
All systems of morality will have a place for both the idea of moral duty and the idea of moral rights. But some systems will put duty in the first ...
Who Has the Passionate Intensity?
It frequently happens that a small but very determined and very well-organized group overcomes a much larger group that is less determined and poorly organized. Think of something we’ve seen ...