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Church, background checks and more
Speak UpDon’t get your hopes up for a “modernized” Catholic Church that embraces contraception, female priests, abortion and gay marriage. These items are Church doctrine and cannot be changed by anyone but Jesus Christ Himself, the founder of the Church. Even if Pope Francis wanted to change these teachings, he ...
Still more views on Portman
Letters to the editor People aren’t really being represented Sen. Rob Portman’s recent reversal on same-sex marriage exemplifies what is wrong with the legislature of this country. He represents (due to gerrymandered districts) an overwhelmingly conservative sector of this state. His previous anti-gay rights stance fit the majority of his ...
Court looking for ways to squirm out of this one
As the arguments unfurled in Tuesday’s case on same-sex marriage, the Supreme Court justices sounded more and more cranky. Things were moving too fast for them. How could the nine, cloistered behind velvety rose curtains, marble pillars and archaic customs, possibly assess the potential effects of gay marriage? They’re not ...
Look how Mexico treats ‘undesirable’ foreigners
American politicians in both parties are stampeding all over themselves to pander to Mexico and adopt mass illegal alien amnesty schemes. But while the Mexican government lobbies for more “humane” treatment of illegal border crossers from their country into ours, Mexico remains notoriously restrictionist toward “undesirable” foreigners who break their ...
F-35 will protect our freedom and American jobs
A recent report by the Government Accountability Office (GAO), an independent, non-partisan arm of Congress, held good news for the American servicemen and women tasked with protecting our freedom in hostile skies. The new F-35 Joint Strike Fighter, the most advanced jet fighter the world has ever seen, is on ...
Antioch teacher helps people unleash creativity
We’ve talked a lot here lately about science and technical education, which has us thinking about the whole idea of online learning. This week, we share some thoughts from Rebecca Kuder, who teaches creative writing online as the Concentration Chair for the Individualized MA in Creative Writing program at Antioch ...
Obama should support legalization of marijuana
As the nation’s capital prepares to open its first legal medicinal marijuana dispensary and Sen. Rand Paul’s call for legalization basks in bipartisan praise, it’s time for President Barack Obama to clear the air around his own passive-aggressive position on pot. Until now, the president has been remarkably adept at ...
Congress has abdicated its role in national security
“President Obama has arguably established the authority of the president to intervene militarily virtually anywhere without the consent or the approval of Congress, at his own discretion and for as long as he wishes.” — Jim Webb As America tiptoes toward a fourth intervention in an opaque and uncontrollable conflict ...
Fresh ideas
More from Foreign Policy on the fact that most 10-year Iraqi War commentary failed to talk to any Iraqis: “The habit of treating Iraqis as objects to be manipulated rather than as fully equal human beings … isn’t just ethically problematic, it’s strategically problematic. It helps to explain why so ...
Jobs, health care and more
‘Jobs … give hope for the future’Re “The budget deficit really not our biggest problem,” March 20: Columnist Robert Reich is right when he states that the federal deficit is not the most impending issue facing Americans these days. What Reich and Ben Bernanke are avoiding to discuss is the ...
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