In All Things

Does anyone really think that it would have been better to have Richard Nixon rather than John Kennedy managing the Cuban Missile Crisis or Stephen Douglas rather than Lincoln confronting the crisis of secession Yet if the American people had made their choices for president in 1960 and 1860 based

It was difficult to greet the news that Ralph Nader is again making a bid for the presidency with anything but disdain His egotism alone justifies the stance The consequence of that egotism in 2000 is icing on the cake I invite all responsible journalists to join in pledging to refuse to mention

As the Democratic campaign grows increasingly acrimonious with charges and counter-charges over campaign tactics the debate tonight in Ohio is the best chance Hillary Rodham Clinton has to stall Obama s momentum All weekend she launched a series of increasingly aggravated attacks holding up a

Today in The New York Times a story on the fluid religious life of Americans reports that roughly 10 per cent of all Americans are former Catholics The Roman Catholic Church has lost more adherents than any other group Only the influx of Catholic immigrants have kept the over all numbers of chur

America editor Drew Christiansen S J recently appeared on a panel on War Peace and People of Faith at Marquette University The lecture was part of Marquette s Mission Week and also featured John Dear S J and James Turner Johnson The good folks at Marquette recorded the event and poste

It s sometimes rather difficult for a celibate man–a priest no less–to figure out what types of books articles essays and blogposts might appeal to mothers and fathers but this one I feel has a good shot of doing so since it was recommended by not only The New York Times in an article

While we at America were having trouble with our server we began a Veepstakes wherein I suggested that Sen Jim Webb would be a great vice-presidential candidate for Barack Obama I invited readers to send other suggestions to veepstakes aol com I have received a few replies and will discuss the

With all the commentary flying around the blogosphere about Pope Benedict s message to the Jesuit General Congregation it s helpful now to read an unofficial translation of the pope s full message to the Society which while strongly urging obedience to the Word of God and the Magist

The debate in Austin last night did not fundamentally change the dynamic of the race a dynamic that so far favors Barack Obama and so the perceived tie goes down as a win for him Additionally his performance was his best yet in a format that is not particularly suited to his speaking style As

One thing I will say for a George Weigel s syndicated columns They always help me to turn to the Gospels though not in the way Mr Weigel may intend The verse that comes to mind when reading Weigel s sneering condemnation of those who do not correspond to his own definitions of orthodoxy i