Many of us have been struggling to understand the nature of our current economic meltdown. Was it greedy bankers, who made unscrupulous loans while passing the risks on to others? High-rolling hedge fund managers who resold the risky bundled securities and reaped millions? Politicians and political activists who pressured banks and lending organizations to make [...]
Entries from November 2009
Dredging Bottom at The Atlantic
November 16th, 2009 · 7 Comments
Tags: Christianity · Faith & Religion · Politics & Culture
Speaking Truth to Power
November 10th, 2009 · 3 Comments
From Hewitt: Bishop Thomas Tobin opens a can of whoop-ass on Congressman Patrick Kennedy, on his “I’m pro-choice and a good Catholic, too” shtick: “The fact that I disagree with the hierarchy on some issues does not make me any less of a Catholic.†Well, in fact, Congressman, in a way it does. … There’s [...]
Tags: Abortion · Ethics · Faith & Religion · Politics & Culture · Postmodernism
Health Care on Life Support
November 9th, 2009 · No Comments
From the Wall Street Journal, on the passage this weekend of health care legislation in the House: The bill is instead a breathtaking display of illiberal ambition, intended to make the middle class more dependent on government through the umbilical cord of “universal health care.” It creates a vast new entitlement, financed by European [...]
Tags: Health care policy · Health care reform · Medicine
