They’re making this tougher than it needs Sheila April 1, 2008 Today, on the front page of the Chicago Tribune, the most prominent news story was about a big layoff of Read More
Speech police cast a long shadow Sheila April 1, 2008 These stories hardly seem possible, but they’re happening. Hate crimes legislation is creeping into more places and threatening basic, Read More
Direct questions deserve direct answers Sheila April 1, 2008 Pete Wehner has thought through the whole controversy still spinning around the Pastor Jeremiah Wright controversy, and has framed the Read More
Obama regrets a vote for life Sheila March 31, 2008 Today is the third anniversary of the death by starvation and dehydration of Terri Schindler Schiavo. In the final two Read More
Did the conversation about race come and Sheila March 30, 2008 No. Some Democratic backers of Barack Obama and some media (backers of Obama) want to believe he gave the country Read More
Merciful God Sheila March 30, 2008 We know we need and want peace. We sometimes talk about grace, especially in the Christian dialogue. But do we, Read More
Adventures in wonderland Sheila March 29, 2008 Dr. Death announced that he’s running for elected office last week. That’s jarring enough to the sensibilities. Now Read More
Term limits Sheila March 26, 2008 This is insane, even in a culture that allows us to play with the language to fool ourselves into believing Read More
The political left and right Sheila March 26, 2008 What are they left and right of? That presupposes a reference point called ‘center’, but where is that? The Acton Read More
‘The most sweeping liberal foreign-policy critique in Sheila March 25, 2008 That’s how The American Prospect magazine refers to The Obama Doctrine, which is based on a very good concept Read More
