Is the era of limited government over? It may be. You can hear the case for greater concentrations of power in the hands of the federal government being advanced even in conservative circles these days. This is an issue of…

The question I have been hoping some interviewer would ask a "personally opposed to abortion but" politician was almost asked on Sunday, May 13^th. Almost. Chris Wallace backed off in an interview with Rudolph Giuliani on Fox News when things…

If you have not yet come across Fr. Richard John Neuhaus's article "A University of a Particular Kind" in the April edition of First Things, try to get your hands on it. I recommend it highly. Neuhaus has drawn the…

Is a Catholic obliged to support environmental causes? It depends on how one defines "environmental causes." On one level, the answer is obvious. Yes, we must be concerned about the environment. We are the caretakers of God's creation. "Remaking all…

I have been struck in recent years by the extent to which modern parents can no longer assume that athletes will provide suitable role models for their children. We live in an age where it is often hard to differentiate…

In a recent syndicated column entitled "Why They Hate Hillary," talk show host Bill O'Reilly raised the question of the intensity of the animosity for Hillary Clinton felt by many Americans. He noted that polls indicate that 44 percent of…

Listening to the give-and-take on the talk shows in recent weeks about whether Mitt Romney's Mormon religious beliefs will hurt his chances for the presidency brought to mind a conversation I had with one of my brothers-in-law one afternoon last…

I have no personal contacts with anyone in power in Washington; none. "Out of the loop" means me. All I know about the movers and shakers is what I read in the newspapers and hear on the talk shows. Nonetheless,…

If Maggie Gallagher's syndicated columns do not appear in your local paper, I recommend that you sample a few of them at uexpress.com. You will like what you find. She is very good, an unabashed cultural conservative who fights the…

I am going to try my hand at some political prognosticating. Not that I have reason to think I am any good at it. Quite the contrary. I never thought the country would elect Bill Clinton once it became common…