Christopher Manion
Footnote 16: Obama’s War Against The Kulaks
Is Obama really like Stalin? Listen to the Bellarmine Forum Footnote episode 16 wherein Dr. Manion examines whether the kulaks are alive and well in America today.
From Under the Rubble…Cliff Notes
With the passage of the Cliff Fix, Obama has completed the de facto abrogation of the Constitution. In that document, Congress holds first priority: Article One, Section 8, Clause 1 confers upon Congress – specifically the House of Representatives – the taxing power. Moreover, under Article One, Section 7, Clause 1, bills raising revenue must…
Footnote 15: Is Government Really a Charity?
Dr. Manion explores the question that once upon a time, charity was private, voluntary, and Christian. Today, countless charities – including Catholic ones — depend on government support. Is that a welcome trend?
From Under the Rubble…The War We Are In
These are not the best of times. In fact, some folks say that the Catholic Church in the United States confronts today the greatest challenge in its history. Things were already tough before the November elections, but now they’re in the tank. The good news is that, this year, Catholic bishops were united as never…
Footnote 14: Remembering Paul Weyrich
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From Under the Rubble…Can You See the Baby?
Another December, another War on Christmas. Every Advent, it seems, we must slog through a barrage of anti-Christmas noise commandeered by the usual suspects. Full of sound and fury, they engage in a grotesque and painful pirouette with spineless officials and misguided judges to cleanse any remaining whiff of religion from public life. The all-too…
Does Contraception Help, Or Hurt, The Poor?
The Witherspoon Institute has an important three part series that begins by looking at the Contraceptive Mandate, and then moves more deeply to address the persuasive task that confronts us in the culture: given that the formidable evidence documenting the destructive nature of contraception is on our side, how do we turn the tide? A…
From Under the Rubble…Les Faux Femmes
“Michelle Obama to receive a Grammy!” “Hillary in 2016!” “Michelle a favorite for Illinois Senate Race!” It never ends. It’s amazing how these anti-family heroines can sashay down the Capital’s Catwalks, pretending that they “earned it” – when in fact they rose to fame not on their competence (dubious at best) but clinging to their…
Footnote 13. MSNBC Promotes Ignorance Masquerading As Moralism
Chris Manion finds a surprising cause for the playground name calling rampant today.
