Politics

Rebuttal to Claim: Conservatives Opposed the American Revolution, Liberals Won

As any good argument should do, I will begin this rebuttal by defining the terms "conservative" and "liberal" in the way I will use them...

Religious Freedom Is About Your Freedom

Most of us know that America is in trouble, but do we know our parts in it, how we let it get here and what our responsibility is? The...

How to Build a Civilization: Part 1

I read so many "how to" articles and blog posts that they tend to discourage me more than anything, because as I'm reading them I think...

Equal Rights? Or Equal vs. Right: The "Same-Sex Marriage" Debate

The past few days the Supreme Court has been astir with one of this decade's most hot-button topics: marriage equality. It's a difficult...

Harvard's Black Mass: Religious Liberty or Hate Crime?

If you’ve read the news lately, a group at Harvard University has caused quite a stirring, especially in Catholic circles, with a...

Slavery, Racism and Donald Sterling

Even if you’re not a sports fan you’ve likely heard about a recent incident involving Donald Sterling, owner of the professional...

Dear IRS: Don't Forget Who You Serve

It's too simplistic to say big government is the problem, yet there are too many factors contributing to the bureaucracy's inefficiency...

Crimea, Lent and Personal Sanctity

Many of us would like to see the world change and are even helping causes that attempt to 'make the world a better place.' I don't by...

Two Revolutions, Pluralism and a Catholic Understanding of the U.S.

It is no coincidence I find myself becoming acquainted with the writings of the profound Jesuit priest, theologian, scholar, and...

Hiding the REAL question: What is Marriage?

Recent political events have skirted around this issue without truly addressing it. Ryan T. Anderson has something to say. Testifying...

The Tyranny of Tolerance: Governor Cuomo Tells Pro-lifers To Leave NY

From the onset Rambling Spirit has expressed how it supports openness to dialogue and freedom of thought. The recent comment of Governor...

What the Marijuana Issue Is Really About

The problem with the debate about marijuana is that both sides take a preventative approach of some kind. Those who are against the...

Think Before You Build: A Critique of Urban Sprawl

It is not natural for people to go to work somewhere else. For thousands of years people lived where they worked, or at least lived in...

The Pope is Making Headlines! Why Are We All Fighting?

With all the talk about Pope Francis being named Time Magazine's Person of the Year, which seems to be in sequence with his 'Joy of the...

Thanksgiving in the Land of Opportunity

Where has the spirit of America gone? From its beginnings, our country was steeped in independence . . . freedom to rely on one’s own...

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