2012 US election The Unintended ReformationCharles J. Chaput | 16 November 2012 |tags: book reviews, Reformation, secularismThe long-term effect of the Reformation was to create "the kingdom of whatever", a world where meaning is self-invented and meaninglessness is the public philosophy.  How Obama won—and what it means for AmericaSheila Liaugminas | 08 November 2012 |tags: 2012 elections, Barack ObamaA highly disciplined targeted campaign delivered the Presidency to the Democrats again.  Wisdom from MassachusettsMichael Cook | 08 November 2012 |tags: 2016 elections, assisted suicide, MassachusettsThe failure of a referendum on assisted suicide shows that "dying with dignity" is not a progressive cause.  The role modelConstance Kong | 08 November 2012 |tags: 2012 elections, Barack Obama, China, same-sex marriageMany Chinese believe that Barack Obama exemplifies the best of the West in culture, compassion and morals.  More caution in foreign policyGeorge Friedman | 08 November 2012 |tags: 2012 elections, foreign policy, StratforWe can expect a great deal of unhappiness with the second Obama administration overseas.  It starts tomorrow: names you’ll need to know for 2016David Malet | 06 November 2012 |tags: 2012 elections, 2016 elections, USGet in there early -- meet the candidates for the world's highest office in 2016.  The audacity of poseAlma Acevedo | 31 October 2012 |tags: Barack Obama, election 2012, rhetoricSoaring words are for the birds. You campaign with poetry, but you govern with prose.  Is Hurricane Sandy the “October surprise” we’ve been waiting for?Ed Blakely | 31 October 2012 |tags: 2012 elections, Hurricane SandyThe massive storm is more than just a weather event. It could decide the election.  Where are the “deep divisions”?George Friedman | 31 October 2012 |tags: 2012 elections, voter enthusiasmSince 1820, American presidential elections have almost always been extremely close.  Who won? Does it really matter?George Friedman | 24 October 2012 |tags: 2012 elections, Stratfor, vilificationWhat debates show is how candidates perform under pressure. What they actually say matters much less.  Dr Capable or Mr Charm?Alma Acevedo | 23 October 2012 |tags: 2012 elections, Barack Obama, Mitt RomneyShould we like politicians who send the charm meter off the scale, or those who have decency and good judgment?  The US needs to debate targeted killing with dronesMichael Cook | 11 September 2012 |tags: 2012 elections, Barack Obama, drones, targeted assassinationAre drones really compatible with "our traditions of rule of law and due process", as President Obama claims?  Those “deeply personal” political decisionsAlma Acevedo | 11 September 2012 |tags: 2012 elections, conscience, toleranceThe hoary political cliché “I’m personally opposed, but…” might mean tolerance. More often it means indifference, hesitation, deceit, or cowardice.  Books bashing Beijing lose the plotConstance Kong | 28 August 2012 |tags: book reviews, China, election 2012You can't solve America's problems by exaggerating China's.  Works, not faithCarolyn Moynihan | 24 August 2012 |tags: Mitt Romney, Mormons, US presidential electionMitt Romney’s fitness for the presidency should be judged on his policies and record, not on his Mormon beliefs.  Debunking the myth of the self-made manZac Alstin | 21 August 2012 |tags: 2012 elections, Barack Obama, individualismThere was at least a smidgen of truth in President Obama's insistence that "you didn't build that".  The Gray Lady learns how to genuflectMatthew Hanley | 16 August 2012 |tags: 2012 elections, Catholic Church, New York TimesAfter years of bishop-bashing, the New York Times is now holding up America's Catholic bishops as experts in justice and compassion. It must be election time.  Chick-Fil-A and the one day that changed the worldJennifer Roback Morse | 14 August 2012 |tags: 2012 elections, Chick-fil-A, same-sex marriageFast food activism at its best: the groundswell of support for traditional marriage will embolden people to stand up to bullying by the Thought Police.  Obama devolvesRobert R. Reilly | 11 May 2012 |tags: 2012 elections, Barack Obama, same-sex marriageThe President has twisted immutable truths in the Constitution and Christianity into their opposites.  2012, the next upheavalMartin Shaw | 05 January 2012 |tags: international relationsGovernments and popular movements will be grappling with the explosive cocktail of global governance, austerity and democracy. Page 1 of 1 : subscribe donate
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