In What’s Wrong with the World, G. K. Chesterton observed that “In the last analysis most common things will be found to be highly complicated. Some men of science . . . get over the difficulty by dealing only with the easy part of it . . ...
The wisest among us have long taught the rest of us that the way to solve problems and overcome controversies is to ask important questions, seek answers, and follow the facts. That approach, of course, takes curiosity which many people lack, and...
I published “Death by a Thousand Slurs” on January 10th, 2018. It focused on Trump’s performance during his first year in office and the media’s response. Now, over five years later, I am revisiting that essay because doing so underscores how the...
The U.S. media recently put aside their coverage of important stories at home and around the world to weigh in on Trump’s “bloodbath” remark. For those who somehow managed to miss the hoopla, here is a brief summary. While speaking to an audience in...
In Revisiting the Idea of Truth I discussed how Americans’ abandonment of the ancient view of truth has destroyed rationality and common sense and put our country squarely on the path to destruction. That discussion was focused strictly on the...
“Truth” has always been one of the most important words in the dictionary. Unfortunately, it is greatly misunderstood today, and the world has been harmed as a result. The best way to begin a discussion of it is to clarify its meaning. Cambridge...
Part 1 of this essay explained the continuing controversy over whether the Catholic church should allow women to serve as deacons. Part 2 will consider how the centuries-old negative image of women has affected that controversy. As Semitic History...
The Catholic hierarchy’s recent uproar over the idea of women deacons seems as intense as their uproar over blessing gay relationships has been. I find that puzzling. After all, there is nothing about women deacons that suggests sinfulness, whereas...
