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Column - Benedict’s visit a light in darkness(0)
As a casual but interested observer of Catholicism in America, and especially over the course of my time at Aquinas, I have encountered all manner of opinions regarding Pope Benedict XVI.
I’m not Catholic, but I cannot either deny the inevitable influence the Church holds on my life — a fact that I have, at [...]
Column - Die already, American Dream
In this intolerably drawn-out election cycle, perhaps not one thing strikes me as more socially dishonest than the candidates’ continued promotion of a hazy, mystical idea known throughout history as “the American Dream.”
If social security is the third rail of American politics, then “the American Dream” ought to be a first-class ticket to victory. For [...]
Pottymouth: on men’s restrooms
Like many before me, I can’t tell you how many women have told me how “lucky” I am that, as a man, I’m able to “go” wherever I please.
I can’t say that there are not certain advantages to such “male mobility,” and I can’t say that I haven’t at times enjoyed the freedom to pull [...]
The Passion of the Body Politic
In a brilliantly formed but nonetheless confused piece published in the New York Times on Feb. 8, conservative columnist David Brooks slams what others have referred to as the “cult of personality” surrounding Democratic frontrunner Barack Obama.
Brooks isn’t so kind, however.
“Have you noticed that he’s actually carried into his rallies by a flock of cherubs [...]