Commonweal has published my article on the clerical sex abuse scandal in the Catholic Church. You can read the whole thing there, and really you should—publishing a mag like Commonweal is not cheap, and your clicks help them—but here’s sort … Continue reading
State Auditor is the single statewide office left where I’m willing to vote for candidates from either party—and, in my two auditor elections so far, I’ve done just that. I’ve voted for our current auditor of 11 years’ standing, Rebecca … Continue reading
This post has been updated. See the bottom of the post for details. Senate Republicans should offer Senate Democrats a deal: (1) Kavanaugh is rejected. (2) Feinstein resigns or is expelled. (3) Expedited hearing schedule for Kavanaugh’s replacement… or no … Continue reading
Last night, about an hour before Judge Thomas Hardiman of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit phoned me, I jumped into a Twitter thread: Not all of my readers were tuned into judicial politics back in the … Continue reading
I’ve spent the weekend absorbing the explosive testimony of Archbishop Carlo Maria Viganò, who claims that many people in the Vatican, including Pope Francis, ignored the homosexual harassment and abuse of adult seminarians by Theodore Cardinal McCarrick. Viganò makes a lot of … Continue reading
Everybody knows that President Trump started out with historically awful approval ratings. New presidents typically get a “honeymoon” period where the American people give them a chance to succeed. This approval bump may be diminished by circumstances. President Dubya came in … Continue reading
You’re following the Alfie Evans case, right? They’re killing that boy. Don’t try to Philippa Foot me about the difference between “killing” and “letting die.” The U.K. didn’t let Alfie die. They usurped the right of medical decisionmaking from Alfie’s … Continue reading
“When a man is convinced he’s going to die tomorrow, he’ll probably find a way to make it happen.” –Guinan In 2018, we once again live under a daily, credible threat of nuclear war. The threat has been growing for a … Continue reading
This guest post comes from local Star Wars fanatic Luke LoPresto, who has written for De Civ before. It never would have occurred to me to review The Last Jedi in this way–my strategy has been to ignore all the political arguments … Continue reading