... Church focusing on Catholic identity is not going to be hospitable to "liberal" Catholics. Their options as Allen sees them: ... "schisms" grow in the global North. Liberal Catholics regard themselves as in a form of "internal exile& ... swing wildly? Allen sums it up his findings in a way that is sure to tick off both liberal and traditional Catholics: "the recent past of ...

... would cause economic hardships), we prospered. The downturn resulted in decades of liberal policies, and government intervention in the markets through the GSE's and ... and the American Spirit. --- and there is still more to come. Oh, and to answer another question that may be on a few minds, those dozen of you liberal readers of Political Pistachio that think every time I write about " ...

... believe that cathartic acts of violence will be redemptive. So we persuade ourselves that launching an unnecessary war to bring democratic capitalism to Iraq will issue in redemption. And we believe (on the liberal side of the aisle) that forcing Catholic hospitals to perform morally abhorrent acts of violence against defenseless babies will somehow bring about a fixed health care system. Such ...

Bigtime Liberal, Smalltime Bleeding Heart Mailbox deluged & Amnesty International even phoned. So my plan is to ignore them all despite hauntings. After giving once, I pass the ball. Thought I’d stick every- thing into Salvation Army kettles because of anonymity. But, hey, they also got me from sucker list & have mailed! Oh well, always little kids & their ...

... entreprepreneur with no formal schooling like so many immigrants have done? And is it true that majoring in liberal arts for a four-year degree (and going no further) is a waste of time? Back in the ... jobs were opening as technical writers. But it's not 1959 any more. Why do you want to major in liberal arts when you can get the same education at any age in the public libraries? The college ...

... to use. The implication is that community has collapsed, much as many have been privately predicting. The liberal establishment is in denial. We covered some of this in our last posting but the Generals are in denial ... to left-liberal arrogance. The probable truth is that the country itself is largely liberal, probably libertarian, broadly happy with multiculturalism and globalisation - but it ...