Tower of Reason

 “To The Shores of Tripoli” by Raymond Massey One of the pieces of misinformation that seems to be prominent this election cycle is t...

Even though he hasn’t quite yet got the 1144 delegates necessary to cinch the Republican nomination, since the rest of the candidates ha...

I stepped into the political ring this year, and it’s been quite an education. I first went to the precinct caucus to provide a voice o...

I’m sure you’re aware of the Kony2012 campaign. The expressed goal of this campaign is to make the Ugandan butcher Joseph Kony a household...

Smile, but then remember that this video is a metaphor for US efforts to bring peace, stability and progress to countries like Ir...

“Fight those who believe not in Allah nor the Last Day, nor hold that forbidden which hath been forbidden by Allah and His Messenger, n...

Last night Rick Santorum had a surprisingly good night, coming from out of nowhere to win Colorado, Minnesota, and Missouri (although M...

So in the course of casual surfing, I stumbled upon this hate-filled rant: An open letter to the people who hate Obama more than they lov...

I had an illuminating conversation the other day that forcefully reminded me to never underestimate the depths of human stupidity.  Thi...

About ten years ago, in an international forum right after 9/11, a European colleague of mine expressed some puzzlement over why Americans...

Today we killed Anwar al-Awlaki, an American citizen by birth. Even as the news flashes around the globe, liberal hand-wringers are agoniz...

Last Sunday was the tenth anniversary of the tragic events of September 11, 2001.  At Mass that morning we were called both by the scripture...