Another good article from First Things about the inevitability of power corrupting those who wield it too long.Washington: the only President who was ever offered a lifelong throne and turned it down for a temporary desk in a bureaucrat’s office. Almost to a man, his successors have been offered that same desk and have mistaken … Continue reading Nolo episcopari
Day: November 7, 2008
"Why this Election is About the Freedom of Religion"
By RJ Neuhaus of First Things, it was written before the election, but it's still worth reading. He argues that while he doesn't doubt the sincerity of Obama's piety, he does question whether Obama understands how his positions on several issues will contribute to the stifling of religion.We have in this last half century drifted … Continue reading "Why this Election is About the Freedom of Religion"