The Center for Vision & Values
Wednesday, February 01, 2012
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on February 1, 2012 at 12:11 pm
America’s Catholic bishops are princes of diplomacy, highly educated, erudite, men of tact, propriety. They’re asked to shepherd the flock with a long historical timeframe—like, say, eternity. They tend not…...
Saturday, January 28, 2012
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on January 28, 2012 at 07:09 pm
> On Tuesday evening, I had the honor of attending the State of the Union address as the guest of Congressman Mike Kelly (PA-03). Here are my impressions in abbreviated…...
Friday, January 27, 2012
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on January 27, 2012 at 03:05 am
With breaking news of a U.S. Navy SEAL team successfully rescuing two hostages from pirates in Somalia, military pundits are quick to note how the deployment of small, elite units…...
Thursday, January 26, 2012
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Beacon Author
on January 26, 2012 at 03:49 am
When Republican presidential candidate Mitt Romney casually estimated that his effective tax rate is around 15 percent, progressives immediately pounced on the issue. To this ideological minority with its Ahab-like…...
Tuesday, January 24, 2012
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Beacon Author
on January 24, 2012 at 01:21 am
Among America’s amazing pantheon of founders, Patrick Henry stands out for his stirring speeches and fervent commitment to liberty, virtue, and small government. The Virginia planter, lawyer, and politician strongly…...
Thursday, January 19, 2012
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on January 19, 2012 at 06:54 pm
The Republican primary contest has come down to a choice between Mitt Romney and the anti-Romney. It is another in a series of battles between the non-conservative and conservative wings…...
Monday, January 16, 2012
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Guest Post
on January 16, 2012 at 05:08 pm
Editor’s note: A longer version of this article appears at today’s American Spectator. If Mitt Romney gets the GOP nomination, prepare for a season of class warfare in America…...
Monday, December 26, 2011
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Beacon Author
on December 26, 2011 at 09:57 am
Editor’s note: A version of this article first appeared in the Pittsburgh Tribune-Review. I recently strolled down Grant Street in downtown Pittsburgh and was struck by two images. …...
Tuesday, December 20, 2011
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on December 20, 2011 at 10:16 am
Editor’s note: This article first appeared at The American Spectator today. Vaclav Havel is dead. Among other forces and powers, he is among the seven individuals most responsible for peacefully…...
Tuesday, December 13, 2011
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Beacon Author
on December 13, 2011 at 08:02 am
In a recent piece for the Wall Street Journal, Andy Stern, an Obama insider and one of organized labor’s more aggressive personalities, praised what he called “China’s superior economic model.”…...
Monday, December 05, 2011
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Beacon Author
on December 5, 2011 at 09:27 am
Marcellus Shale is becoming a household name, from discussions around kitchen tables to town halls with (sometimes) angry citizens. Endless media coverage, economic analysis, geological prediction, business maneuvers and political…...
Wednesday, November 30, 2011
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Beacon Author
on November 30, 2011 at 07:50 am
This week hunters across America storm the woods loaded for deer. For yet another indication of how times have changed, consider this account of Deer Season a half century ago:…...
Monday, November 07, 2011
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Beacon Author
on November 7, 2011 at 12:13 pm
Editor’s note: A version of this article first appeared in the Pittsburgh Tribune-Review. “Just existing became what was important,” says 87-year-old Frank Kravetz of Pittsburgh, captive of the “hell-hole”…...
Monday, September 05, 2011
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Beacon Author
on September 5, 2011 at 06:45 am
A three-judge panel of the U.S. Eleventh Circuit Court of Appeals has ruled that the key feature of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act, better known by many as…...
Tuesday, August 23, 2011
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Beacon Author
on August 23, 2011 at 12:46 pm
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Tuesday, August 09, 2011
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Beacon Author
on August 9, 2011 at 06:14 am
On July 11, The Center for Vision & Values posted my article decrying the insulting name-calling directed toward Federal Reserve Board Chairman Ben Bernanke. The very next day, Bernanke made…...
Thursday, August 04, 2011
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Beacon Author
on August 4, 2011 at 07:02 am
In 1914, on the eve of the Great War, the Duke of Cambridge wrote, “There is a time for all things. There is even a time for change; and that…...
Wednesday, August 03, 2011
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Beacon Author
on August 3, 2011 at 09:00 am
Editor’s note: This article first appeared at The American Spectator. Presidential scholars write on all sorts of aspects of the American presidency. Among the most interesting have been several important…...
Tuesday, August 02, 2011
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Beacon Author
on August 2, 2011 at 09:37 am
Amidst the rhetorical pyrotechnics surrounding July’s debt-ceiling debates, another controversy streaked across the sky like a comet, flared for an instant, then receded into the maelstrom of ongoing partisan attacks.…...
Friday, July 29, 2011
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Beacon Author
on July 29, 2011 at 08:21 am
Some have called August 2 “Financial D-Day.” That is the date, according to Treasury Secretary Geithner, by which either Congress raises the debt ceiling or some government disbursements will cease.…...
Tuesday, July 26, 2011
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Beacon Author
on July 26, 2011 at 08:32 am
Should a 13-year-old be able to purchase a school-shooting simulator without parents’ knowledge or consent? The Supreme Court says that freedom of speech requires that 13-year-olds have that opportunity.…...
By
Beacon Author
on July 26, 2011 at 08:17 am
Editor’s note: This article first appeared at National Review Online. It was 20 years ago this summer that the final disintegration of the Soviet Union rapidly unfolded. In June…...
Tuesday, July 19, 2011
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Beacon Author
on July 19, 2011 at 07:40 am
In 2010, there was a “tax gap”—i.e., the difference between federal taxes owed and those actually paid—of $410–$500 billion. Some of the gap stems from the complexity of the…...
Monday, July 18, 2011
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Beacon Author
on July 18, 2011 at 04:17 am
In a recent editorial, The Wall Street Journal calls 2011 the “year of school choice.” Parents and the legislators who represent them, particularly in inner-city schools, are tired of waiting…...
Thursday, July 14, 2011
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Beacon Author
on July 14, 2011 at 08:28 am
As chairman of our country’s central bank, the Federal Reserve Board, Ben Bernanke is expected to put the economy on a sound footing and foster strong economic growth. Unfortunately, Bernanke…...
Wednesday, July 06, 2011
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Beacon Author
on July 6, 2011 at 09:39 am
Editor’s note: A longer version of this article appears at today’s American Thinker. Each time President Obama addresses America’s inalienable rights, I get emails. “Did you see Obama left…...
Tuesday, July 05, 2011
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Beacon Author
on July 5, 2011 at 08:16 am
Among those doing excellent work on G. K. Chesterton is Joseph Pearce, the brilliant Brit who is a scholar at Ave Maria University in Naples, Florida. Pearce, like Dale Ahlquist,…...
Wednesday, June 29, 2011
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Beacon Author
on June 29, 2011 at 12:07 pm
This Fourth of July marks 235 years since the Declaration of Independence was published. In this immortal document, the Spirit of ’76 was given its fullest, most eloquent expression. The…...
Wednesday, June 22, 2011
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Beacon Author
on June 22, 2011 at 06:27 am
The problem with many existing health-insurance plans is that they cover the cost of routine treatment for illnesses, such as colds and flu that occur frequently, or the cost of…...
Thursday, June 16, 2011
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Beacon Author
on June 16, 2011 at 08:27 am
Father’s Day is a poignant occasion for me, as for many. I never knew my biological father, who died in an accident. Mom and I lived near Detroit with her…...
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