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Don’t Feel Bad for John Boehner
Posted on September 28, 2015
(Originally posted on the WSJ.) Don’t feel bad for John Boehner. As speaker of the House since 2011, the Ohio Republican has had some amazing achievements, culminating in a historic...
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The John Boehner Show
Posted on September 24, 2015
From the very beginning, it was the John Boehner show. It was the embattled Republican Speaker of the House who invited Pope Francis to the Capitol. It was the Xavier...
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Paul Ryan, Pope Francis and a New Approach to Fighting Poverty
Posted on September 23, 2015
On the eve of the Pope’s visit to Washington, Ways and Means Committee Chairman Paul Ryan announced that he would moderate a panel of Presidential candidates in South Carolina with...
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The Catholic Moment
Posted on September 22, 2015
I am a fan of Francis. I am not one to lob criticisms his way. I think he is right on most things and on the things I disagree...
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Serving People, Not Ideas
Posted on September 22, 2015
“We do not serve ideas. We serve people.” That is the true nature of free market capitalism and American democracy in the 20th century, especially in the context of its...
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