Great video on marriage, hat tip to the Cardinal Newman Society for spotting it … ... More

“We cannot — we will not — comply with this unjust law,” Kansas City-Kansas Archbishop Joseph Naumann wrote in his letter to Sunday Mass congregations about the Obama administration’s health care mandate. “Our parents and grandparents did not come to these shores to help build America’s cities and towns, its infrastructure and institutions, its enterprise and culture, only to hav... More

Welcome to the Lunchtime Reader, where we assemble important stories to keep your eyes on. The Washington Post profiles Marjorie Dannenfelser of the SBA List, calling her “a feminine face for the anti-abortion movement.” http://cvote.to/7R Sen. Chuck Grassley, R-IA, uses a procedural move in order to delay a Senate Judiciary vote on a bill to repealing the Defense of Marriage Act. http://cvote... More

Welcome to the Lunchtime Reader, where we assemble important stories to keep your eyes on. There’s fury in Germany after George Papandreou, Greece’s President called upon the people of Greece to vote on the austerity package. Expect stocks worldwide to plummet. http://cvote.to/78 Echoing CV Blogger Mark Stricherz, Ramesh Ponnuru says the flat tax is fool’s gold. http://cvote.to/76 Gays... More

Whether it was part of School House Rock or just a good government/civics class teacher I think we all learned somewhere along the line that our government has three branches. The legislative is empowered to formulate and pass laws. The executive signs acts into law and executes them. The judicial interprets whether the laws are consonant with the Constitution. That’s fairly standard, basic ... More