Bush Administration: “Don’t Inspect That Beef!”

You’d think the government would appreciate meatpackers that want to go above the letter of the law, and inspect more than they needed to (given the state of the meat industry). But the Bush administration is trying to keep meatpackers from taking extra steps to protect consumers. Less than 1% of  cattle are inspected for [...]

Mitt Romney on Religious Liberty

Mitt Romney has given another church/state address. Jeffrey Weiss at DMN thinks it “more sophisticated” than his last one. I’d say it looks like he has indeed done further reflection and learned and grown as a result.
As you know, I gave a speech about religious liberty during the height of my campaign. This was not [...]

The IRS and Religion

Jeffrey Weiss thinks there’s an easy way to solve problems between churches and the IRS–remove the tax exemption. He doesn’t think that’s going to happen, though.

The Catholic Vote

Bill Donohue of the Catholic League has a knack for getting his name in the newspapers. Last Friday, he called on the carpet Barack Obama’s Catholic National Advisory Council. He said,
Practicing Catholics have every right to be insulted by Obama’s advisory group. What is the purpose of having an advisory group about matters Catholic when [...]

Above the Law

Last year we heard of Jamie Leigh Jones, the Halliburton/KBR employee who claimed she was raped by her co-workers, and that the rape covered up by KBR.
Last month, another woman said the same thing happened to her.
This week there are reports that Iraqi employees at the British embassy in Baghdad were sexually harassed and abused [...]

Myanmar: A Human Catastrophe

What was a natural disaster has quickly turned into a human catastrophe, as the ruling junta of Myanmar compounds suffering through its actions and inaction.

“Senator Grassley’s Attack on Religious Liberty”

Feddie at Southern Appeal makes some good points about Senator Grassley’s investigation of certain ministries. He quotes from a letter recently sent by some Christian leaders, Catholic (Deal Hudson) and Protestant, raising concerns about Grassley’s tactics.
Via Mark Shea.

Dumb.

Hillary:
“…Sen. Obama’s support among working, hard-working Americans, white Americans, is weakening again, and how whites in both states who had not completed college were supporting me.”
Peggy Noonan comments.