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Opinion

War and morality

Editorials and columns

War is the most horrific series of events upon which any government can engage. It is systematic, industrialized, indiscriminate killing. It kills innocent adults and little girls. It often ruins the post-war lives of the killers. It is young men violently fighting old men's power games. It is ...

Does social media really addict us?

Editorials and columns

Facebook, Instagram and WhatsApp are running content very harmful to children. So said a jury in New Mexico that just slapped their owner, Meta, with a $375 million fine. The state accused the company of spreading pornographic images and helping adults contact vulnerable children. Meta faces ...

Welcome back, Christopher Columbus

Editorials and columns

Sometimes Humpty Dumpty can be put back together again. Back in 2020, during the spasm of violence in the wake of the killing of George Floyd, vandals in Baltimore, Maryland, tore down a statue of Christopher Columbus. They shattered the figure of the iconic explorer and tossed the pieces ...

The pro-life fight will never end

Editorials and columns

When the landmark Supreme Court decision Dobbs v. Jackson overruled Roe v. Wade in 2022, the pro-life movement celebrated a victory many assumed would never come. For this victory, President Donald Trump undeniably deserves praise, at the very least because of his impact on the makeup of the ...