Paul Zummo

There are several interesting posts up at the blog The American Catholic on the Declaration of Indepenence and the American Revolution . Buried within the comments are some expressions of displeasure with the supposedly liberal, post-Enlightenment origins of the American Revolution. This is a . . . . Continue Reading »

In a fairly strong display of solidarity , the US Bishops have issued a statement supporting Bishop John D’Arcy’s recent “pastoral concern” regarding President Obama’s appearance at Notre Dame: “The bishops of the United States express our appreciation and . . . . Continue Reading »

Matt Archibiold discusses Sam Mendes’ latest anti-suburbia flick : Essentially, Mendes seems to adopt the view of literary urbanista types that the suburbs are a death filled wasteland. I find this attitude weird firstly as a business decision because it seems to me that mocking where most . . . . Continue Reading »

The shooting at the Holocaust Museum yesterday has had the predictable but still unfortunate result of launching another discussion about the rise of right-wing extremism. In my opinion, James von Brunn’s madness does not lend itself to easy classification. He is, it seems, a bitter misanthrope . . . . Continue Reading »

Some might think that it would be a bit unseemly to compare a man who performed late-term abortions with a heroic crusader for civil rights.  But the type of individual who would perform late-term abortions is also not likely to be concerned about appearing outrageous: Dr. LeRoy Carhart, one . . . . Continue Reading »

While everyone is discussing the Conservative party victories in the recent British local elections, one begins to wonder what kind of society is being conserved ? Church care homes could be forced to remove crucifixes from their walls in case they offend “atheist cleaners” under the . . . . Continue Reading »