Malnutrition adds to Syrian suffering thanks to Assad
CNN has a video highlighting one of the many ways that Syrian dictator Bashar al-Assad kills civilians (in addition to bombing breadlines, chemical weapons, incendiary bombs, snipers, etc.):
Author: Robert Christian
Robert G. Christian III is a PhD candidate in politics at the Catholic University of America and a graduate fellow at the Institute for Policy Research & Catholic Studies. He also serves as a fellow at Democrats for Life of America. Robert received his undergraduate degree from University of the Pacific in American politics and a master’s degree in international security from University of Leicester (UK). He has taught religion, social studies, and politics courses at various Catholic schools. Robert also worked as a columnist for the former online journal Asia Chronicle. He currently coaches girls’ volleyball and basketball.
Millennial Turns One
Millennial launched one year ago today. I just wanted to thank all of our readers; you are the ones who have made Millennial a success. My dream scenario was to get 100,000 hits this year. I never thought we would blow by that number months ago or get 50,000 hits in a month. I wasn’t… Read More Millennial Turns One
American Catholics need to get serious about Syria
This week, there has been a seemingly endless stream of deeply flawed articles and statements on Syria from Catholic scholars, journalists, and leaders whose knowledge of Syria is extremely limited. Most have employed “just war pacifism,” in which just war theory is supposedly applied but inevitably leads to a pacifist position of non-intervention (or, occasionally,… Read More American Catholics need to get serious about Syria
USCCB Statement on the 50th Anniversary of the March on Washington
The USCCB Committee on Cultural Diversity in the Church released a statement on the 50th Anniversary of the March on Washington for Jobs and Freedom today. The bishops make a number of good points and conclude by saying: We join the call for positive action that seeks to end poverty, increase jobs, eliminate racial and… Read More USCCB Statement on the 50th Anniversary of the March on Washington
Pro-life Progressives: Still Not a Myth
In the New York Times, Ross Douthat has pointed out the need for pro-life liberalism, which he described as a “once-commonplace, now-mythical persuasion.” While he is right about the need for non-conservative pro-lifers, he is mistaken that pro-life liberalism is mythical. If we use liberalism broadly to encompass all those progressives left of center, there… Read More Pro-life Progressives: Still Not a Myth
Jean Bethke Elshtain, 1941-2013
Jean Bethke Elshtain, a brilliant scholar and thinker, died on Sunday. RR Reno has provided some initial thoughts in First Things: Jean was one of the indispensable voices of cultural and political sanity in the post-sixties. She cared deeply about the common good, and she recognized that faith, family, and patriotic solidarity ennobled the lives… Read More Jean Bethke Elshtain, 1941-2013
Pornography is about more than personal purity
As Millennial’s previous piece on the subject noted, pornography is pervasive in our society, particularly among teenage boys and young men. In addressing this, the focus is often on convincing these young people to embrace the virtue of temperance. Those trying to break away from pornography struggle to live a life of greater purity and… Read More Pornography is about more than personal purity
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