by Bob Cornwall | Aug 16, 2012 | Opinion
Once upon a time, Americans believed in the myth of the “self-made man,” and then the stock market crashed and people turned to each other and the government for help. During the Great Depression, it became clear that people couldn’t survive on their...
by Bob Cornwall | Jul 14, 2011 | Opinion
The current political debate – which is in part being fueled by a rather radical attempt to roll back more than a half-century of social policy that has brought us Medicare and Medicaid, the Clean Air and Clean Water Act, and more – has really changed the...
by Eric Sapp | Jun 8, 2011 | Opinion
Progressive people of faith and Democrats need to take some time studying Ayn Rand to fully understand the political significance of all the conservative leaders lining up to praise her. The GOP has a huge problem if its conservative religious base finds out what Rand...
by Martin Marty | Apr 28, 2011 | Opinion
“Atlas Shrugged,” viewed by reviewers of most stripes as being appallingly appalling, is drawing crowds of devotees, and it has champions on the right, including the Religious Right. Â Support for this film, based on the Ayn Rand perennial best-seller,...