Presidential Pot Wink is Misguided, Misleading

Obama’s presidential wink at marijuana comes when his public opinion ratings are at all-time low and with a dreadful, glassy-eyed comparison to alcohol. A BBC News headline read: “Barack Obama: ‘Marijuana no more dangerous than alcohol.'” After...

Obama Offers False Choice on Syria

President Obama has set forth a false choice: Do nothing about Syria’s use of chemical weapons or bomb Syria. The president said, “I do have to ask people, well, if, in fact, you’re outraged by the slaughter of innocent people, what are you doing...

Fact Checker: Obama Muslim Prayer Meme is False

(RNS) The people behind a popular chain e-mail about President Obama and the National Day of Prayer might want to think about the sin of omission. That’s omission, as in omitting facts. The widely circulated e-mail claims that Obama canceled a National Day of...

Obama Says Faith Mandates Him to Care for the Poor

WASHINGTON (RNS) President Obama connected his faith with his policies toward the poor at the National Prayer Breakfast on Thursday (Feb. 2), a subtle but sharp contrast to remarks made by presidential hopeful Mitt Romney the day before. “Living by the principle...

New White House Staffers Have Catholic, Jewish Ties

(RNS) President Obama on Tuesday (Jan. 10) named an immigration expert with longstanding ties to the Catholic Church as his top domestic policy official, continuing a campaign-year makeover of White House staff. The hiring of Cecilia Munoz, along with the appointment...