Does our getting involved in Syria meet the criteria of a just war?

Serious question! And here’s my serious answer: My comment at Elizabeth Esther’s: the damage inflicted by the aggressor on the nation or community of nations must be lasting, grave, and certain Which aggressor – the Syrian government or the rebels? They’re both aggressing. Why can’t they both lose? Either way, check. all other means of… Continue reading Does our getting involved in Syria meet the criteria of a just war?

It’s the Culture, Stupid, and It’s Killing Us.

From Regnum Novum on the appalling mess that is the State of California: We may be tempted to conclude that all of these folks, the union boss, the career politician are just congenital heels, incapable of thinking beyond themselves. To that I would just remind us that A) there but for the grace of God… Continue reading It’s the Culture, Stupid, and It’s Killing Us.