Outside the Beltway

With pundits like this, no wonder we have the problems we have.

Sometimes the bird gives you the bird

One last post on Dreher.

Things finally got too weird for his benefactor.

The latest strategic moral panic from the far right

The only way to save our freedom is to destroy it.

The right questions are: 1) why do some some on the right like him, and 2) should this concern us all?

Hungary is part of a broader global trend, but the real issue isn’t Hungary, it is the Americans who praise Hungary.

Some recent news items that add to concern about American democracy.

Why the ‘moral majority’ is willing to tolerate so much immorality from their leader.

From Rod Dreher

Much like the President they obsequiously defend, Republicans have become useful idiots in Russia’s war on Western liberal democracy.

Chick-Fil-A is ending its charitable giving to organizations that oppose LGBT rights, and conservatives are predictably freaking out.

Pope Francis defrocked former Cardinal Theodore McCarrick after decades of allegations of abuse of young boys and seminarians.

The Trump Administration is preparing a policy change that will essentially define transgender Americans out of existence.

The Ukrainian branch of the Russian Orthodox Church is pushing for independence. Church leaders in Moscow are not too happy about this.

Pope Francis accepted the resignation of the Archbishop of Washington, D.C this week, but his letter reveals that he still has a blind spot when it comes to the Catholic abuse scandal.

Pope Francis took the rare step of sending a letter addressed to all of the world’s Catholics on the sexual abuse scandal. Words are fine, but they need action to back them up.

One of the most prominent members of the American Catholic hierarchy has been removed from office in the face of mounting allegations of sexual abuse that stretch back decades.

Three new polls show that Republicans basically agree with the leader of their party when it comes to the issue of Russian interference in American elections.

A writer at National Review is proposing a compromise on the issue of transgender rights. Needless to say, many conservatives aren’t very happy about it.

The Atlantic fired one of their few conservative voices for saying women who have abortions should be hanged. Was this beyond the pale?

The Vatican has stopped short of calling the reports “Fake news.”

Americans as a whole are becoming less religious and some people are panicking about it.

Republicans sure have changed their mind about Vladimir Putin.