Author: David Freddoso

By Jun 13,2004

A statement, not an apology

I was in third grade on January 28, 1986, the day the Challenger exploded. I had just returned home weeks earlier from a vacation tour of Cape Canaveral, where I...

By May 16,2004

Can Catholics reclaim clarity?

Those interested in “the Catholic vote” in the approaching presidential election should take a look at this month’s happenings in New Jersey, because they may signal the beginning of a...

By Mar 21,2004

Our black-robed rulers

Sometimes irony has a way of jumping off the page and sticking red-hot pokers into your eyeballs. Take, for example, the op-ed that appeared in The New York Times on January 26,...

By Feb 22,2004

The losing side of history

The Cold War and the ominous threat of Communist expansion are long over. Still Americans should start thinking about communism again. Why dig up the past? Because our current enemy–loosely...

By Jan 25,2004

Feeding the sharks

There was room for doubt after the narrow 2000 election, but there was none after 2002. President Bush took firm control of Washington, his popularity decisive in establishing Republican control...