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Motherless Russia

“In general, Russia suffers from a frightening poverty in the sphere of facts and a frightening wealth of all types of arguments,” wrote Chekhov in a letter to a friend. Now, Russia suffers from a destructive poverty of a sort that she has not in

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Irish Exceptionalism at an End?

December 7, 2006     Vol. 8 / No. 48 Irish Exceptionalism At an End? Last month, I went on a short speaking tour of the Republic of Ireland (not the northern bit), the first time I had been to that country.  I spent a week there giving

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Suicide of the West?

17 November 2006     Vol. 8 / No. 45 Dear Colleague: Earlier this year we sent Joseph A. D’Agostino to Rome where, among other activities, he interviewed two Vatican prelates. Here is what they had to say about the life issues and demographics. Suicide of the West?

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300 Million and Immigration: Separating the Issues

America’s population reached 300 million people in October. Those of us who see people as a resource celebrated, especially since we recognize the need for more workers to support America’s baby boomers in their impending retirement. Yet even many who have a pro-people attitude and

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Fighting for Life In Taiwan

Father Louis Aldrich, S.J. directs the Human Life Ethics Research center in Taiwan. The center is located on the campus of Fu-Jen Catholic University near the capital, Taipei. PRI President Steven Mosher was recently in Taiwan to film a segment of his EWTN series, and

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Global Monitor

More Sex Ed or Abstinence Promotion for British Schoolchildren A recent report from the Institute for Public Policy Research (IPPR), Britain’s leading progressive think tank, says that schoolchildren in England as young as 10 years of age should be instructed in use of contraceptives. Why?

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Political Correctness, Paradox and Silence

When the London terrorist bombings occurred in July 2005, Jack Cashill, author of a penetrating analysis into the radical politicization of Western elites entitled Hoodwinked (Nelson, 2005), made a public bet. He stated that he would personally buy the uncut version of Michael Moore’s Fahrenheit

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300 Million and Immigration: Separating the Issues

13 October 2006   Volume 8 / Number 40 Dear Colleague: Population growth benefits America, whatever the flaws of our current immigration system. 300 Million and Immigration: Separating the Issues America’s population will reach 300 million people on Tuesday morning. Those of us who see people

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Three Hundred Million and Counting

September 8, 2006 Volume 8, Number 35  Dear Colleague: Americans should celebrate their coming 300 millionth fellow resident. But many wrong-headed commentators will be complaining. Steven W. Mosher President Three Hundred Million and Counting Sometime next month, the U.S. Census Bureau will announce that the population

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Motherless Russia

“In general, Russia suffers from a frightening poverty in the sphere of facts and a frightening wealth of all types of arguments,” wrote Chekhov in

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Suicide of the West?

17 November 2006     Vol. 8 / No. 45 Dear Colleague: Earlier this year we sent Joseph A. D’Agostino to Rome where, among other activities, he interviewed

Read More »

Fighting for Life In Taiwan

Father Louis Aldrich, S.J. directs the Human Life Ethics Research center in Taiwan. The center is located on the campus of Fu-Jen Catholic University near

Read More »

Global Monitor

More Sex Ed or Abstinence Promotion for British Schoolchildren A recent report from the Institute for Public Policy Research (IPPR), Britain’s leading progressive think tank,

Read More »

Three Hundred Million and Counting

September 8, 2006 Volume 8, Number 35  Dear Colleague: Americans should celebrate their coming 300 millionth fellow resident. But many wrong-headed commentators will be complaining. Steven

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