Timothy Geithner and Tom Daschle–Whatever Happened to Honor?

Timothy Geithner and Tom Daschle have been in the news lately because they failed to pay sizable sums in federal income taxes. They failed to pay, that is, until they were nominated to prestigious positions in President Obama’s cabinet.
President Obama has promised an ethical and transparent administration, yet he continued to affirm his nomination of [...]

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Abortion: scoring political points with death

In the throes of yet another U.S. presidential campaign (do they ever cease?), the issue of abortion is again before the public. Soon-to-be Democratic nominee Barack Obama gladly trumpets his endorsement of “a woman’s right to choose” in order to set himself against his Republican opponent.
I’ve always been intrigued by that phrase: “a woman’s right [...]

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