St. Thomas More Thomas More was executed this day, the Octave of Ss. Peter and Paul, in 1535. From the Catholic Encyclopedia: .... On 1 July, More was indicted for....

The True (Veggie Tales) Faith Canonist Pete Vere alleges I am mistaken about his (and Mark Shea's) apostasy from The True (Veggie Tales) Faith. But he quotes the Code of....

The (Minority) View from Abroad While Eurocrats, left-wing journalists, and other socialists rail at the USA for taking a stand they disapprove of — or is that for taking any....

"The Human Left-Wing Talking Point" Don't miss Juan's response to his favorite writer, Helen Thomas.

I Like These At OpinionJournal today: The Lights That Didn't Fail: Let's celebrate all that's right with our great country. (Peggy Noonan) Freedom's Checklist: Things to do tomorrow. (Claudia Rosett)

I Like This Jim Muir: One Nation Under the Politically Correct Pardon me if I seem a little out of sorts this morning, but my intolerance for tolerance has flared....

Feel Safe Now? 80-year-old woman strip-searched The daughters of an 80-year-old great-grandmother said Tuesday that their mother was strip-searched at Gerald R. Ford International Airport after her knee replacement set....

"A visitor's innocent query spurs historic revelations" Cool article in today's Philadelphia Inquirer about the discovery of the location of the original "White House"; that is, the president's mansion in....

Darn Where, O where, is David Nieporent? Ninth Circuit panel bans the Pledge for kids in skool, Supremes okay (some) school vouchers, some judge outlaws federal executions... and we ain't....

"Copyrights and the Constitution" Interesting article today by Phyllis Schlafly on an important topic: .... Colorful disputes over copyrights have continued throughout our history, and the U.S. Supreme Court this....

E-mail Announcement of Latest Issue of The View The View from the Core 07/01/02 is now available. Column: "America: Land of the Oppressed?" ("reprint") Featured Webpages: 12 new links posted....

"Church leaders need to honor relationships with families" A fine column by Nota Bene's Sean Gallagher in The Shelbyville News.

Feel Safe Now? From today's USA Today: Checkpoint screeners at 32 of the nation's largest airports failed to detect fake weapons — guns, dynamite or bombs — in almost a....

Just a Guess "Newdow" means "Dipwad" in some foreign language. From today's New York Times, an article about Mike Newdow, whose lawsuit got 2 of 3 judges to declare unconstitutional....

Summer Day's Course One of my poems was 12 years old on Saturday. Summer Day's Course I forgot to blog it that morning, but I am rather fond of it,....