Outside the Beltway

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.

The Strzok hearing provides a return to this timeworn favorite.

In a 5-4 party-line vote, the High Court declared that the Constitution and Federal Law give the President broad authority over immigration.

The Supreme Court declined, for now, to hear the appeal of a Washington state florist who declined to provide services for a same-sex wedding. The issues it raises, though, are likely to return to the Court in the future.

Donald Trump hinted that he’s considering a pardon for Muhammad Ali, but Ali doesn’t need a pardon.

He thinks his Constitutional rights are being violated. They’re not.

In the age of Trump, morality is optional for conservatives.

Just as they did three years ago when they legalized same-sex marriage, Irish voters turned out in record numbers to repeal the nation’s ban on abortion.

The number of Americans professing no religious affiliation is on the rise. This will have some interesting cultural and political implications.

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 church sponsors 20 percent of the youth organization’s membership.

The incident involving Paul Ryan and the House Chaplain has raised some questions.

After hastily removing the House Chaplain under unclear circumstances, Speaker of the House Paul Ryan has reversed himself.

The Supreme Court heard oral argument in the challenge to President Trump’s Muslim Travel Ban. It didn’t appear to go well for the challengers.

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

Not surprisingly, John Bolton has some links to particularly shady people on the right.

Stephen Hawking possessed one of the greatest minds in history, but he will likely be most remembered for not letting a debilitating disease stop him from contributing to our understanding of the universe.

Billy Graham was the son of a North Carolina farmer who grew up to become a counselor to Presidents, Prime Ministers, and even a Queen.

Another day, another Court ruling against the Trump Administration.

The Supreme Court agreed to hear the Government’s appeal of the Trump Administration’s revised Muslim Travel Ban

Late yesterday, a panel of the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals issued a ruling striking down the latest version of Trump’s Muslim Travel Ban.

The Supreme Court is allowing the latest version of Donald Trump’s Muslim Travel Ban to go into effect.

A horrible terror attack in Egypt.

The first in an occasional series.

While the President of the United States continues to create chaos, Xi Jinping consolidates his power in China.

White House Chief Of Staff John Kelly publicly defended the President’s call to a military widow yesterday, but he got several facts wrong in the process.

The Trump Administration has issued a new travel ban to replace the temporary one that expired late last week, but it still suffers from most of the same defects as its initial efforts.

The Trump Administration has suffered another Court defeat related to the President’s Muslim Travel Ban.

Some Presidents knew how to respond to racism and hatred. The current President doesn’t.

My apologies to Bob Dreyfuss and Rolling Stone.

The Supreme Court has accepted the appeal of a Colorado baker in a case that will determine if claims of religious liberty and free expression outweigh the application of generally applicable laws against discrimination.

The Supreme Court ruled today that states may not exclude church-run schools from an aid program with a wholly secular purpose.

A van struck a crowd outside a London mosque late last night in an attack by a man who said he wanted to kill Muslims.

The Trump Administration’s Muslim Travel Ban suffers another defeat at the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals.

R.I.P., Caped Crusader

President Trump took to Twitter again this morning and promptly shot himself in the foot.

President Trump’s speech on Islam was a change of tone. However, as critics noted, it was short on substance and is unlikely to accomplish anything.

Another day in Court for President Trump’s Muslim ban.

Extolling an “eye for an eye” kind of justice is not in keeping with the ethics of Jesus.

The Supreme Court heard oral argument yesterday in a case dealing with whether Missouri can deny a religious school from participating in a program to make school playgrounds safer.

Judge Gorsuch is now Justice Gorsuch and it’s time to hit the ground running.

With the exception of the mandatory Federal death penalty appeals, the legal process is basically over in the Charleston Church shootings.

The announcement of a new Muslim travel ban Executive Order has been delayed once again.