With the midterm elections finally behind us, it’s a good time for creatively looking ahead and considering some out-of-the-box ideas for moving this country forward — and, as President Obama would say, out of the ditch. As an American, influenced strongly by Catholic Christian ideals, here are my thoughts on what needs to be done.…

A couple of noteworthy quotes from over the weekend. “The country’s 24-hour [news cycle] did not cause our problems but its existence makes solving them that much harder. If we amplify everything, we hear nothing. There are terrorists and racists and Stalinists and Theocrats. But those are titles that must be earned. You must have…

A reader of EOnline makes a solid point and follows with a pointed question:  Charlie Sheen gets in trouble–again–and nothing happens to him. Meanwhile, Mel Gibson gets fired from a cameo. Why the double standard? EOnLine’s answer person responds by comparing the two stars’ public scandal sheets — which amounts to a clash of the…

The Culture and Media Institute notes a revealing moment from CNN’s American Morning. CMI’s Eric Brown reports that the moment occurred when co-anchor Kiran Chetry questioned Christian Broadcasting Network political reporter David Brody about his interview with Christine O’Donnell, the Tea Party-supported GOP Senate candidate in Delaware, Specifically, Chetry asked about O’Donnell’s reply to a…

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