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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.…

The Republicans have taken over the House and nearly retaken the Senate. Are things really about to fundamentally change in Washington? How can the new Congress prove that it means business? Here’s something that’s been making the rounds via e-mail. The idea is that everyone pass it along to 20 people and form a movement…

I give The Today Show credit for at least questioning the role the media plays in creating a courser and seemingly less kind culture. Using Mary Elizabeth Williams’ Salon article declaring the death of decorum as a jumping off point, part one of the Today series rattled through a montage of prime examples of high-profile…

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…

The Drudge Report is leaking some tidbits from Decision Points (due out Nov. 9), George W. Bush’s highly-anticipated memoir chronicling the most important decisions in his life. Faith, it seems, played a major role in helping him not only to make those decisions but to stand by them. With chapter titles that include Quitting (on…

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…

Missy Smith, who is running against longtime Democrat incumbent Eleanor Holmes Norton in the race to Washington D.C.’s delegate to the U.S. House of Representatives, is out with what may be the most controversial ad of this campaign season (and that’s really saying something). (Note: The images diplayed in the ad are extremely graphic.) Smith,…

I had the good pleasure to talk with Ricky Skaggs last week. The 14-time Grammy-winning country music legend’s latest album called Mosaic features a collection of Christian-themed songs that serve as a testament to a career and life grounded in faith. Skaggs, 56, one of the best-selling stars the country music genre has ever produced…

The fallout continues from NPR’s decision to fire news analyst Juan Williams for admitting on The O’Reilly Factor that he gets a little a nervous when a group of Muslims board an airliner he is flying on. Whether his feelings are right or wrong, he’s certainly not alone in having them and a consensus appears…
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