essays by Vincent Ryan Ruggiero
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10, 2018
Democrats’ Contempt for American Values
Thucydides Democrat officials’ opposition to Donald Trump originated during the Republican primary in dislike of his rude verbal [...]
4
10, 2018
Making Sense of Ford v Kavanaugh
The September 27th testimony of Christine Blasey Ford and Brett Kavanaugh was exhausting not only for the two of them but [...]
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09, 2018
The Kavanaugh Affair as IQ Test
Even the worst situation can produce at least a little good. The early remarks of prominent Democrat politicians following Christine [...]
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09, 2018
Abortion: the Democrats’ Sacrament
To call abortion a recurring Democratic platform plank would be reasonable, but to call it a sacrament? That is surely [...]
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09, 2018
The Rising Popularity of Socialism, Part 2
Part 1 noted the recent resurgence of socialism in America, examined the philosophy and goals of its main advocate—The Democratic [...]
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09, 2018
Celibacy, Sexual Abuse, and the Denigration of Women
Original Sin as depicted by Brueghel and Rubens In a recent essay I noted that, while allegedly [...]
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08, 2018
Abusers, Enablers, and Jesus, Part 2
The two greatest Catholic sins of our time are the disgusting sexual abuse of our young people by priests and [...]
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08, 2018
Abusers, Enablers, and Jesus
The story of Catholic priests and sex abuse is back in the news and it is no less painful for [...]
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08, 2018
The Rising Popularity of Socialism
A new Gallup poll reveals that 57 percent of Democratic voters and those leaning Democrat have a favorable view of [...]
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08, 2018
The Catechism on the Death Penalty
The Catechism of the Catholic Church has recently revised its teaching on capital punishment (section 2267). The new section, approved [...]