articles by Vincent Ryan Ruggiero about politics
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10, 2016
My Political Disgust
Call me a malcontent, if you wish, but I am disgusted with most politicians, their paid spokespeople, and the media [...]
5
10, 2016
Thinking Catholic with Mike Pence
The Vice-Presidential debate provided a perfectly articulated argument for the traditional Catholic view of a politician’s obligation regarding abortion. Ironically, [...]
7
08, 2016
How Did Trump Treat His Ghostwriter?
A friend of mine recently referred me to a New Yorker article entitled “Donald Trump’s Ghostwriter Tells All” and asked [...]
7
08, 2016
Trump’s Deus Ex Machina
Greek and Roman plays often ended with a divine being descending from above (by means of a crane) and resolving [...]
3
08, 2016
Eye of the Beholder, Cinema Style
If you had a choice between a movie that was rated 5% (out of 100%) and one rated 84%, which [...]
27
07, 2016
Ted Cruz’s Missed Opportunity
Senator Ted Cruz is a born-again Christian and the son of an Evangelical pastor who exhorts his congregation to “tithe [...]
27
06, 2016
The Voters’ Dilemma
It is no exaggeration to say that the 2016 election will be one of the most important in many decades. [...]
23
06, 2016
Trump’s Intellectual Difficulties
Since Donald Trump began campaigning for the presidency a year ago, his name-calling and denigration of individuals and groups and [...]
13
04, 2016
How Charitable Are the Candidates?
In evaluating political candidates, it is helpful to determine how closely their actions match their words. In the matter of [...]
18
03, 2016
Was My Primary Vote Wasted?
I got up before dawn on March 15th to cast my vote in the Florida presidential primary. The candidate I [...]