Okay, enough with all the bad news about the leaky Supreme Court, ThrillBilly elegies in Ohio, World War 2.5 in Europe, and a stock market sinking like a Russian flagship. Time for some upbeat happy news! Um, sorry, I don’t have any. But will you settle for some different stuff to worry about? Like that … Continue reading Two Weekend Bulletins: Cases and ‘Canes?
I can relate to this article. I published one like it in a Boston alternative weekly in early January of 1973. Angry letters poured in for weeks, until January 22, when Roe v. Wade was issued; then my qualms & quibbles were instantly forgotten. I wasn’t sorry. Since then, some of my views have evolved, … Continue reading A Progressive Catholic Goes There: Against Abortion, But Supports Keeping Roe
I’m not in the habit of taking political advice from rightwing websites. Never mind a site started by Tucker Carlson; or from anything else associated with the top Fox News motormouth. But the headline below, I admit, gave me pause today. So here it is, with some comments in bold dark red. The Daily Caller: … Continue reading Roy Cooper for President?
Philadelphia Inquirer — May 3, 2022 by Jonathan Tamari and Max Marin Bob Casey is one of the last ‘pro-life’ Democrats. The Supreme Court decision is going to test his views. WASHINGTON — When the Sandy Hook school shooting rocked the country, Pennsylvania Sen. Bob Casey changed his longtime stance on the Second Amendment, becoming … Continue reading Sen. Bob Casey: The “Pro-Life” Democrat, Walking a Fine Line, On a Narrow Path, Down a Lonely Road, through a Minefield
Some liberal pundits are predicting a tidal wave of backlash against the leaked SCOTUS decision to reverse Roe & Casey, the decisions that have made abortion a right since 1973, forty-nine years ago. (The full text of the draft decision is here.) I’ve written that, while a Roe supporter, I’m not at all sure any … Continue reading Quakers & the End of Abortion Rights: A Very Mixed Bag