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Dangling Conversations
Posing the moral questions facing the next American president.
By George Weigel
Posted: Tuesday, October 7, 2008
Between "gotcha" questions and the ubiquitous gaffe-watch, there hasn't been much serious moral debate in the endgame of this presidential campaign. In the hope that it's not too late to raise the level of a public discussion too often conducted in sound bites, here are some urgent moral questions to be pressed on those who would lead us.  [Read More]
"No Distinction Between the U.S. and Israel"
The Gathering Storm, October 7, 2008
By Rick Santorum
Posted: Tuesday, October 7, 2008
At an IAEA meeting in Vienna on Saturday, Israel said North Korea is supplying several countries with nuclear technology. "The Middle East remains on the receiving end of the DPRK's reckless activities," Israeli delegate David Danieli was quoted as saying. "At least half a dozen countries in the region . . . have become eager recipients...through black market and covert network channels." Though he didn't name names, he was likely referring to Iran, Syria, and Libya but may also be including Egypt, the United Arab Emirates, and Yemen.  [Read More]
Iran's Bob Dylan
By Keith Pavlischek
Posted: Monday, October 6, 2008
An Unhealthy Debate
Obama and Biden's health-care deceptions.
By Yuval Levin
Posted: Sunday, October 5, 2008
In his debate with Sarah Palin, Joe Biden launched a series of attacks on John McCain's health care proposal that are either badly confused or deeply dishonest. None of them stand up to scrutiny.  [Read More]
There's Nothing Wrong With Single-Issue Politics
By Colleen Carroll Campbell
Posted: Sunday, October 5, 2008
Lately, my inbox has been flooded with mass e-mails soaked in religious rhetoric and urging a vote for Sen. Barack Obama. The names vary -- "Catholics United," "The Matthew 25 Network," "The Joshua Generation Project" -- but their message is the same: It's time for religious Americans to renounce single-issue voting.  [Read More]
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EPPC on Book TV
Weigel Featured on "In Depth"

On Sunday, June 1, EPPC Distinguished Senior Fellow George Weigel was featured on C-SPAN2/Book TV's program "In Depth."

Click here to view the program online.   


Religion and the Media
Michael Cromartie
Faith Angle Conference -- May 2008

EPPC Vice President Michael Cromartie moderated a series of discussions in May at the semi-annual Faith Angle Conference sponsored by the Pew Forum on Religion and Public Life and held in Key West, Florida. Transcripts of the informative talks are now available online.


 American Evangelicalism: New Leaders, New Faces, New Issues -- D. Michael Lindsay, author of Faith in the Halls of Power: How Evangelicals Joined the American Elite, describes eight fallacies or misconceptions he held as he began his book.

 Religious Voters in the 2008 Election: What It Means for Democrats, Republicans -- William A. Galston, a senior fellow at The Brookings Institution and an assistant for domestic policy in the Clinton administration, discusses the importance of the Catholic vote in 2008.

 How Our Brains are Wired for Belief -- What does brain science add to age-old debates about the existence of God and the value of religion? Can political parties and religious groups use scientific insights to influence the beliefs of others? Dr. Andrew Newberg and Mr. David Brooks raise these questions and share their insights with journalists.