September/October 2000

Older and Wiser 0
- September/October 2000
- September 1, 2000
Religious Right watchdogs may remember the flap in late 1996 and early 1997 over a symposium in Richard John Neuhaus's journal First Things. I argued in the pages of Liberty (September/October 1997) that two constituencies of what could be termed broadly the Religious Right were demonstrating very different loyalties. Neuhaus and his fellow Christian neo-
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Bubble-Zone Freedom 0
- September/October 2000
- September 1, 2000
The young woman, like so many others before her, brushes past the older woman on the sidewalk, averting her eyes from a sign with a baby's picture and the words "Why, Mom–When I Have So Much Love to Give?" "We have only about seven seconds to try to make a contact with them," says 52
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The Faithful Prey 0
- September/October 2000
- September 1, 2000
These people were talking about Philip Harmon, a genial salesman from Camano Island, Washington. Unfortunately, their experience was shared by hundreds of other churchgoers. They were all mistaken in their judgment of this "good" man. Harmon was a "crook," who stole more than $30 million from several hundred investors. Many of his victims were in
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Pat continued to stake out that position. But as a guest on that show back in 1998 I felt duty-bound to remind the conservative firebrand that just four years earlier a nationally syndicated columnist had written "The reason voters in 16 states rejected voucher proposals on the ballot was because they didn't want the 'poisoned

The Limits of Civil Authority 0

There are limits to the authority of the civil power, and these limits should be clearly understood by the people. A republican form of government, as contrasted with an absolute monarchy, implies a limitation to the powers of the government beyond which it cannot rightfully go. Civil government is not the custodian of the souls

Obiter 0

The moment had a surreal quality to it. It happened at Phoenix airport back in March. In transit on my way back to the Washington, D.C., area, I decided to spend some time in the frequent fliers' lounge. The general concourse was flooded with Sunday travelers, and noisy with discussion. But no amount of noise

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