The Real Pope Francis
Pope Francis is once again insisting that he is not a communist, that his abiding concern for “the poor” is grounded in the Gospel of Christ, not the ideology of Marx,...
About: Jack Kerwick, Ph.D.
Posts by Jack Kerwick, Ph.D.
The Truth About Neoconservatism
Neoconservatives admit that they're champions of Big Government — both home and abroad, so conservatives need to be wary. ...
Establishment Republican Hypocrisy
In their fight with the Tea Party, establishment Republicans imply that Tea Partiers are dogmatic purists who refuse to face the political realities of a two-party system, but it is establishment...
Most “Conservatives” Are Secretly Neoconservatives
A response to Washington Post blogger and Georgetown University political scientist John Sides who claims that most "conservatives" are secretly "liberals." I argue that they are secretly neoconservatives. ...
Straight Talk on the Legalization of Drugs
Many conservatives continue to advocate harsh penalties on marijuana use and distribution, though there are harsh consequences for continuing the practice. ...
Neoconservatives, Libertarians, and MLK
Neoconservatives disdain non-interventionist libertarians yet they praise Martin Luther King, Jr. — an obvious illogical inconsistency. ...
The Case of Edward Snowden: Reason v. Rhetoric
The inconsistencies of Snowden's detractors are revealed. ...
More Thoughts on the NSA
Whether the NSA has "abused" its powers is irrelevant in deciding whether to allow its surveillance of Americans; its powers are inimical to liberty. ...
Remembering “the King of Conservative Talk Radio,” Bob Grant
Before there were Rush and the others, there was the late, great Bob Grant, the one-time "king of conservative talk radio," now dead at 84. ...
How “Conservatives” Help the Left
"Conservatives'" knee-jerk defensiveness toward all criticisms of every effort on the part of government to fight a "war on terror" expedites the Left's project to "fundamentally transform" America. ...
Phil Robertson, His Critics, and the World
If Duck Dynasty's Phil Robertson is "vile," then so too is every one of the world's historic ethical and religious traditions. ...
Ideology, Language, and Income “Inequality”
The very language that is used to defend liberty is stacked against it. ...
The Fallacies at the Heart of Socialism
Darren Hutchinson, a professor of constitutional law who favors socialist redistribution of wealth, relies on the fatal flaws in his ideology to make his case that liberty can go hand in...
To Pope Francis: Hearts, Not “Economies,” Is the Object of Christian Charity
There is a definite contrast between Pope Francis' focus on "states" and "economies" and Jesus' focus on the heart. ...
“Conservatives,” Mandela, and the Founders: Do Conservatives Really Believe in Liberty?
In the wake of Nelson Mandela's death, there are glaring inconsistencies in the statements by many self-declared "conservatives" who now praise Nelson Mandela as a "freedom fighter." ...