Thought this might be food for thought, again. Fr. Greeley always seems timeley… Let’s fill some trucks with books, drive them downtown and burn them in front of the Chicago Public Library. Let’s drive other trucks to the regional libraries and burn them, too . . . I mean the books, not the libraries, though [...]

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“Speak Softly,” said President Roosevelt (T), “and carry a big stick.” Sounds like good strategy for a country ready to take on the whole world. Yet for much of its history this country has been just the opposite. Many Americans believe the military power of the country is absolute and the leaders of the country [...]

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