Morality on Townhall

Tunisian court fines TV boss on morality charges Thu May 3

Reuters News
Catholic bishops criticize Ryan budget cuts to food stamps Wed Apr 18

Townhall.com Staff
Spot the Newest Low Fri Apr 13

Brent Bozell

The poobahs of our popular culture never seem happy unless they're taking entertainment down to the "next level" of deviancy. ... more
Pomp and Circumstance Fri Apr 13

Paul Greenberg

It'll be quite a ceremony -- you could even call it a spectacle -- at Fayetteville, Ark., come Sunday. It seems Bill Clinton is due back at the University of Arkansas, where he once taught law, to deliver the first in a new lecture series named after Dale Bumpers and his wife Betty. ... more
Electronic Liberation Wed Apr 11

Terry Jeffrey

Years ago, the monks at Saint Catherine's Monastery, which sits at the foot of Mount Sinai, maintained a dormitory for visitors. It was a rustic place, where a noisy, gas-powered generator provided the only electricity. ... more
A Sad True Story Shows Morality is Lacking Thu Mar 22

Marybeth Hicks

This is a story with no good ending. There's not likely to be a peaceful reckoning, or a positive life lesson. It's just pointless and sad, no matter how you look at it. ... more
First World Problems Tue Mar 20

Rachel Marsden

After being bombarded with news of Third World problems for so long, I figured it was time to give a bit of equal time to First World suffering. ... more
Lefty Ethicists: Hey, What's So Bad About Fourth Trimester Abortions? Thu Mar 15

Guy Benson
The Devil Made Me Do It! Mon Mar 12

Terry Paulson

As with C.S. Lewis, I cannot disclose how this devilish, intercepted communication fell into my hands, but disclose it I must. ... more
The Kids Are Not Always Alright Tue Feb 28

Michael Brown

According to a popular 2010 movie, the children of anonymous sperm donors are often successful at tracking down their donor dad(s), and in the end, to use the movie’s title, “The Kids Are Alright.” The AnonymousUs.org website, which features the real life stories of “voluntary and involuntary participants in these [reproductive] technologies,” paints a very different picture. ... more
Obama's Morality Fri Feb 24

Armstrong Williams

This just in: the Catholic Church is not a religious organization. ... more
Satan and Santorum: Perspective from Reagan's Evil Empire Speech Thu Feb 23

Paul Kengor

The secular world today trembles and shudders at the sight of Rick Santorum speaking on good and evil at Ave Maria University in Florida in 2008. ... more
Rick Santorum's Baggage: Loaded with Hypocrisy and Moral Perfection Fri Feb 17

Crystal Wright

Rick Santorum may be riding high in the polls of late, running neck in neck with Romney, but he’s not the Mr. Clean picture of social conservative perfection he wants everyone to believe. ... more
Tunisia arrests 3 journalists in morality dispute Thu Feb 16

Reuters News
Romney's Risks in Clean Living: Voters Expect a Little Sin on a Rap Sheet Fri Feb 3

Suzanne Fields

"I don't smoke, and I don't chew, and I don't go out with girls who do." My, how times have changed since kids amused each other with schoolyard doggerel like that one. ... more
Who Commissioned Us to Remake the World? Fri Jan 27

Pat Buchanan

U.S. Ambassador Michael McFaul, Obama's man in Moscow, who just took up his post, has received a rude reception. And understandably so. ... more
How Do You Feel About A "Christian" America? Tue Nov 8

Michael Brown

According to social commentator Bill Muehlenberg, “The fate of a nation is intimately tied up with its moral and spiritual condition.” If this is true, would it be wrong for conservative Christians, within the parameters established by our Constitution and laws, to do everything in their power to take the lead in the political and educational and media and business sectors of our country? Or does the very thought of that send shivers up your spine? ... more
Santorum Right About Morality and Economy Mon Nov 7

Star Parker

Santorum may be dragging up the rear in the line-up of Republican presidential candidates, but I am grateful to him for being the only candidate who insists that the so-called “social issues” remain an integral, explicit part of his agenda. ... more
Occupiers Prove Point of Column in Emails Wed Nov 2

Marybeth Hicks

If my email is any indication, the great divide in our nation is not between the haves and the have-nots, but between the literate and the folks who never learned the difference between there, their and they’re. ... more
Why are Suicides so High in the Wealthiest Country in the World? Thu Oct 27

Rachel Alexander

Although the U.S. is the wealthiest country in the world, our suicide rate is the 39th highest in the world. Last year, 35,000 adults in the U.S. committed suicide. A new report by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention found that 1 in 100 adults planned to commit suicide in the past year, a total of 2.2 million adults. ... more
Police arrest 2 drivers in Chinese girl's death Sun Oct 23

AP News
Greek crisis: what would the ancients say? Sat Oct 22

AP News
Chinese toddler ignored after hit-and-run dies Fri Oct 21

AP News
Sexual Responsibility and Fiscal Responsibility Go Hand in Hand Fri Oct 21

Star Parker

Last week the House passed with bi-partisan support the Protect Life Act, which amends the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (Obamacare) to assure that no taxpayer dollars will be used to fund abortion. It also assures that health care providers which do not wish to provide abortions are not forced to by government. ... more
Israel torn by morality of Shalit prisoner swap Sun Oct 16

Reuters News
China's elite open key meeting amid jockeying Sat Oct 15

AP News