Author Patrick Archbold

Yesterday, President Obama quoted Pope Francis on income inequality. During a Wednesday speech on income equality, Obama remarked, “Across the developed world, inequality has increased. Some of you may have seen just last week, the pope himself spoke about this… Continue Reading →

See, you can teach an old dog new tricks. The other day when the Pope released Evangelii Gaudium, I was immediately directed by some to the paragraph deriding free-market economics and ‘trickle-down’ theories. The paragraph I read said 54. In… Continue Reading →

I am a bad person and I need to go to confession. The only problem, I am worried that when I confess this particular sin I might lead the priest to error if he laughs too!! I was pulling into… Continue Reading →

Fools. It starts with robotic mules, but it doesn’t end there. *subhead*Rise of the machines.*subhead*

There have been some subtle changes to the trajectory of Pope Francis’ papacy that help me breathe a little easier. After two breathless months of interviews, reactions, counter-reactions, joy, hand-wringing, and media-hype it seems that the Pope is trying to… Continue Reading →

This is a fascinating article about a town that FEMA has turned down for Sandy aid because of its religious foundation. They will not be satisfied until every bit of public religion is wiped from view. It is not enough… Continue Reading →

Here are some very cool commercials. The first is an advert, in the form of a very short film, for the Irish Whiskey Tullamore Dew. I think it is very well done. ht to Deacon Greg. The second is a… Continue Reading →

There is no shortage of punditry and spin these days associated with President Obama’s policy and popularity crash. Many people would like you to believe that Obama is merely unpopular at the moment because of the ‘rough start’ to Obamacare…. Continue Reading →

Jack Vale explains it all. When you over-share, no telling who is watching. *subhead*Not cool.*subhead*