The new Bishop of Rome, and hence the Pope, is Jorge Mario Bergoglio, who has taken the name Francis (in English). He becomes Pope Francis. (By the way, the Vatican says he's Pope Francis, not Pope Francis I...
It came a little late compared to some other states, but a bipartisan group of Delaware lawmakers and religious leaders has launched a major push to abolish the death penalty in Delaware...
The heavy wooden door to the Sistine Chapel has been closed and locked, marking the start of the conclave to elect Benedict XVI's successor.
I've run the following analogy past Vatican watchers / journalists:
In a criminal trial here in the United States, if the jury returns a verdict quickly, more times than not the prosecutiion wins; the defendant is found guilty...
As a judge sets a new court date for ex-Miss Delaware Teen USA - Melissa King - to respond to a theft charge from Ocean City, Maryland, a WASHINGTON POST columnist has used Melissa King's (apparent) apperance in an adult video as the departure point for a debate over the age of consent for appearing in such videos...
NATIONAL JOURNAL has a rather insightful piece today illustrating how the conventional wisdom on containing health-care costs doesn't necessarily produce the desired outcome...
This is one of those times in this blog that I make no pretension of objectivity.
I hate Daylight Saving Time. Perhaps having something to do with getting up early in the morning, I have ALWAYS hated Daylight Saving Time...
Rand Paul really unleashed something last week:
National anxiety / debate over this country's use of drones.
I predicted in this blog a couple of years ago that drones would become a hot issue...
So, which stories / issues / topics are uppermost on your minds?
The nation's official unemployment rate falls to 7.7% - the lowest official jobless rate since 2008 - as the U...
Whether or not you agree with Rand Paul's libertarianism (or fall somewhere in between), the Senator from Kentucky yesterday launched a principled filibuster, temporarily blocking the advance of John Brennan as C...
If Delaware's Governor, Lieutenant Governor, Attorney General, and former Governor / Congressman Mike Castle have their way...Delaware lawmakers will pass legislation requiring background checks for almost all gun sales...
Have you been following the West Coast story about the way a senior independent living facility handled an 87-year-old woman who died after a staff member declined to perform CPR last week...
Occasionally on this blog, the issue of political correctness has come up.
I believe some examples of political correctness are hypersensitive and may even thwart the dissemination of vital information, while others are legitimate and have merit...
For all the conservative fiscal hawks who are fully prepared to let Sequestration run its course (including military cuts), it's fascinating to watch the pushback from what I would call internationalist conservatives, often at conservative Washington media and think-tanks...
The NEW YORK TIMES chronicles the abyss between Corporate America and average U.S. workers.
How could it be that Wall Street flirts with record highs, yet the U...
So what's on your mind as we begin the month of March and Sequestration starts in this country, while the Chair of Peter is vacant in Rome?
Of course, upstate, we had the bizarre news that a Wilmington police officer had been arrested in connection with a forgery and bigamy investigation...
Here we are at the end of the month, at the brink of sequester.
Perhaps it will not be as dramatic as first advertised.
On the other hand, you don't want to be in a state where the military and military contractors are pivotal to that state's economy...
Switzerland saw mass shootings at a factory near the city of Lucerne.
Three immediately killed (including the gunman), seven injured. One of the injuried later died...
For much of Tuesday afternoon, the big story upstate was bomb scare which forced the evacuation of the New Castle County courthouse.
But, around 5 P...
As Benedict's time on the chair of Peter is reduced to matter of hours, I've been reading many different tales on this transition in the Roman Catholic Church and the possible ramifications of a Pope from outside Europe or Norh America...
Further evidence of the continuing ideological split among Republicans, CPAC has dissed New Jersey Governor (and U.D. alum) Chris Christie... NOT inviting him to speak at its annual conference...
