The creation of a decent society is premised upon ending capitalism.

Over the past few weeks, the Catholic Church has found itself mired in controversy, plagued by an ever-growing sexual abuse scandal unfolding in Europe. The pope himself has come under substantial criticism, to such an extent that a leading German magazine titled a report, “The Failed Papacy of Benedict XVI.”

Yet the media’s growing chorus of criticism reveals as much about itself as it does about the mishaps of Pope Benedict XVI. It reveals much about how the media thinks about itself, and about the media’s worldview of what society ought to be like.

Kevin Baker nails it

Liberals should distance themselves from “liberalism.”

An aging DFH reflects on the complete capitulation of the left to the “centrist” DLC faction of the Democratic Party — yet again.

How Obama’s failure on Health Care reform sets back the Democratic Party for a generation.

Synopsis of the roll Ted Kennedy played in the Senate and the Democratic Party and why his form of liberalism may have died with him.

The economic crisis presents a great opportunity for new directions in economic policy, but we should not just dust off the old agendas from the past.

It is easy to be engaged when your rights are being infringed, but it is often harder to care when others are suffering. For us to have a healthy democracy, we must be strong defenders of all rights even those that we don’t like.

Ruben Navarrette, Jr. warns us of the pressing danger of “liberal racism” – though it’s a bit mysterious just who those liberal racists are.