By Miguel De La Torre This Tuesday, we as a nation vote. For some reason, the presidential cycle this year seemed nastier than usual. Emotional rhetoric replaced civil discourse. Rather than assessing the positives and negatives of the respective candidates,…
Citizenship questions cloud candidate’s eligibility
By Miguel De La Torre A candidate for the presidency of the United States of America was not born in the United States. Not only was his father not an American, born in some third-world country, but so was the…
Citizenship questions cloud candidate’s eligibility
By Miguel De La Torre A candidate for the presidency of the United States of America was not born in the United States. Not only was his father not an American, born in some third-world country, but so was the…
Nonviolence out of the abstract
By Miguel De La Torre As a social ethicist, I wrestle with issues concerning the use or rejection of violence. Should we, as a community, engage in violence when our lives and/or way of life are threatened? Or do we…
When food oppresses
By Miguel De La Torre Then God said, “I give you every seed-bearing plant on the face of the whole earth and every tree that has fruit with seed in it. They will be yours for food. And to all…
The people have spoken
By Miguel De La Torre There is no such thing as a “legitimate” rape, but despite my personal disagreement with Missouri Rep. Todd Akin’s opinion, I defend his right to voice it and to stay in the race for the…
Romney VP pick bad news for the poor
By Miguel De La Torre Show me your checkbook, and I’ll show you your commitment to Christ and his gospel message of liberation and salvation. Talk about following Jesus, apart from costly discipleship, has always been cheap. Commitment is measured…
Time to ban assault weapons
By Miguel De La Torre It has been a horrific day, and as I type these words the day is not yet over. I have shed tears. I have hugged my daughter closer. I have yelled and cursed God. I…
The politics of race
By Miguel De La Torre At 53, I am old enough to remember a pre-Civil Rights era when all types of shenanigans were employed to prevent certain groups of people (predominantly African-Americans) from voting. Heavily populated black districts would elect…