I believe that human flourishing requires strong families living in strong communities with strong local institutions. I believe this vision is threatened both by a culture that devalues these things and by an unfettered economy. This leaves me leaning to the right on cultural issues and to the left on economic ones.
"I would like very much to know what the Founding Fathers would say if they could see these children being debauched to further the cause of Clearasil. However, I always suspected democracy would come to this. A firm rule must be imposed upon our nation before it destroys itself. The United States needs some theology and geometry, some taste and decency. I suspect that we are teetering on the edge of the abyss."