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A Closer Look™ with Sheila Liaugminas features notable experts, newsmakers, elected officials, scholars and clergy on a variety of current event topics including social and moral issues, politics, and... more
FAQs about A Closer Look:How many episodes does A Closer Look have?The podcast currently has 832 episodes available.
July 12, 2018A Closer Look with Sheila Liaugminas, July 12, 2018On today’s show: Guest: Michael New, scholar and Professor at Ave Maria, University, breaks down the electorate in light of recent polling. Pro-life candidates have an advantage. Polling data does not tell the whole story. Americans only support abortion in extreme cases – yet those cases are only a small portion of the total number. […]...more55minPlay
July 11, 2018A Closer Look with Sheila Liaugminas, July 11, 2018Guest Host: Ed Morissey Guest Host: Ed Morrissey of Hot Air.com Guest, Mallory Quigley of Susan B. Anthony List joins Ed to talk about initiatives in battleground states to elect pro-life lawmakers, and their reaction to the Kavanaugh nomination. We haven’t heard the last from or about Amy Comey Barrett – first people we should […]...more57minPlay
July 10, 2018A Closer Look with Sheila Liaugminas, July 10, 2018On today’s show: President Trump nominates Brett Cavanaugh for the U.S. Supreme Court. Sheila breaks down New York Times article: “A Liberal’s Case for Brett Cavanaugh” by a self-proclaimed liberal Yale Law School professor, who calls Trump’s choice “superb”. Guest: Congressman Jeff Fortenberry discusses his recent trip to the Holy Land. The way to peace, and the role of Christians […]...more55minPlay
July 09, 2018A Closer Look with Sheila Liaugminas, July 9, 2018On today’s show: Special Guest: President Trump will announce the next replacement candidate for the United States Supreme Court. Brett Cavanaugh is the leading candidate. Catholicism in the spotlight again – with reference to possible impact on abortion law. Can Congress apply a “litmus test” to future candidates to support their pet rulings? Roe […]...more55minPlay
July 03, 2018A Closer Look with Sheila Liaugminas, July 3, 2018On today’s show… A single, engaging guest: Msgr. Stuart Swetland: Independence Day and freedom rightly ordered; Justice and Catholic Social Teaching; Feast of St. Thomas, witness of courage...more46minPlay
July 02, 2018A Closer Look with Sheila Liaugminas, July 2, 2018On today’s show… Guest, Robert P. George: Constitutional jurisprudence; major Supreme Court rulings; Justice Kennedy era; politicizing Supreme Court pick (Link: https://billygraham.org/decision-magazine/december-2016/the-supreme-court-where-do-we-go-from-here/) Roe v Wade is poor constitutional law, with regard to unborn life — it’s corruption of constitutional law, it just has to go. Guest, Matthew Franck: Constitutional Originalism; what the Framers intended; separation […]...more55minPlay
June 29, 2018A Closer Look with Sheila Liaugminas, June 29, 2018On today’s show: Francie Broghammer: When video gaming gets addictive, dangerous; isolation, depression, mental health issues; violence against others, suicide contagion (Link: https://www.aacap.org/AACAP/Families_and_Youth/Facts_for_Families/FFF-Guide/Children-and-Video-Games-Playing-with-Violence-091.aspx) With a lack of strong male role models in our culture, attention to what we allow to influence young men is critical. Caller: Jack, from Austin – brought his addiction to TV […]...more55minPlay
June 29, 2018A Closer Look with Sheila Liaugminas, June 28, 2018On today’s show: Guest, Attorney Harold Cassidy (Link: https://www.thecassidylawfirm.com/) Constitutional law, the Kennedy era, what kind of justice we seek; Justice Kennedy and Roe; Supreme Court and legacies. Justice Kennedy might not weep if Roe v. Wade is overturned; Casey decision sorted through possibility that Roe was incorrectly decided but did not receive the votes […]...more55minPlay
June 27, 2018A Closer Look with Sheila Liaugminas, June 27, 2018On today’s show: ‘Religious Freedom, Supreme Court, Congress & Immigration’ Guest, Archbishop Joseph Kurtz (Link: http://www.usccb.org/issues-and-action/religious-liberty/religious-freedom-week/index.cfm) Religious Freedom Week leads into Independence Day; the news today reminds us that freedom of religion is our most cherished first freedom. Civility in the public square begins with the language we use; rather than criticizing the institution or agency […]...more58minPlay
June 26, 2018A Closer Look with Sheila Liaugminas, June 26, 2018On today’s show: “Two Major Supreme Court Rulings: Analysis & Impact” Guest, Sidney Powell (Link: https://licensedtolie.com/): Supreme Court Travel Ban ruling; what the justices specifically stated, what they didn’t decide outside of strict jurisprudence. The ruling speaks to the pure letter of the law; court upheld legality of the travel ban based entirely in Constitution. […]...more55minPlay
FAQs about A Closer Look:How many episodes does A Closer Look have?The podcast currently has 832 episodes available.