Certain leftist actions speak louder than words or manifestos. They mark history by their radicalness and intensity. They are designed to fascinate and mesmerize the public and prepare the way for eventual acceptance. American Catholics are recovering from the shock of one of these nefarious acts. It involves a scandalous and sacrilegious funeral held for … Read more
Senate Bill number 2421, sponsored by Senators M. Teresa Ruiz and Andrew Zwicker, is making its way through the New Jersey Legislature. In a case of typical leftist overstatement, if passed, it will bear the name “Freedom to Read Act.” A more accurate title would be the “Make Porn Permanent Act.” A Verbal Slight-of-Hand Trick … Read more
Some traditional-minded Americans use a horrible metaphor to describe an outcome they desire for the nation. The metaphor is divorce, and the outcome is a separation of a State from the American Union. Proposing a national divorce is like demanding a figurative abortion for some unwanted social problem. Divorce and abortion are never solutions, literally … Read more
Tucker Carlson’s two-hour interview with Vladimir Putin on February 8 sparked much controversy but clarified little. I would say the interview was well-framed by Putin’s early rebuke when he asked: “Is this a serious conversation or a talk show?” Order Today: Return to Order: From a Frenzied Economy to an Organic Christian Society—Where We’ve Been, … Read more
Among the thousands of travelers who crowd the Termini station in Rome every day, some stop by the nearby Basilica of the Sacred Heart on Via Marsala. The church was commissioned by Pius IX, who laid the foundation stone of the new building in 1870, but due to the annexation of Rome to the Kingdom … Read more
A recent study from Columbia University’s Teachers College reveals something that many traditional-minded people already felt in their bones—reading from a page is more profitable than from a computer screen. The Joy of the Printed Page I am one such person. Two rooms in my home are primarily devoted to storing books. I could probably … Read more
What I enjoy the most about attending the annual March for Life is watching the effect it has on the right and the left. I get to witness tens of thousands of young pro-lifers like myself express their enthusiasm for their cause. I also see the despair of abortion zealots. Every year, they are furious … Read more
Green energy initiatives often generate bright, hopeful narratives of a cleaner, more sustainable future. They also give rise to a dark, tragic side when unintended consequences appear. One such case is the creation of great demand for metals and special materials that leads to surges in ‘green’ crime. Theft of these materials is driving costs … Read more
In 2020, New Jersey joined many states fighting “climate change” by declaring war on plastic bags. The state legislature passed a bill to ban single-use plastic bags. With much fanfare, then-Governor Phil Murphy signed the bag ban that he considered a milestone in tackling the state’s climate issues. “With the historic signing of this bill … Read more
Modern man suffers from an acute lack of economic imagination. The tendency is to think only in terms of the free market and the State as the economic engines that keep society going. Thus, libertarians have long favored the free market as the principal solution to modern woes. Socialists consider the State to be the … Read more
