The big problem with debt is that it is addictive. Once a person starts down this ramp, it is hard to stop before insolvency. Addictions give way to irrational action. Sometimes the only way to stop is to crash into something hard. The debt problem is compounded exponentially when the addict is not an individual … Read more
“In Christ’s simultaneously masculine and feminine body in these works, if the body of Christ as these works suggest the body of all bodies, then his body is also the trans body.” According to the British newspaper, The Daily Telegraph, that blasphemy was the conclusion of a sermon at the Trinity College chapel, a part … Read more
This Christmas, the gift buyer faces a dilemma. The world changed a lot over the last few years. Everything speaks of disruption with broken supply chains and high inflation. However, the worse disruption is within minds, scrambled by COVID-induced insecurity and isolation. The disturbance has been especially rough on young people for whom I now … Read more
Christmas Season, which celebrates the birth of Our Lord Jesus Christ, is fast changing from a religious holy day to a secular holiday. This change is not because of direct attacks upon the feast. Some years ago, open attacks on Christmas by retailers did not produce the desired results. A powerful reaction forced staff to … Read more
As the midterms fade away, most conservatives are left feeling uneasy about the results. The pundits and media have had their day in explaining why the Republicans did so poorly. Fingers pointed everywhere with all sorts of accusations, credible and farfetched. No one is completely happy with the explanations. However, one factor weighs heavily upon … Read more
Those who enjoy watching a spirited tennis match will draw real pleasure from the current back-and-forth controversy over social studies education in Virginia. Anyone with a child in an American public, parochial or private school should pay close attention. What are Social Studies? The term “social studies” has far more meaning than many people realize. … Read more
When the Republican Senator Ben Sasse’s name emerged as a potential President for the University of Florida, some students and many faculty members roiled with anger. No Confidence The Faculty Senate proposed a vote of “no confidence” to the Board of Trustees, which passed 67 to 15. Order Today: Return to Order: From a Frenzied … Read more
After the elections, House Speaker Nancy Pelosi announced her exit from any leadership position in a dramatic November 17 farewell. The effect of this announcement is limited. Until the lame-duck Congress adjourns, she will still be heading the charge to do as much damage as possible to the conservative cause. She will also continue to … Read more
In his philosophical self-portrait, Professor Plinio Corrêa de Oliveira shows how religious and philosophical doctrines shape the direction of history because everyone is endowed with a rational and free soul. We act according to our conceptions about the universe, ourselves and life. Thus, religious and philosophical doctrines are the most dynamic factors which produce great … Read more
A postmodern school of Catholic economics now presents its teachings on private property with a dazzling ability to make contradictions. It is at once Thomistic and Keynesian; religious and ecological; international and tribal. The school’s advocates are the new property destroyers that employ means to undermine the institution without directly attacking it. This amorphous mass … Read more
