I recently attended a meeting in which someone mentioned Austria’s 1780 Maria Theresa thaler coin. The silver-dollar size piece was extremely popular and circulated all over the world. The thaler unit was also the origin of our word dollar. With so many interesting facts about the coin, I could not resist. I … Read more
An Italian scientist has conducted new tests demonstrating that the Shroud of Turin dates from the first century A.D., in stark contrast to the much promoted 1988 Carbon-14 dating study, which claimed that the Shroud was only from the Middle Ages. Dr. Liberato De Caro, from Italy’s Institute of Crystallography of the … Read more
Modernity presents liberalism as the beginning of history. Before liberalism, liberals claim, there was nothing but ignorance, darkness and the gnashing of teeth. Liberalism is credited with all progress and security in the modern world. Its reign suddenly appeared like the creation of the world. Thus, as liberalism crashes and crumbles, most … Read more
It’s not often that an event deals with such a wide range of topics as the TFP Regional Conferences in northern and southern California. TFP speaker Julio Loredo quipped, “It started with the devils and ended with the angels.” On May 14, the TFP Southern California Regional Conference was held at the … Read more
On May 14, the American Society for the Defense of Tradition, Family and Property (TFP) and its America Needs Fatima campaign held 1,184 Rosary rallies across America. Rosary Rally Captains selflessly gathered their families and friends in public to pray in honor of Our Lady of Fatima and to stress the importance … Read more
The leaked draft majority opinion of Justice Samuel Alito is setting the country afire as intended. The unexpected disclosure of the Supreme Court’s intention to overturn Roe v. Wade allows the rabid left time to mobilize in defense of procured abortion. It is intimidating the public with threats of violence and “outrage.” … Read more
There was a time in American history that people would spend time working in a lawful profession, spend time with their families and helping the community. Few, outside of criminals, saw stealing as a possible or normal livelihood. All that has changed today as many have adopted shoplifting as a lucrative “profession.” … Read more
In 1994, the English rock band Oasis released a song titled “Whatever.” Its leftist cultural message is summarized in one of the closing lines of a stanza. “Whatever I like,” the song goes, “if it’s wrong or right, it’s alright.” I never heard of this song but discovered it while researching the … Read more
As a retired public school teacher who writes about the crumbling state of America’s schools, I read a lot of opinions about education. One source is a social media group for teachers in the Florida school district in which I began my career. For obvious reasons, a frequent topic of “conversation” is … Read more
The Internet is all aflutter about the future of Twitter. Tesla CEO Elon Musk has bought the social media platform for $44 billion. Many liberals fear the twitter-sphere may soon become a conservative medium. It will be the new Fox News, where ideas may circulate freely without being canceled. Twitter is a … Read more