The Hempfield School District is a peculiar place to find a “woke” drama playing out. The district is located in Pennsylvania’s Lancaster County, an Amish-dominated area better known for dairy products than social ferment. Yet, a student club’s appalling program has landed Hempfield High School in an explosive situation. On April 25, … Read more
The press is full of dire predictions for the whole human race if the U.S. Supreme Court overrules Roe v. Wade. If the leaked draft opinion predicts the eventual Court decision, the bad days of Roe will soon be behind us. Contrary to those who predict legal chaos, the post-Roe situation is … Read more
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
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
The “woke” movement subscribes to a curious moral code. Its nature is unforgiving. Fall short in any way, and there is no road back. The acts in question may be recent or past, mistaken or deliberate—that does not matter. Absolution is impossible. At the same time, the woke reject any sense of … 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