When Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez co-sponsored the Green New Deal in 2019, most people ridiculed the plan as the ravings of a misguided millennial. The measures seemed outlandish in the face of an economy built on fossil fuels, unlimited travel and global abundance. Many dismissed her notions as political fantasy. However, such outlandish … Read more
Two unexpected things happened at the 47th annual March for Life in Washington, D.C. this year. These developments might well change the nature of the whole debate. Those of us who regularly attend the March for Life seldom find the unexpected. Quite the contrary, we expect our hundreds of thousands of marchers … Read more
It is hard to make sense of the political chaos reigning in America today. Most people throw up their hands in despair when asked to explain the impeachment. And rightly so. The proceedings have become a mixture of politics and circus. This bizarre drama cannot help but confound. It lacks a cohesive … Read more
Upon his election in 1998, the late Venezuelan President Hugo Chávez launched a “Bolivarian Revolution” that would create “socialism for the twenty-first century” funded by billions of petrodollars. Chávez, an admirer of Fidel Castro, very clearly sought to transform Venezuela into a new Cuba. For the next twenty years, Venezuela has gotten … Read more
The Constitution suggests that the President inform Congress about the state of the Union from time to time. Under normal circumstances, the purpose of the speech should be to unify the country. However, in the present climate of polarization, it has served to accentuate divisions. Indeed, the one thing we do not … Read more
Forty-six years ago this month, the horrible and infamous Supreme Court decision, Roe v. Wade, legalized the slaughter of innocent unborn children through abortion. However, now, pro-lifers from all over the world are still converging by the hundreds of thousands upon Washington D.C., the nation’s capital, to boldly and unabashedly proclaim that … Read more
There are many issues that President Trump can solve. His first great accomplishment was solving the election. Almost all conservatives adopted a thank-God-it’s-not-Hillary approach to the Trump presidency. There was a general sigh of relief over a bullet dodged. As time passes, the administration now stands on its own merits beyond being … Read more
The upcoming meeting in Rome between Pope Francis and President Trump is fast approaching. It is an opportune occasion to share some thoughts and concerns about the future. The two figures could not be more different. The Pope is the head of the greatest spiritual power on Earth. The President is the … Read more
1. Pope Francis’ meeting with President Santos and former President Uribe at the Vatican on Friday, December 17, 2016, to talk about the so-called “peace” agreement with the bloodthirsty FARC guerrillas was both surprising and most risky. 2. A surprise summit, at least for ex-president Uribe, who stated he was summoned at … Read more
Perhaps it is best to start by saying there is no ideal presidential candidate now running in the race in either party. None of them has all the qualities that are presently needed, although some candidates may have a few of them. No candidate is proportional to the crisis that is coming. … Read more