Since 1990, a crowd has gathered every year at Fort Benning in mid-November to protest against the activities of the Western Hemisphere Institute for Security Cooperation (formerly called the School of the Americas) and demand its closure. The annual event is not so much a protest, but rather a gathering of the … Read more
The family and friends of Col. John Walter Ripley said their final goodbyes during a moving funeral ceremony on November 7, 2008 at the U.S. Naval Academy in Annapolis, Maryland. He was laid to rest with full military honors in a ceremony that left most attendees either teary-eyed or speechless. Among the … Read more
Amid the euphoria in the recent elections, three shining lights appeared on the horizon that the left is trying hard to ignore or explain away. The lights came as a killjoy to an otherwise festive occasion and raise serious questions about what the victory means. Indeed, if the elections were about a … Read more
War hero, practicing Catholic and cherished friend of the American Society for the Defense of Tradition, Family and Property (TFP), Col. John Ripley, died at his home in Annapolis, Maryland on November 1, 2008. Col. John Ripley was born June 29, 1939 in Radford, Va., and descended from a line of soldiers … Read more
The Austrian TFP recently launched a German edition of the book, Nobility and Analogous Traditional Elites at the historic Coburg Palace in Vienna.
Yesterday afternoon we campaigned in Gainesville near the mall. It rained. But we remained at the intersection as long as we could, one hour or so. After all, we are not made of sugar. However, our main concern was to protect the signs and banners from water damage. Today the weather improved … Read more
At the final banquet at the historic Yorktowne Hotel, the strains of the hymn of Saint Joan of Arc penetrated the silence of the listening crowd. Its majestic yet tragic melody seemed to reflect the themes of a memorable weekend event which took place under the terrible shadow of a world that … Read more
“I work at the bank on the sixth floor and my co-workers told me I should come down to see you, so I came down.” Visibly pleased with the TFP campaign for traditional marriage, the black lady continued: “This financial crisis we are in is because of the justice of God. Three … Read more
Suddenly, in the middle of the night, the unmistakable roar of an African lion filtered into our tent awaking all of us except for a few of our heavy sleepers who heard nothing. The guttural roars continued intermittently through the night, making it difficult for us to rest. However, at least we … Read more
Wherever we go as a group, people ask questions. They want to know who we are and what we are doing. I suppose ten young men dressed in coat and tie attract a fair amount of attention. But we don’t mind it because it gives us the chance to meet more people … Read more