Edwin Benson 
As any honest teacher will tell you, learning is difficult. However, teachers may only admit this truth when no one else is around. Such disclosures clash with the prevailing educational orthodoxy. In addition, learning difficulties are likely to be blamed on teachers, who thus make themselves targets. Therefore, making it easy to … Read more
With President Biden’s approval, the Centers for Disease Control (CDC) extended a “moratorium” on landlords evicting tenants until October 3, 2021. CDC Director Rochelle Walensky justified the measure by citing the quick spreading of the new Delta variant of the Covid-19 virus. She said that “This moratorium is the right thing to … Read more
Throughout the summer of 2021, the American Society for the Defense of Tradition, Family and Property (TFP) worked to focus the world’s attention on Cuba. Its petition for Cuba’s freedom grew in intensity in the wake of the protests across Cuba on July 11-12, the most massive unrest in decades. The Cuban … Read more
Our Lady, the Blessed Virgin Mary, has many titles. Some titles describe her relationship with God, such as Mother of God. Many titles refer to her surpassing virtues, such as Seat of Wisdom. The most reassuring titles speak of her relationship to humanity, such as Refuge of Sinners or Mother of Good … Read more
If there is one issue that unites the left, it is support for the communist regime in Cuba. Leftists can see the most appalling misery on the island and magically turn it into a workers’ paradise. This transformation continues even as unrest in Cuba erupts. Leftists everywhere are doubling down on their … Read more
“The revolution is not born from a stable society of whole persons. It comes from a divided society that is populated by a wounded citizenry who see revolution as their righteous solution.” This is one of many quote-worthy statements in the book Awake, Not Woke: A Christian Response to the Cult of … Read more
Nate Bowling sees the current national controversy over Critical Race Theory (CRT) in simple terms. “It’s white backlash plus moral panic.” Mr. Bowling is not an uninformed observer. He is a social studies teacher and the 2016 “Teacher of the Year” for the State of Washington. He was quoted in the school … Read more
The left is abandoning Critical Race Theory—at least in name. At least for now. Critical Race Theory (CRT) was always a lie. It places resentments, distortions and prejudices at the center of a historical “narrative” and embroiders a new pseudo-history around them, favoring class struggle. The eminent Italian historian Roberto de Mattei … Read more
Few organizations have contributed more to the disorder of American politics and jurisprudence than the American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU). Its defense of subversive causes served to undermine freedom. However, now the organization is targeted by chaos from within. Its members are calling it structurally racist. Indeed, the world of “woke” is … Read more
The Italian historian, Roberto de Mattei, has written a highly readable new book that belongs on many American Catholics’ bookshelves. Saint Pius V: The Legendary Pope Who Excommunicated Queen Elizabeth I, Standardized the Mass, and Defeated the Ottoman Empire is an inspiring story of a single pope who left an overwhelming trail of accomplishment … Read more