John Horvat II 
The uproar over the sordid sexual assault case of Jane Doe at Cornell University is raging all over the country. The left has latched on to this cause, framing it as one more example of the patriarchy’s oppression. Women are once again victims of a system that refuses to believe in them. … Read more
On October 7, Secretary of State Michael Rubio gave a major policy speech in Athens, Greece. It was a refreshing example of discourse that showed no fear of highlighting Christendom’s accomplishments. It presented the West as a continuation of its Christian tradition, to be valued, not hated, prolonged, not cut short. The … Read more
One of the buzzwords that dominates the Catholic Church these days is “listening.” In the synodal church, bishops and clergy are called to pay special attention to what the faithful are saying on all the burning issues of the day. In this way, they will supposedly be better positioned to discern where … Read more
On September 13, Sweden’s Social Democratic Party (SAP) narrowly won the national elections by three seats. After a summer of discontent that saw right-wing parties win by similar margins in elections across Europe and Latin America, many on the left celebrated. Magdalena Andersson is expected to become the new Swedish prime minister. … Read more
Chinese leader Xi Jinping’s visit is fast fading into the past. After the extravaganza honoring the Chinese Communist Party leader, Americans were left with little to show for the summit that supposedly accomplished a lot. The New York Times account characterized the event as “heavy on ceremony and light on outcomes.” Indeed, … Read more
The expression “family silver” used to mean a household’s most prized physical assets. Such collections consisted of valued heirlooms gathered over generations, with strong historical and sentimental value in addition to their intrinsic worth. Thus, families handed down the family silver for centuries, believing these things meant something. They were not taken … Read more
One characteristic of socialism is its unbearable bureaucracy that bogs things down. Projects that would take the free market a short time to complete drag on for years, with added costs and extended deadlines. Such undertakings can afford to break all the rules since there is no market to hold them accountable. … Read more
When China’s Xi Jinping arrives at the White House on September 24, he will seek to gain the greatest possible advantages at the least possible cost to China. That is the way it has always been with Chinese communist dictators. There is no reason to expect any change now. For this reason, … Read more
All across the country, data centers are popping up like mushrooms. Likewise, people everywhere are mobilizing against them. People hate the data centers. Nearly three-quarters of Americans oppose them, especially when built in their backyards. The controversy around them has caught politicians off guard. Everyone thought they would be win-win situations. Pro-data … Read more
It passed by with little ceremony. The national debt reached $40 trillion. That is a huge number, but like all things huge and unimaginable, it is abstract. The tendency is to treat it like any number. It is almost an arbitrary marker, little different from any number that came before or what … Read more