The Angel Who Became a Racketeer for Life

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Racketeer for Life: Fighting the Culture of Death from the Sidewalk to the Supreme Court by Joseph M. Scheidler with Peter M. Scheidler (Charlotte, N.C.: TAN Books, 2016).   “There is properly no history, only biography.”—Ralph Waldo Emerson There is much in Emerson’s philosophy that is untrue and even harmful, but on … Read more

How Order Can Lead Us to Know God

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How Order Can Lead Us to Know God

There are those who do not understand the urgent need for order since they see it merely as an arbitrary organizing of affairs. To them, order is an artificial system that may get things done but is hardly an essential need. Given the fact that modern systems, especially big government, have caused … Read more

An Issue With Communist China That Never Gets Mentioned

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An Issue With Communist China That Never Gets Mentioned

by Rex Teodosio and Seth Hakes. The United States and China are clashing on several policy issues especially relating to economy and trade. Yet, when leaders of the two countries get together, there is one thing that never gets mentioned: the persecution of the underground Catholic Church in China. China’s underground Catholics … Read more

How Material Things Can Lead Us to God

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How Material Things Can Lead Us to God

A lady recently wrote me with a question about the role of material things in life. She was confounded by apparent contradictions between living a pious life while enjoying material things that are all around us. She had read the stories of the saints and how they often scorned material things. Since … Read more

Three Reasons to Do an Internet Detox

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On January 1, 2017, I made a New Year’s resolution to make my Sundays Internet free. This involved not going online Sundays for any reason, whether it be for e-mail, updates or inquiries. I did this because I realized just how much leisure time I was wasting on the Internet. I wanted … Read more

Why It’s Time for an About-Face on Facebook

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A verdict has just been passed on Facebook, and the news is not good. A new study has come out pointing out the negative effects of Facebook. This study claims to be much more rigorous than those of the past. Of course, Facebook has always had its enemies. It is not surprising … Read more

Where Are the Nation’s Captains?

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Where Are the Nation’s Captains?

Traveling by air these days can be stressful. It is increasingly difficult to go on a trip without some incident happening like the recent tussle on United Airlines Flight 3411. More often, however, flights are being canceled or delayed due to mechanical or weather problems. This can lead to hours of waiting … Read more

Software Developers Compete for Our Primal Instincts

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Marketers have long understood that one of the most powerful weapons in their arsenal is fear created by anxiety. While anxiety is not properly fear, it does trigger fear, which in turn activates our primal instincts—the fight-or-flight syndrome. Anxiety can provoke many different types of fear: fear of missing out; fear of … Read more

The Conservative Movement and the Danger of the Two-Legged Stool

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The Conservative Movement and the Danger of the Two-Legged Stool

The conservative movement’s successful action has been based on the three-legged stool approach of fiscal, defense and moral conservatives. Everyone knows that a stool needs at least three legs if it is going to serve as a place to sit. Any lesser combination turns the stool into something else that more than … Read more

Civilization in an Egg

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Civilization in an Egg

What’s small, white, oval, and has a miniature replica of the Russian Gatchina Palace inside? You’re not mistaken if you initially thought of an egg. Of course, the Gatchina Palace Fabergé Egg isn’t your average grade A large white egg that you would buy in a carton at the supermarket. Fabergé Eggs … Read more