Reversing the West’s cowering before Putin’s Crimea Grab

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Reversing the West’s cowering before Putin’s Crimea Grab 2

The strength of evil lies in the weakness of the good. This statement sums up Russia’s aggression in the recent invasion of Crimea and the West’s cowardly and apathetic response. To our great shame, as Putin tests the mettle of our political leaders with another totalitarian aggression, he finds little serious reaction … Read more

Venezuela: Socialism’s Shining Star of Success

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Socialist politicians have an uncanny ability to make poor decisions regarding the betterment of their country. Having seized power in 1999 as leader of the Fifth Republic Movement, Hugo Chávez steadily led Venezuela into an increasingly leftist state nationalizing industries and micromanaging every aspect of life. In 1999 Venezuela was ranked 99 … Read more

Cardinal Dolan and Toppling the ‘Barriers of Horror’

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“Good for him. … So I would say, ‘Bravo!’” That was Timothy Cardinal Dolan’s reaction when asked about NFL hopeful Michael Sam’s recent decision to come out publicly as a homosexual. Cardinal Dolan’s words were the success of a very well studied and carefully prepared maneuver intended to generate impact on public … Read more

Can Someone in Mortal Sin Receive Communion?

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Can Someone in Mortal Sin Receive Communion? 2

The question seems absurd as any child preparing for First Communion knows the answer: “No! To receive Holy Communion one must be in the state of grace.” The Sin of Adulterous Concubinage The same 7-year old knows that a serious fault against any of the Ten Commandments (for example, adultery or concubinage) … Read more

How Consumer Credit Became Part of Our Culture

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Consumer Credit Culture

A review of the book: Financing the American Dream: A Cultural History of Consumer Credit by Lendol Calder To paraphrase Robert Frost, something there is that does not like a consumer loan. Indeed, for a long time the idea of such credit created a sensation of discomfort, insecurity and even shame. Americans … Read more

Cubans Remember what Castro Did

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""""[vc_column_text]On Saturday, February 22, members of the American Society for the Defense of Tradition, Family and Property (TFP) joined nearly 5,000 people who gathered for the inauguration of a monument to the victims of communism in Miami’s Tamiami Park in Florida. The monument, with its tall central column featuring the flag of … Read more

America’s New Endangered Species: The San Joaquin Valley

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It was bad enough when the Obama administration announced that wind turbine facilities now have a thirty-year license to kill or injure, with impunity, two American icons: bald and golden eagles. While the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) turns a blind eye to this, it is now choking a $45 billion agricultural industry … Read more

Will the Conservative Movement’s Three-Legged Stool Remain Standing?

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Will the Conservative Movement’s Three-Legged Stool Remain Standing? 2

Why GOProud Does Not Belong at CPAC! On February 20, 2014 The Wall Street Journal reported that, “Conservative Political Action Conference will welcome back a guest that has been shunned in recent years: GOProud, a conservative gay-rights organization.” GOProud is participating in CPAC as a guest, not as a “participating organization” or … Read more