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
The Oregon Secretary of State recently announced that a referendum to ban the killing of animals failed to gain enough signatures to get on the November ballot. Many, including livestock farmers, sport and commercial fishers, hunters and meat-eaters, breathed a sigh of relief. It is easy to understand mocking such a goal … Read more
What is the biggest event that has happened on the steps of the Pennsylvania Capitol over the last six years? The answer is a massive pro-life rally and march co-hosted by the Pennsylvania Family Institute and the National March for Life. The event brought nearly 7,000 activists together on September 21, 2026. … Read more
This article is the thirteenth part of a series about Purgatory, a topic that is rarely discussed today. A knowledge of Purgatory is essential if souls are to avoid the pains of this place of expiation. The previous article can be found here. * * * Modern Christians who accept … 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
The Catholic Church’s unflinching teaching on the sanctity of life and the protection of the unborn has not changed. Yet, in one tiny European nation, the Church is offering its diplomatic support to moves which will see abortion decriminalized. The wheels of Vatican diplomacy tend to move slowly and quietly, away from … 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
A birthday party for a communist who created endless bread lines—and a platform that promises the same for America. On August 13, 2026, Cubans stood in bread lines amid 20-hour blackouts. That same day, the Democratic Socialists of America (DSA) published a tribute to the man responsible for those bread lines and … Read more
With the rise of the Democratic Socialists of America (DSA), the word communism is gaining currency in political discourse. Politicians are warning the nation about the dangers of communism, while some DSA militants insist they are not communists. They insist that they are just socialists—democratic socialists. The democratic adjective softens the tenor … Read more