The 2025 National Conference of the American Society for the Defense of Tradition, Family and Property (TFP) took place at its National Headquarters in Spring Grove, Pennsylvania, on October 27-28. As is the tradition at the end of these gatherings, Prince Bertrand of Orleans-Breganza delivered the closing remarks. Prince Bertrand is a … Read more
When California Governor Gavin Newsom signed his $20 minimum wage mandate for fast-food workers, he described it as a “win-win-win” scenario. The reality reads more like a cautionary tale about what happens when woke politics intersects with reality. The FAST Recovery Act, implemented in 2023, was intended to be Newsom’s crowning triple … Read more
A troubling section in Hawaii’s constitution provided the basis for the adoption of socialist population control measures similar to China’s disastrous one-child policy. This constitutional clause facilitated government overreach while masquerading as environmental conservation. It has also led to the current demographic crisis, in which a shrinking, aging population urgently needs replacement. … Read more
While perusing a recent copy of Education Week, I was pleasantly surprised. One article speculated that a once-nearly-universal building block of American Education, the spelling test, may be making a comeback. Newly Recognized Value The article is based upon a “meta-analysis” that compiles fifty-nine separate studies of students with learning disabilities (LD). … Read more
Since World War II, New York City (NYC) residents have suffered from rent control. The very phrase implies that the city needs to intercede for tenants to ensure that unscrupulous landlords don’t charge too much for the properties they control. Although the system is Byzantine in its complexity, it remains popular. For … Read more
Eco-activists are experiencing hard times. They used to enjoy a certain prestige inside the radical left. Theirs was a win-win proposition that invited everyone on board. The cause—the saving of the planet—is naturally attractive because it includes everyone, not just some oppressed minorities or identities. The drama of the cause further lent … Read more
Many historic parishes around the United States rejected the architectural embellishments that marked them as distinctively Catholic during the roughly thirty years after the Second Vatican Council. Many parishioners mourned as high altars, murals, windows and other features were carted away, covered over, or simply destroyed. Others silently wept as sacred decorations … Read more
The left has always been adept at using language to promote its revolution. After all, Stalin once said that ideas are more powerful than guns. Thus, the left works hard to craft key words and expressions that resonate with the public, inflame passions and gather sympathy for its cause. Its ideological wordsmiths … Read more
Most leftists associate fascist groups and individuals with representing the “far right.” However, fascism did not originate from the political right. It is a radical form of socialism, leading to one of history’s most significant ideological misunderstandings. There is nothing rightist or conservative about fascism. Traditional conservatism supports limited government and individual … Read more
China’s massive economic problems can be boiled down to two related issues: underpopulation and overproduction. Both are easy to trace to government policies and communist ideology. A Population Disaster A recent article in Fortune spelled out the population issues in stark and simple terms. “China may be the only nation that could … Read more