News Commentary

Joseph Cardinal Zen Ze-kiun, Bishop Emeritus of Hong Kong, has emerged as a spokesman for Chinese Catholic fidelity to Rome. Despite his age, his indefatigable apostolic activity continues unabated. In an interview with Milan’s daily Corriere della Sera he “set the record straight” on high-level personal talks between the Holy See and … Read more

While it seems the United States and Iran have come to preliminary stages for an agreement that would halt Iran’s nuclear bomb program, many ask whether the country twice the size of Texas and dominated by Shia Islam will keep its end of the deal. And why should it? The threat of … Read more

In a press conference at the Vatican Radio headquarters, the web site La Nuova Busssola Quotidiana, reported, Most Rev. Sviatoslav Shevchuk, Major Archbishop of the Greek Catholic Rite said he warned the Pope about statements by the Holy See which might be associated with Russian propaganda. Archbishop Shevchuk was on his ad limina visit to Rome along … Read more

At first glance, it appears there really is nothing new under the sun. Progressives of every stripe were on hand for the recent World Social Forum in Tunis. Claiming to be a counter to the World Economic Forum and the perceived threats of globalization, the annual gathering of non-governmental organizations not only … Read more

On March 28, supporters and friends of The American Society for the Defense of Tradition, Family and Property (TFP) and its America Needs Fatima campaign gathered in Topeka, Kansas for their annual regional conference held at a converted fire station/conference center just a few hundred feet from the state’s Capitol. Attendees traveled … Read more

Cuba has long been hailed as a “socialist workers paradise.” It is anything but that. Instead it is a nightmare for workers and a fairytale dream for Raul and Fidel Castro, who have ruled the island prison for over fifty years. In the socialist utopia, the goal is to redistribute the wealth … Read more

With companies getting involved in every aspect of the cultural debate today, there seems to be no end to what a corporation will do to further a liberal agenda. The latest example is when Starbucks launched a destined-to-fail effort to promote “dialogue” about race by requiring baristas to write the social media … Read more

With a law set to raise the minimum wage from $8 to $15 an hour, Seattle begins its journey to help those who are impoverished while stimulating its economy at the same time. On the surface this appears to be a win-win situation that only the ignorant and hard-hearted could condemn. Indeed, … Read more

It seems that whenever the communist Chinese have a problem, they like to wall it off by separating the problem from the general population. For a long time, dissidents have been separated in labor and reeducation camps. Now it appears that unwelcome commentary is getting its own wall—a firewall. In a futile … Read more