This past February, Beijing’s socialist government ordered the execution of five entrepreneurs who had amassed large fortunes, according to the site FranceTVinfo. Among them was mining industry billionaire Liu Han, his brother, and three partners. Under a leveling socialist regime, it is impossible to gather a large fortune without having important accomplices … Read more
May 8th marks the 70th anniversary of Victory in Europe (V-E Day) ending a world war in a theater that cost an estimated 60,000,000 deaths of both soldiers and civilians. The war in Japan would continue until September of 1945, but the outcome was a foregone conclusion. The Western armies of the … Read more
With the founding of Earth Day on April 22, 1970 by the late Senator Gaylord Nelson, environmentalists created a rallying point. No one can dispute that there were and are real environmental issues to address. What has become alarming is the method of influence and goals proposed by climate change alarmists. As … Read more
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