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
Frankfurt am Main, Germany — one of the most important aspects in the pontificate of Pope Francis is the Pastoral Policy on Marriage and the Family. In order to analyze and discuss the requirements of our time, he called a “small” meeting of bishops, held in October 2014. That Synod was supposed … Read more
Communist Cuba demands almost $117 billion from the United States for damages. The exact amount is $116,860,000,000. That is what Cuban-American journalist Carlos Alberto Montaner says Cuba is billing the U.S. for the damages caused by the American embargo. How the number came to be so exact is not revealed by Cuban … Read more
Alabama Supreme Court Judge Roy Moore is challenging a federal judge’s ruling permitting same-sex “marriage” in his state. Once again, a federal court ruling is trying to override a popular vote in favor of traditional marriage. Alabama voted overwhelmingly to approve a constitutional amendment defending traditional marriage in 2006. However, this case … Read more
Venezuela’s dictatorship, economic crisis and insecurity has everyone fleeing even those not from that country. Cuban doctors sent to work to Venezuela by the Castro regime are leaving in record numbers. The rate of those seeking freedom in the U.S. doubled in 2013 for a total of 700 deserters, Rio de Janeiro’s … Read more