Anyone who follows the news knows about the flurry of executive orders passed down since the current administration took over on January 20, 2025. One order that has not gotten the attention it deserves is “Restoring Equality of Opportunity and Meritocracy,” signed on April 23. One reason this excited little notice is … Read more
Nothing heartens a counter-revolutionary more than the confessions of leftists who lament the errors of their Revolution. A leftist’s frank admission of failure serves to encourage those who oppose the left’s agenda. It shows that success is possible. The late Uruguayan president and Marxist guerrilla José “Pepe” Mujica is one such case. … Read more
Basic economic rules cannot be broken without consequences. One such rule is that a man cannot spend more than he earns. A day of reckoning will come. It can be postponed for months, years or even decades by borrowing or patching up the system. However, it will come. America is fast approaching … Read more
Unscrupulous job seekers are using Artificial Intelligence (AI) to apply for jobs under false pretenses. On the other side of the process, hiring managers use AI to advertise jobs that do not exist. Those who want to be ethical, whether workers or managers, are the victims of fraud. The acts themselves are … Read more
A recent article in the usually-liberal National Catholic Reporter describes a lawsuit being brought by the Archdiocese of Chicago. Fraudulent Claims The article begins, “The Archdiocese of Chicago filed a countersuit March 24 against seven alleged victims of clergy child sex abuse who either have pending settlements or have already received settlements … Read more
A Contrast of Two Laws “Let the priest absolutely beware that he does not by word or sign or by any manner whatever in any way betray the sinner…. For in the tribunal whoever shall dare to reveal a sin disclosed to him of penance we decree that he shall be not only deposed from the priestly office but that … Read more
In light of the election of Pope Leo XIV, The American Society for the Defense of Tradition, Family and Property joins its sister organizations worldwide in issuing the following transcription of the message of congratulations sent to Pope Leo XIV: With great expectation and joy, we manifest our congratulations and offer our prayers for Your … Read more
De mortuis nisi bonum. Let only what is good be said of the dead. This proverb reflects the respect that civilized societies have always had for the dead. The media have recently devoted much space to Pope Francis’s death—Jorge Mario Bergoglio’s death. One well-known Spanish newspaper called it a “social gale.” The … Read more
In churches across the country, pastors are installing altar rails. Some parishes are bringing the rails back to old churches after they were torn out decades ago. Other parishes are adding them to new churches that never had them. The altar rail is coming back by popular demand. It is changing the … Read more
A poster titled “Keys to Understand Generation Z” lists seven characteristics that differentiate this generation from those that came before. Most of the poster’s observations are generalizations of limited value. However, one comment is particularly cutting—and also false. The poster claims that the members of Generation Z (or Gen Z) are “digital … Read more