Just when everything seemed to be getting back to the new normal, abnormality struck again. The war in Ukraine is raging and changing the face of the globalized world. The situation is confusing as people struggle to find reasons behind the invasion. Conspiracy theories abound on both sides, like the scenes of … Read more
As of this writing, Putin’s troops are in the suburbs of Ukraine’s capital, Kyiv, after invading that country by land, sea, and air. Here we will consider just one aspect of the conflict: Is this a just war or not? In other words, did ex-KGB colonel Vladimir Putin have the right to … Read more
“Strong evidence is emerging that we are mostly succeeding in creating a generation of overwhelmed young people paralyzed into learned helplessness.” Robert Pondiscio of the American Enterprise Institute provides this harrowing conclusion. He spelled out the supporting logic in a recent article in Commentary magazine with the compelling title, “The Unbearable Bleakness … Read more
Today, many wonder what has led our society to go so unbelievably wrong. They wonder how so many millions of Americans have gone from God-fearing, commandment-obeying citizens to hedonistic, immoral and even criminal neo-barbarians in a period of a few decades. They are many causes for this transformation. However, I believe two … Read more
A group of French academics claims that a report accusing the Catholic Church in France of “systemic” clerical sex abuse is being used to launch an attack on the Church and her doctrine. The scholars dispute the report’s credibility and conclusions and say it is filled with “hostility” towards the Church. In … Read more
Heroes are commonly seen as people who face and overcome an external enemy. Marine Col. Donald Gilbert Cook is an example of someone who heroically faced an external enemy, but his greatness comes primarily from the war he waged against himself. This Catholic Marine posthumously received the Medal of Honor because of … Read more
The American Society for the Defense of Tradition, Family, and Property (TFP) denounces and categorically condemns President Vladimir Putin’s unjust war against Ukraine and urges the Russian Federation to immediately return its troops to their barracks and indemnify the Ukrainian people for their losses. The American TFP commends President Volodymyr Zelenskyy and … Read more
On January 20, 2022, the Supreme Court of the United States (SCOTUS) handed down a procedural companion decision to Whole Woman’s Health v. Jackson, bearing the name In re Whole Woman’s Health. These decisions concern Texas abortion law S.B. 8, the Texas Heartbeat Act that allows private citizens to sue abortion providers and facilitators … Read more
In 1992, American political scientist Francis Fukuyama published his famous book, The End of History and the Last Man. The author asserted that the fall of the Iron Curtain marked a milestone of immense importance for the West. He claimed that the end of the Cold War was not just “the passing … Read more
San Francisco is notorious for being one of the most liberal cities in the United States. So, when the “City by the Bay” recalled three of the seven members of its school board for being too “woke,” ripples spread across the nation. The recall election only focused on three members because the … Read more