On December 13, the Colombian Society for Tradition and Action published in Bogota’s daily El Tiempo a hard-hitting statement on the peace process being negotiated with the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia (FARC), the Marxist guerrilla movement that has terrorized the nation for decades. The full-page position paper titled “You Cannot Fool … Read more
As a sovereign nation, Ukraine had been negotiating to reach accord favoring closer relations with the European Union. Despite the negative aspects that this rapprochement could bring, its positive effects would far outweigh the former, as it would free Ukraine from the oppressive grip of Russia and guarantee the country’s independence. However, … Read more
One definition of insanity is doing the same thing over and over expecting different results. As Nicholas Maduro, former bus driver and now-president of Venezuela, was giving a speech unveiling his grand socialistic plan, a curious thing occurred throughout the country—a massive blackout silenced his rhetoric. Meanwhile, back in California, there are … Read more
With more than 54 years of consistent economic failure to their credit, Cuba’s communist dictators, the Castro brothers, are now about to show the world how to do business by building a new deep-sea port in the small town of Mariel, 30 minutes from Havana. This new port will boast of being … Read more
For many years, Westvleteren XII beer, produced at the Abbey of Saint Sixtus of Westvleteren (Belgium) has been chosen as the world’s best by thousands of experts. This year it was voted the “Best Beer in the World.” As a result of the beer’s popularity, demand for this beer has skyrocketed while supply has … Read more
Venezuelans are happy, or at least, will be soon. This claim is guaranteed by President Nicolás Maduro, “heir” of Hugo Chávez, who recently created a “Deputy Ministry of Supreme Social Happiness.” Although bizarre, this measure should not surprise anyone since, as is virtually everything in Venezuela, happiness becomes a matter of national … Read more
During the sixties, catchy phrases such as “it’s forbidden to forbid,” circulated among the protesters that filled universities worldwide. The ideas that circulated in the spring of 1968 are now producing their rotten fruit. It is painfully evident, for example, that the Employment Non-Discrimination Act (ENDA) is a radical implementation of the … Read more
Over 200 Cuban Catholics were able to make it to the shrine of the country’s Patroness, the Virgin of Charity of El Cobre, on September 8, her feast day. The celebration of such numbers had a heroic note because Raul Castro’s dictatorship forbid such pilgrimages and blocked the main roads to the … Read more
Brazil’s Agência Boa Imprensa (ABIM) has interviewed Prince Bertrand of Orleans-Braganza about his recent book Environmentalist Psychosis, which denounces the ongoing ‘eco-terrorist’ campaign on climate change waged by the adepts of global warming. Prince Bertrand is an outspoken writer and speaker and a member of Brazil’s royal house and a direct descendent of … Read more
Communist North Korea is in the news again for something it does well—practicing hypocritical tyranny. This case involves nine young men between the ages of 15 and 23 who heroically endured severe hardship that included frostbite, malnutrition and regular beatings during a four-year effort to escape the dreadful conditions in their homeland. … Read more