The economic indicators all show the economy is booming. Unemployment is at record lows. The stock market is seeing record highs. Wages are up, and taxes are down. Stifling regulations are being lifted. Everything seems to be working just fine. There is much truth in this perception of a boom. Part of … Read more
With the Chinese coronavirus and the American Democratic candidate primary dominating the news, few noticed the February 11 announcement that President Rodrigo Duterte, of the Philippines, notified the United States of his intention to end his country’s Visiting Forces Agreement with the United States. If carried out, this decision is nothing less … Read more
The bizarre impeachment drama is over, and most Americans still cannot make sense of it. The exhausting proceedings took America on an emotional roller coaster ride providing an experience that was, to paraphrase Shakespeare, “full of sound and fury, signifying nothing.” Thus, most people blocked the hearings out of their lives. They … Read more
On January 1, 1970, President Richard Nixon signed into law the National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA). It requires the federal government to assess the environmental impact for infrastructure projects that are funded or regulated by the federal government. NEPA, which began ostensibly as an attempt to mitigate harm to the environment, has … Read more
An estimated 500,000 pro-lifers flooded the Mall and the surrounding area of the nation’s capital to protest the heinous sin of abortion and enthusiastically proclaim that innocent life must be protected. The American Society for the Defense of Tradition, Family and Property (TFP), joined the pro-lifers by marching in defense of God’s … Read more
A brutal business climate and societal breakdown have brought major changes to America. In response, many Americans, especially conservatives, are soul searching for something more compassionate for those left behind. Unfortunately, they are looking in the most unlikely places: business and government. They will likely be searching for a long time. The … Read more
We are engaged in a great Culture War over the future of our country. It involves many struggles against abortion, socialism and so many other ills. This war is not easy since it requires much sacrifice and effort against great odds. As a result, it is easy to take a negative outlook, … Read more
The influential left-leaning magazine The Atlantic just released a special issue highlighting America’s polarization. It is meant to shock a deeply divided nation struggling to stay together. “How to Stop a Civil War” is the menacing cover story. “How America Ends” is yet another ominous title among others that analyze the nation’s … Read more
Review of David Horowitz, Dark Agenda: The War to Destroy Christian America (West Palm Beach, Fla.: Humanix Books, 2018) Since the beginning of the Culture Wars in the wake of the Sexual Revolution, conservative Americans have come to believe that many fellow citizens are at war with God. From abortion to … Read more
Public discourse is in a sad state these days. People are not even talking about issues or political problems. Long gone are the times of lofty discussion about ordered liberty and inebriating individualism. Today things are getting ugly. The unpleasantness was brought to light by the Sohrab Ahmari-David French brawl over how … Read more