“The destruction of words is a very beautiful thing!” exclaimed Syme, a character in George Orwell’s famous novel 1984. Syme promoted Newspeak, the new language forged by the totalitarian state to manipulate the citizens’ minds. The Deconstruction of Language Each social revolution has manipulated language to blur reality, tailoring it to its … Read more
Arizona, Arkansas and Tennessee ban sex change procedures for those under eighteen. Florida’s Department of Health officially recommends against them. Texas investigates those who seek such procedures for minors. Alabama, Arizona, Arkansas, Florida, Iowa, Mississippi, Montana, North Dakota, Oklahoma, South Dakota, Tennessee, Texas, Utah and West Virginia closely regulate or forbid student-athletes … Read more
While the advocates of the transgender lobby loudly and persistently proclaim the supposed benefits of “gender reassignment surgery,” numerous personal testimonies highlight the danger of such procedures and the falsehoods underpinning the transgender argument. Society is battling against the seemingly all-pervasive forces of the transgender lobby. Propaganda for this movement is seen … Read more
On April 23, 1968, protestors took over part of Columbia University in New York City. For a week, the national news media was obsessed with the story. Then, on April 30, police broke up the “occupation,” making over 700 arrests. An article from History.com about the uprising concludes, “The 1968 protests… may … Read more
Although Georgetown University is the oldest Catholic university in America, many of its students and faculty members are at odds with Church teaching. When TFP Student Action volunteers visited the Jesuit campus on April 4, 2022, to defend family values, they met a mob of unruly students who attempted to kick them … Read more
The Sexual Revolution must be understood as a process, or else it becomes incomprehensible. Those who promote it will never be satisfied with its present phase. They will always be pushing the envelope to the next new aberration. Few people ask, however, what the next new sexual frontier will be. No one … Read more
On March 11, the Dutch organization, Stichting Civitas Christiana, held a street campaign in Nijmegen, the Netherlands, directed against the sexually explicit advertising posters of clothing manufacturer Suitsupply. The demonstration immediately sparked a counter-protest by LGBT activists, who reacted with violence, insults and threats. The protest all happened under the watchful eyes … Read more
A Catholic soul is filled with sadness when it must criticize a member of the once glorious Society of Jesus founded by Saint Ignatius of Loyola, a religious order that did so much good for the Church. Alas, corruptio optimi pessima—the corruption of the best is the worst of all. This reflection … Read more
Passengers, customers or whatever you want to call them are welcome to ride in the New York City transport system. Just don’t call them ladies or gentlemen. The city’s Metropolitan Transit Authority has outlawed the expression in yet another bizarre episode of the politically correct Culture War. “Ladies and gentlemen” is not … Read more
Marquette University in Milwaukee, Wisconsin was named after a Jesuit priest, Jacques Marquette, to instill the truth in young Catholic souls. However, when TFP Student Action volunteers visited the campus on Oct. 27 to promote Catholic moral values and share an educational leaflet with students titled 10 Reasons Why Transgenderism Is the Family’s … Read more