The Art of Political Fencing in an Age of Polarization

The Art of Political Fencing in an Age of Polarization

In the present polarized climate, there is a constant battle between two ever-more irreconcilable sides. I think this is a good trend since the two parties do not live the fiction of getting along when the points of division are so great. I applaud any effort that results in moral clarity. It clears the air … Read more

Never Underestimate the Power of a Well-Placed TFP Banner

Never Underestimate the Power of a Well-Placed TFP Sign

In the small town of Questa, New Mexico, someone put up a simple sign with a strong moral message in front of the local Catholic Church. The large sign reads, “God’s Marriage = 1 man + 1 woman.” In normal times, such a message would hardly be controversial. Nothing is more Christian and natural than … Read more

Looking at the Postmodern Causes of the Population Implosion

Looking at the Postmodern Causes of the Population Implosion

Suddenly, a demographic winter is upon us. We have seen it coming for decades. However, the effects of this population implosion are now starting to unfold. Nation after nation reports low birth rates and aging populations. No country is exempt from its devastation. The lack of children is starting to have grave economic and political … Read more

How Our Lady Gave Us Back the Color Blue

How Our Lady Gave Us Back the Color Blue

Most people imagine that antiquity was much like our own times. They think people back then did and appreciated the same things we do. We do not realize how Christianity opened up a world of beauty, joys and delights that pagan peoples did not enjoy. We take many magnificent cultural achievements for granted. So it … Read more

Where Do Homosexual Activists Want the Church to Go?

Where Do Homosexual Activists Want the Church to Go?

Pro-homosexual activists working inside the Catholic Church used to ask for pastoral openness as a means to gain sympathy for their cause. They knew that as long as Church doctrine defined homosexual acts as intrinsically disordered and gravely sinful, they were limited to cries for “inclusion” and “welcome.” Now, however, activists are openly calling for … Read more

The Radical Mediocrity of Curtis Yarvin

The Radical Mediocrity of Curtis Yarvin

The political scene is filled with those who question the liberal foundations of society today. One such current is the Dark Enlightenment, which calls upon its followers to question modernity and the liberal establishment that sustains it. Among its luminaries is Curtis Yarvin. Curtis Yarvin is a curious postmodern figure who deliberately defies classification. The … Read more

The Cultural Yearnings That Tariffs Will Not Resolve

The Cultural Yearnings That Tariffs Will Not Resolve

In a world where everything is equal, tariffs would be unnecessary. Every place would have the same resources. Everyone would produce the same things at more or less the same price. Consumers would all desire the same products. This terrible world, where all things are equal, would be a bland globalized society of monotonous sameness. … Read more

To Make Birth Rate Rise, We Must Look to Spiritual Solutions

To Make Birth Rate Rise, We Must Look to Spiritual Solutions

Birth rates are falling everywhere. Most analysts cite the material causes for the lack of babies. Economic hardship, insufficient childcare and political uncertainty are all cited as the reasons people don’t want to have children. Those with a materialist mindset cannot conceive of any other reasons. Thus, they propose more government benefits, tax breaks and … Read more