As we gear up for the Thanksgiving holidays, many are preparing to engage in a strange new ritual that is crowding out the traditional turkey and pumpkin pie. The ritual, of course, is the extension of Black Friday shopping into Thanksgiving Day. It is a practice so shocking that we might as well create a … Read more
Watch an extended version of the Meet the Author program featuring Norman Fulkerson, author of An American Knight : The Life of Colonel John W. Ripley, USMC at the Marines’ Memorial Club on November 12, 2015. Colonel Ripley was awarded the Navy Cross for blowing up the Dong Ha bridge during the Easter Offensive in … Read more
Written by Michael Whitcraft* Libertarians support the idea that a government’s only purpose is to protect life, liberty and private property. One way this is done is through an idea they call self-ownership. This is the notion that each individual owns himself, just like one who owns a piece of property. Thus, the government should … Read more
In this video, author John Horvat reads from the introduction to his book, Return to Order: From a Frenzied Economy to an Organic Christian Society– Where We’ve Been, How We Got Here and Where We Need to Go. The video was recorded as part of the promotional program of the first annual York Book Expo … Read more
There are those who seem to believe that big department store chains like Wal-Mart carry almost everything that exists. This is, however an illusion. Is Technology Ruining Your Life? Take A Quick Quiz To Find Out By Clicking Here. Writer Chris Anderson observes that this impression is part of the paradox of plenty. He writes: … Read more
The first characteristic of an organic Christian society is that it be a community. We must avoid the formation of inward-turned groupings of individuals that seek to artificially create an organic community. In reality, these are not communities but co-ops. This is discussed in Return to Order in dealing with the co-op mentality. This co-op … Read more
Regional varieties of foods flourished and a very wide range of flavors could be distinguished before the standardization of so many food commodities. Return to Order Now Available in Audiobook Local consumers might, for example, enjoy the subtle differences of flavor between grass butter and hay butter or May cheese and Michaelmas cheese which could … Read more
There are many who complain that big government is the root of all our problems. If we could but rid ourselves of its intrusive presence in our lives, things would be much better. Many complain about the effects of big government but few look at its cause. Big government does not just happen. In fact, … Read more
If there was a factor unity that kept the West through all periods of its history, it is the liturgy. The liturgy opens the soul to a vision of life and meaning that transcends the misfortunes of this vale of tears. Historian Christopher Dawson explains that “Whatever else might be lost, and however dark might … Read more
As the pace of life quickens, many people have recourse to social media and its technology to stay connected. They reason that social media facilitates their ability to connect over time and distance. However, that same technology has the disadvantage of increasing the volume and pace of messages that continually bombard them making it increasingly … Read more
