Upon taking office, the newly-elected mayor of Los Angeles declared a state of emergency to address the spiraling levels of homelessness. Tens of thousands of people sleep outside nightly on the city’s streets. Makeshift encampments have sprung up with filth, trash and drugs littering the sidewalks. Nearby residents feel unsafe as crime, unhealthy conditions and … Read more
It is very painful to watch. So many people see the nation’s problems and are very articulate in sizing them up. They can be good observers and provide brilliant analysis. However, what is afflictive is that many of these people need to see the crisis better. They do not take things to their final consequences. … Read more
Vanguard is the world’s second-largest mutual and exchange-traded fund manager. It pioneered the concept of index funds and now manages trillions of investment dollars. As insinuated in its name, the firm has always been in the vanguard, the frontline, in the financial world, exploring new ways to improve opportunities for investors. Order Today: Return to … Read more
Before modernity, Christianity guided individuals to live according to human nature and the moral law established by the Creator. This system allowed families and societies to prosper and helped people in their quest for sanctification and the final destination of heaven. The eighteenth-century Enlightenment threw everything into darkness. People claimed they could not have certainties … Read more
The wait may be over for those agonizing over what to buy this Christmas for their toddlers. A panel of experts weighed in with suggestions targeting young children in the digital age. What do the experts say? Do they recommend a family-friendly video game that might be good fun and improve motor skills at the … Read more
This Christmas, the gift buyer faces a dilemma. The world changed a lot over the last few years. Everything speaks of disruption with broken supply chains and high inflation. However, the worse disruption is within minds, scrambled by COVID-induced insecurity and isolation. The disturbance has been especially rough on young people for whom I now … Read more
As the midterms fade away, most conservatives are left feeling uneasy about the results. The pundits and media have had their day in explaining why the Republicans did so poorly. Fingers pointed everywhere with all sorts of accusations, credible and farfetched. No one is completely happy with the explanations. However, one factor weighs heavily upon … Read more
After the elections, House Speaker Nancy Pelosi announced her exit from any leadership position in a dramatic November 17 farewell. The effect of this announcement is limited. Until the lame-duck Congress adjourns, she will still be heading the charge to do as much damage as possible to the conservative cause. She will also continue to … Read more
A postmodern school of Catholic economics now presents its teachings on private property with a dazzling ability to make contradictions. It is at once Thomistic and Keynesian; religious and ecological; international and tribal. The school’s advocates are the new property destroyers that employ means to undermine the institution without directly attacking it. This amorphous mass … Read more
No one was surprised when the misnamed Respect for Marriage Act passed in the House by a 267–157 vote last July. The Democrats held the chamber and voted as a bloc. Most conservatives, however, were startled when the same bill recently passed the filibuster hurdle in the Senate, where the Democrats were short ten votes … Read more
