Is There a Future for ‘Chitchat’ Checkouts?

Is There a Future for ‘Chitchat’ Checkouts?

With so much buying happening online or through self-service kiosks, the art of shopping has lost much of its attraction. Shopping has become so impersonal with scarcely a chance to interact with others. Indeed, it is no longer an art but a mechanical process. Rare are the open-air markets where shopping was not only a … Read more

Four Points on Why Russia Invaded Ukraine

Four Points on Why Russia Invaded Ukraine

Just when everything seemed to be getting back to the new normal, abnormality struck again. The war in Ukraine is raging and changing the face of the globalized world. The situation is confusing as people struggle to find reasons behind the invasion. Conspiracy theories abound on both sides, like the scenes of battle in Ukraine, … Read more

Four Ways to Classify People

Four Ways to Classify People

Classifying people is all but forbidden in these times. Many consider the act of rendering judgment on a group of people to be discriminatory. Pointing out bad traits can be hurtful, it is said. It is best to leave things unsaid and consider all humanity as one huge coddled mass of marvelous snowflakes without blemish. … Read more

Four Ways to Classify People

Four Ways to Classify People

Classifying people is all but forbidden in these times. Many consider the act of rendering judgment on a group of people to be discriminatory. Pointing out bad traits can be hurtful, it is said. It is best to leave things unsaid and consider all humanity as one huge coddled mass of marvelous snowflakes without blemish. … Read more

Do Not Confirm Judge Jackson: A Supreme Court Justice Must Defend the Highest Law

Do Not Confirm Judge Jackson: A Supreme Court Justice Must Defend the Highest Law

The retirement of Supreme Court Justice Stephen Breyer opens up the fight for a replacement. As promised, President Joe Biden nominated an avowedly pro-abortion black woman to replace an already pro-abortion justice. The new candidate is Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson, who enjoys the support of America’s most radical pro-abortion groups. She has favored silencing pro-life … Read more

Are the Russians on Board with the Fatima Message?

Are the Russians on Board with the Fatima Message?

The war in Ukraine has catapulted the Fatima Message into the center of discussions. The Mother of God’s mysterious 1917 references to Russia and its errors are the backdrop to the death toll and destruction in Ukraine: “If my requests are heeded, Russia will be converted, and there will be peace. If not, she will … Read more

The End of History Just Ended

The End of History Just Ended

In 1992, American political scientist Francis Fukuyama published his famous book, The End of History and the Last Man. The author asserted that the fall of the Iron Curtain marked a milestone of immense importance for the West. He claimed that the end of the Cold War was not just “the passing of a particular … Read more

The Green New Deal Goes Sour with Carbon Capture Failure

The Green New Deal Goes Sour with Carbon Capture Failure

Carbon capture is a key component to meet the utopic goals of the Paris climate accords. Everywhere, businesses are positioning to lessen their carbon footprints. They are buying carbon credits to offset their unavoidable emissions. Carbon capture involves processes that industries can filter carbon dioxide from their emissions, especially in energy production. These projects can … Read more

The Lonely Metaverse: Virtual Heaven or Cyber-Hell?

The Lonely Metaverse: Virtual Heaven or Cyber-Hell?

There is a race to build the metaverse outside the real world. This new creation represents the next stage of the Internet, which will catapult the user beyond interacting with the virtual world via screens. The metaverse will immerse users inside its three-dimensional platforms via headsets. The metaverse is a virtual space where users can … Read more