A current controversy in the State of Florida calls into question some basic premises of the school choice movement. It shows once again that public money risks government control. The central issue, described by Robert Pondiscio of the Thomas B. Fordham Institute, is whether schools that accept government money can exclude students who identify themselves … Read more
The United Nations Population Fund is mounting a worldwide campaign to promote abortion and contraception, and they want you to pay for it. Their 2019 Report asks for $264 billion. The United States pays twenty-two percent of the expenses of the U.N. Combine those two numbers, and the U.S. share is a shade over $58 … Read more
Abortion presents a problem for the Catholic left since it does not fit into its social justice agenda. It certainly involves social justice in the highest degree since it is a great injustice to deprive an innocent person of life. However, the left, by its nature, always seeks to change “oppressive” social structures that they … Read more
Promoters of “Drag Queen Story Hours” criticize those who protest at tax-payer supported libraries. They claim that if parents are upset, they should not take their children to the events. No one is forcing them to go, they say. It is their freedom to go or not to go. Such a claim is no longer … Read more
Economics can be a brutal science. Its focus is limited to a particular part of human activity that deals with the process of wealth creation, acquisition, production, and consumption. It measures what has, and not what should have, been done. Economics is also a science of measurements. By calculating profits and losses, businessmen can plan … Read more
From an economic point of view, the state of the nation could not be better we are told. Unemployment is down to levels rarely seen before. Inflation is minimal. The stock market has reached record highs. Everything is in place for us to be happy. However, I am sure many join me in sensing that … Read more
International Women’s Day (March 8) is upon us once again. As they have been doing for decades, feminists will use the occasion to push their radical egalitarian, socialist and anti-women agenda. This year’s feminist slogan is Each for Equal which advocates radical and complete egalitarianism, ignores the unique, special and God-given gifts of women, which … Read more
February 11 is the feast of Our Lady of Lourdes. Let us read some facts about the devotion to Our Lady of Saint Bernadette, the seer at Lourdes. In the biography, Saint Bernadette Soubirous: 1844-1879, author Monsignor Francis Trochu writes: “Her devotion to the Blessed Virgin was bound to be ‘particularly tender, particularly childlike.’ Mary, … Read more
On January 1, 1970, President Richard Nixon signed into law the National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA). It requires the federal government to assess the environmental impact for infrastructure projects that are funded or regulated by the federal government. NEPA, which began ostensibly as an attempt to mitigate harm to the environment, has morphed over the … Read more
Christendom Is the Solution for the Emptiness of our Nihilistic Society Grave moral problems are tearing the country apart. For many, this is apparent in the form of broken homes, procured abortion, shattered communities and lost Faith. Many people get it right when pointing out the problems. However, they get it wrong when looking for … Read more
