Are Arizona’s School Vouchers a Threat to Public Education or the Two Big Teachers’ Unions?

Are Arizona’s School Vouchers a Threat to Public Education or the Two Big Teachers’ Unions?

Several public schools in Phoenix, Arizona, are closing. Enrollments have dropped too low to justify the schools’ costs. Part of the decline is due to Arizona’s popular “Empowerment Scholarship Account Program,” popularly known as a voucher plan. As of this writing, the Arizona Department of Education has enrolled 88,676 students for the coming school year. … Read more

Caught in the Crossfire: Lessons from Russia’s Glavprodukt Business Saga

Caught in the Crossfire: Lessons from Russia’s Glavprodukt Business Saga

Anyone looking for proof that private property is unsafe in Vladimir Putin’s Russian Federation must look no further than the dust-up over Russia’s largest prepared food company, Glavprodukt. Confiscation, Kremlin-Style The Kremlin seized the company, placing it under “temporary management” in October 2024. Order Today: Return to Order: From a Frenzied Economy to an Organic … Read more

We Must Prepare the Child When Young to Reject Satanism

We Must Prepare the Child When Young to Reject Satanism

There has been tremendous growth in Satanism in America. No longer limited to large liberal cities, it now finds itself in small towns and rural areas where one would never think it possible. There are many reasons for Satanism’s growth. However, one reason rarely cited is that children are prepared early to accept Satanism indirectly. … Read more

Sit Up Straight and Take Note: Things Like Posture Matter

Sit Up Straight and Take Note: Things Like Posture Matter

One great tragedy of radical individualism was the loss of all the social skills and practices that help make living together in society more agreeable, uplifting and virtuous. The Revolution of the Sixties was not just a complete change of sexual mores. It also overturned all the social manners and practices that kept everything upright … Read more

It’s Time to Restore the Necktie

It’s Time to Restore the Necktie

One article of men’s clothing that is sadly on the decline is the necktie. This abandonment reflects a refusal to accept any restrictions, discipline or discomfort in clothing or presentation. Many want to feel comfortable at any cost, even if undignified. Comfort and informality are today’s fashion gods. People will go to great expense to … Read more

Sacrality or Vulgarity

Sacrality or Vulgarity

When Brazilian Catholic thinker Professor Plinio Corrêa de Oliveira reflected on events in São Paulo during his childhood at the beginning of the last century, the social habits of that time particularly attracted our attention. He spoke of the joy of family life, and his lively narrations transported our imaginations to those bygone days that … Read more

Dissecting Putin’s Tactics: The Use of Unsuspecting Suicide Bombers

Dissecting Putin’s Tactics: The Use of Unsuspecting Suicide Bombers

Unable to score a victory in their three-year war to overtake Ukraine, the Russians are getting desperate. The latest move is to “recruit” volunteers who end up being unwilling suicide bombers. Using this scheme, a single unidentified (and expendable) courier plants a weapon deep in enemy territory. The new wrinkle is that these missions are … Read more