It's beginning to be a habit. It, in this case, is the messy business of center-left political jettisoning one leader suddenly deemed unelectable and, without resort to the usual rules or democratic procedure, designating a replacement. It's the process that came fairly close to giving ...
With all the talk and the drama of the St. Pius X saga and AI, there is thought and prayer behind the notion of, ‘just because we can do something doesn’t mean we should.’ As individuals many of us can leap forward, ‘cut to the chase’ so to speak, and quickly conclude that ‘if we can do something, we should!’ The creators and marketers of AI are all over that. But not so fast. What about the rest of us? On the other hand, there is a reactionary response and an attempt to return to ‘the good ‘ole days.’ Again, what about the rest of us? Of course, there are ...
The United States Supreme Court is the most powerful and respected tribunal in world history. It commands the power of judicial review to invalidate acts of the president or Congress. Its relative impartiality, compared with the legislative and executive branches, finds expression in ...
To conquer a nation, first rob it of its history and heroes. That's a quick summary of Marxist strategy. President Donald Trump used the 250th-anniversary celebration of our nation's independence to call out communism as the gravest threat we face, and to warn that Marxists are trying to ...
There are moments when history reaches across the centuries with startling clarity. Standing in the Palazzo Pubblico in Siena, Italy, and looking at Ambrogio Lorenzetti's "Allegory of Good and Bad Government," I had one of those moments. Nearly 700 years old, the series of fresco paintings ...
Communism is an evil philosophy. Communist regimes have killed hundreds of millions of people and made millions more live in a police state. But somehow, speaking ill of communism alarms the same journalists who constantly suggest democracy is in peril under President Donald Trump. ...
