This coming school year, we may see a unique institution opening in Oklahoma. Saint Isidore of Seville Catholic Virtual School is slated to admit its first students. Barring court interference, the school will be a charter school, meaning its funding will come from the state. Virtual Charter Schools Two terms need to … Read more
The controversy over Harrison Butker’s fiery commencement address at Benedictine College in Atchison, Kansas, has set the liberal world ablaze. The left is furious. His statements against abortion, contraception, feminism, and homosexual pride month, and his support for the Traditional Latin Mass and so much more leave no doubt about where he … Read more
“Fascists!” screamed a man at TFP volunteers as he and his friends protested while holding a flag with the words “Democratic Socialists of America” written on it. The scene was from a campaign with fellow volunteers of the American Society for the Defense of Tradition, Family and Property (TFP) standing up for … Read more
On October 29-30, 1840, a remarkable debate took place in New York City. On one side were the representatives of the Public School Society—the predecessor of the current New York City Public School Board. On the other side was Bishop John Hughes, a great lion of American Catholicism. The most striking element … Read more
Since China has problems producing cutting-edge technology, it must find other means. One resource is contracting American universities to do research and development, which then allows it to compete with the U.S. in the marketplace. This aggressive tactic has not endeared the Chinese to American politicians or businessmen. Such work with universities … Read more
A recent article from the Associated Press quotes United Nations climate chief Simon Stiell, declaring that humans have just two years left to “save the world.” In his speech, he called for cutting fossil fuels and a “quantum leap” in climate funding. The article highlights the scaremongering of ecological extremism that makes … Read more
“Gambling has an almost uniquely corrupting influence on governments…” That arresting line introduced a recent article from The Dispatch. It pointed out that many governments “count on gambling to produce a fairly reliable stream of revenue.” An Atmosphere of Attractive Risks Evidence of state-sponsored and tolerated gambling is everywhere. Among the fifty … Read more
There are many evils running rampant in our highly secularized society, but perhaps none so disturbing as the relentless attacks on our children’s innocence. Public schools and libraries all over our nation have been flooded with sexually explicit LGBTQ books and pornography—propaganda pushed on our children by the radical left, under the … Read more
Right now, smartphone addiction is out of control. Things have reached such a point that the average American checks his phone 352 times a day—once every two minutes and 43 seconds. But right now, a restaurant in Italy—and free wine—is doing what many thought impossible: It is separating people from their phones. … Read more
One thing that is obvious about the student riots over Gaza is that they are not about Gaza. They are not even about students. Other elements veil the real issues and players. In the realm of revolutionary action, the issue is never the issue. It’s about wanting to overthrow structures and narratives … Read more