It appears that Argentina and Venezuela have more in common than meets the eye. They were both Spanish colonies, have a majority Catholic population, once enjoyed a vibrant and growing economy—and they are both falling headlong into chaos, bankruptcy, civil unrest and massive poverty. Do the woes of Argentina and Venezuela have … Read more
With computers, robots and other digital technologies acquiring basic tasks and even more advanced skills at an extraordinary rate, what is the future of the labor market? For more than a century, automation has increasingly replaced a portion of the labor market as technology advances with robotic automation performing more and more … Read more
Amid constant snowfall, TFP Student Action volunteers attended a rally at the Supreme Court in Washington, D.C. on March 25 to support Hobby Lobby, a craft store with 13,000 employees. Directly next to the rally in favor of Hobby Lobby a counter-rally organized by Planned Parenthood loudly proclaimed a contrary message. The … Read more
Man needs hope as much as the air he breathes. Lacking air, he feels asphyxiated; without hope, he falls into discouragement and despair. The upshot is that, when beset by life’s trials or in times of crises that affect countries, peoples and civilizations, he strives to find reasons for hope. A Russian … Read more
The strength of evil lies in the weakness of the good. This statement sums up Russia’s aggression in the recent invasion of Crimea and the West’s cowardly and apathetic response. To our great shame, as Putin tests the mettle of our political leaders with another totalitarian aggression, he finds little serious reaction … Read more
Socialist politicians have an uncanny ability to make poor decisions regarding the betterment of their country. Having seized power in 1999 as leader of the Fifth Republic Movement, Hugo Chávez steadily led Venezuela into an increasingly leftist state nationalizing industries and micromanaging every aspect of life. In 1999 Venezuela was ranked 99 … Read more
BBC news business editor Robert Peston has analyzed how China’s economic slowdown can lead to a ‘third wave’ in the economic crisis that shook the world in 2008, G1 reported. The Chinese city of Wuhan is a case in point: it grew more than any other city in China over the last … Read more
""""[vc_column_text]On Saturday, February 22, members of the American Society for the Defense of Tradition, Family and Property (TFP) joined nearly 5,000 people who gathered for the inauguration of a monument to the victims of communism in Miami’s Tamiami Park in Florida. The monument, with its tall central column featuring the flag of … Read more
It was bad enough when the Obama administration announced that wind turbine facilities now have a thirty-year license to kill or injure, with impunity, two American icons: bald and golden eagles. While the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) turns a blind eye to this, it is now choking a $45 billion agricultural industry … Read more
The media in general are quick to throw doubt on relics and traditionally acclaimed holy objects of the Church. Few objects of veneration have attracted so much controversy as the Shroud of Turin. The debate was thought to have been concluded when scientists tested the authenticity of the burial cloth of Our … Read more
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