Liberals defending the ecological agenda are promoting a new tax to curtail carbon emissions known as a “carbon passport.” It works like the carbon credit system that heavily incentivizes individuals to offset the effects of their carbon footprints with carbon-absorbing projects. The carbon passport would regulate individual travel based on global carbon … Read more
On February 8 and 15, the Italian Associazione Tradizione Famiglia Proprietà (TFP) held book launchings at its offices in Milan and Rome. They presented the ground-breaking book Return to Order: From a Frenzied Economy to an Organic Christian Society—Where We’ve Been, How We Got Here and Where We Need to Go. The book … Read more
Certain leftist actions speak louder than words or manifestos. They mark history by their radicalness and intensity. They are designed to fascinate and mesmerize the public and prepare the way for eventual acceptance. American Catholics are recovering from the shock of one of these nefarious acts. It involves a scandalous and sacrilegious … Read more
Senate Bill number 2421, sponsored by Senators M. Teresa Ruiz and Andrew Zwicker, is making its way through the New Jersey Legislature. In a case of typical leftist overstatement, if passed, it will bear the name “Freedom to Read Act.” A more accurate title would be the “Make Porn Permanent Act.” A … Read more
Farmers’ protests are spreading across Europe like a prairie fire. They started in Germany in December as farmers protested cuts in diesel fuel subsidies. However, they soon developed into a full-blown dissent against the European Union’s agricultural policies, revealing a rage that had been simmering for years. Farmers have had enough! Farmers … Read more
Some traditional-minded Americans use a horrible metaphor to describe an outcome they desire for the nation. The metaphor is divorce, and the outcome is a separation of a State from the American Union. Proposing a national divorce is like demanding a figurative abortion for some unwanted social problem. Divorce and abortion are … Read more
On December 18, 2023, the same day that the Dicastery for the Doctrine of the Faith released Fiducia supplicans, Dr. John Lamont published a study “On the Papal Deposition of Bishops” in Rorate-Coeli. It was an attempt to refute my article titled “Why a Good Bishop Should Not Ignore but Obey His … Read more
Once again, the time has come for the annual Religious Education Congress of the Los Angeles Archdiocese (REC). As in past years, the event promises to scandalize orthodox Catholics and spread ideas that are toxic to the Faith. This is especially concerning because the event is the biggest of its kind in … Read more
Tucker Carlson’s two-hour interview with Vladimir Putin on February 8 sparked much controversy but clarified little. I would say the interview was well-framed by Putin’s early rebuke when he asked: “Is this a serious conversation or a talk show?” The two seemed on opposite sides. Putin gave the bubbly, cantankerous journalist a … Read more
A recent study from Columbia University’s Teachers College reveals something that many traditional-minded people already felt in their bones—reading from a page is more profitable than from a computer screen. The Joy of the Printed Page I am one such person. Two rooms in my home are primarily devoted to storing books. … Read more