The upcoming meeting in Rome between Pope Francis and President Trump is fast approaching. It is an opportune occasion to share some thoughts and concerns about the future. The two figures could not be more different. The Pope is the head of the greatest spiritual power on Earth. The President is the … Read more
Persecution for following one’s faith in Jesus Christ took place not just in Roman times, but takes place daily, at extreme levels, in 2017. According to Open Doors USA, every month 322 Christians are killed for their faith, 214 Churches and Christian properties are destroyed, and 772 forms of violence are committed against Christians (such … Read more
by Rex Teodosio and Seth Hakes. The United States and China are clashing on several policy issues especially relating to economy and trade. Yet, when leaders of the two countries get together, there is one thing that never gets mentioned: the persecution of the underground Catholic Church in China. China’s underground Catholics … Read more
Marketers have long understood that one of the most powerful weapons in their arsenal is fear created by anxiety. While anxiety is not properly fear, it does trigger fear, which in turn activates our primal instincts—the fight-or-flight syndrome. Anxiety can provoke many different types of fear: fear of missing out; fear of … Read more
The conservative movement’s successful action has been based on the three-legged stool approach of fiscal, defense and moral conservatives. Everyone knows that a stool needs at least three legs if it is going to serve as a place to sit. Any lesser combination turns the stool into something else that more than … Read more
Fours bakers have been arrested for the crime of baking brownies and an additional two bakers for using out-of-date wheat. Such news would otherwise be laughable, however this is reality in Caracas, Venezuela. Under the direction of former bus driver and union leader President Nicholas Maduro, the socialist government is threatening to … Read more
It has become trendy to call everything fake. This is helped by the fact that so many things are fake. The world is awash in “fake news.” So much of what is reported is dominated by hype, hyperbole and hysteria. Thus, what passes for news is often just theater. Every nomination becomes … Read more
More than once I have had the painful moral obligation to address, in a critical but invariably respectful manner, statements and deeds by Pope Francis favoring revolutionary “social” movements in Latin America, rehabilitating liberation theologians and especially, diplomatically supporting Cuba’s communist regime. The incomprehensible aspects of his pontificate, however, are not limited … Read more
The news of the death of Norma Leah McCorvey has spread through the pro-life and conservative world. The 69-year-old lady was well-known as the defendant in the infamous Roe v. Wade Supreme Court decision striking down all abortion laws in the United States. Although she never did have the abortion made legally … Read more
It is astonishing to see how so many people think unbalanced markets can be regulated into order. They think that stopping abuses with straitjacket regulations will solve all problems. In the case of frenzied markets, this usually addresses the effects not the causes of financial instability. Moreover, most regulations, however good-intentioned, are … Read more