Springtime is approaching in Southern California, which means that the time has come for the annual Los Angeles Religious Education Congress (REC). For decades, the REC has been a scandal to the Catholic world due to its yearly promotion of dissident speakers who use it as a platform to push their heterodox … Read more
We cling to the quaint notion that technology is a neutral, passive medium waiting to be used. We tell ourselves we can master technology, choosing when to post, scroll, click or log off. Such illusions ignore the ruthless efficiency of the attention economy, which exploits basic biology to dominate our attention. Indeed, … Read more
A recent article in Fortune describes a trend that should cast doubt on all modern educational theories. The shocking headline states, “Gen Z Are Arriving to College Unable to Even Read a Sentence.” The Fortune article primarily discusses the reactions of college-level instructors and how they deal with the situation. However, such … Read more
After the fall of the Soviet Union, many believed the Russian Orthodox Church experienced a revival, evoking memories of “Holy Mother Russia.” The outward signs of official government policies favoring orthodoxy and the rebuilding of churches were offered as proof of positive change. However, recent findings and statistics, especially those involving an … Read more
The keyboard has not yet eliminated the pen. On March 10, 2025, the New Jersey Assembly Education Committee unanimously passed Assembly Bill 3865, mandating the return of cursive handwriting instruction for public school students in grades three through five. By the end of elementary school, these students must read and write legibly … Read more
With the publication of my book, Return to Order: From a Frenzied Economy to Organic Christian Society—Where We’ve Been, How We Got Here and Where We Need to Go, I was advised to open social media accounts to aid in its promotion. I dutifully set up accounts on then-Twitter and LinkedIn and … Read more
The head of the Imperial House of Brazil, Dom Bertrand, explains his views on government and faith, arguing that ‘if God is removed from the picture, the state becomes God.’ Many would raise an eyebrow if you claimed that Brazil was once the actual seat of a European monarchy and that Rio … Read more
Only in California would a state attack the hand that feeds it. A ballot measure called the “2026 Billionaire Tax Act” proposes a one-time 5 percent wealth tax on the net worth of residents with assets (not income) exceeding $1 billion. The logic behind this tax is as simple as it is … Read more
The Italian diocese of Ventimiglia-San Remo has a church bell dedicated to unborn children. That doesn’t go down well with left-wing politicians. On the Day of the Innocents Bishop Antonio Suetta dedicated the church bell of his episcopal palace to the unborn children on December 28, 2025. On this day, the Church … Read more
For the first time in almost two decades, South Africans ushered in a New Year with a touch of hope and optimism. Not by any means a tidal wave, but the signs are unmistakable and encouraging. An all-pervasive climate of gloom and doom has generally characterised the dawn of every new year. … Read more