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The Brew: Trump Takes on Autism Epidemic
I talk a lot about “learned helplessness” here. It’s the psychological state that animals tortured in labs eventually get to, where they don’t even bother flinching to get away from the pain. It’s also the end state our elites seek for citizens…
Justice Alito speaks at the Vatican about justice and mercy
Hannah Brockhaus, Catholic News Agency Tuesday, September 23, 2025 United States Supreme Court Justice Samuel A. Alito Jr. spoke about the role that mercy can play in the legal system during an event at the Vatican this weekend. “Justice is what…
Mercy, Yes, But Justice Too
J. Budziszewski , First Things Tuesday, September 23, 2025 Sometimes we hope desperately that our predictions are wrong. Fourteen years ago, I suggested that it was only a matter of time before character assassination would be replaced by real…
At Kirk memorial: Charlie’s wife forgives assassin; Trump says he hates his enemies
Erika Kirk, who was named Turning Point USA’s CEO after her husband’s death, said she felt “a level of heartache that I didn’t even know existed” but that “God’s love continued to be revealed to me in the days that followed.” And she tearfully…
The scandalous case of Cardinal Cupich and Senator Durbin
Jayd Henricks, Catholic World Report Tuesday, September 23, 2025 Why is the Archdiocese of Chicago giving a lifetime achievement award to a politician known for his aggressive support for abortion rights and “same-sex marriage”? Senator Richard…
AI: Nearness to the Beast
In 1984, as a young man of nineteen, I returned from a year of testing my vocation to the religious life. We had been deprived, or rather liberated, from the television for that period. On my short vacation afterwards, I went off to Blockbuster…