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The Founders’ Gift and Its New American Enemies
During our nation’s 250th anniversary there will be, unfortunately, dozens of academic conferences focusing on the “flaws” of our founding and of its approach to natural rights. Some of these events are downright bizarre. A major conference in…
Renewing Benedict XVI’s theological inheritance
A new organisation dedicated to fostering a renewed sense of ‘Catholic identity’ based on the vision of Pope Emeritus Benedict XVI took flight in Rome last week, marking the 99th birthday of the late German pontiff. The new Benedict XVI Society…
Cardinal Marx Expands Gay Blessings, Defying Vatican Line
Cardinal Reinhard Marx has moved decisively to normalise the blessing of same-sex couples in his Archdiocese of Munich and Freising—an intervention that lays bare the deepening doctrinal confusion at the heart of the Catholic Church in Germany.…
Pope Leo meets Equatorial Guinea’s dictator, quoting St. Augustine’s ‘City of God’
Pope Leo XIV arrived April 21 in Equatorial Guinea, the fourth and final country of his 11-day apostolic journey in Africa, where the pope met the country’s longtime ruler and urged the country’s civil authorities to choose justice over power,…
In The Mailbox: 04.22.26 : The Other McCain
Posted on | April 23, 2026 | No Comments — compiled by Wombat-socho If I had any brains I would already have been in bed, but I don’t want to fall even further behind on the blogging.Silicon Valley et Hamas delenda sunt. OVER THE TRANSOM357…
A Cancelled Catholic Philosopher in a Turbulent Age
“Our foreign-born citizens must permit us to say that they have been imprudent and have committed some serious mistakes,” so writes an esteemed Catholic social philosopher about the immigration question. “It is wrong to claim as a natural right…
Southern Poverty Law Center Indicted for Wire Fraud, Other Charges Related to Funding Hate Groups
A federal grand jury in Alabama has indicted the far-left Southern Poverty Law Center in connection with wire fraud, making false statements, and money laundering for funneling money to the very “hate groups” they claim to fight.Rather like the…
Southern Poverty Law Center Indicted on Charges Related to Funding Hate Groups
A federal grand jury in Alabama has indicted the far-left Southern Poverty Law Center in connection with wire fraud, making false statements, and money laundering for funneling money to the very “hate groups” they claim to fight.Rather like the…
States Must Deal With AI Risks Despite Executive Order: Sen. Joe Nicola
Despite an executive order by President Donald Trump purporting to prohibit any state-level regulation or controls over Artificial Intelligence, state governments must put in place guardrails to ensure accountability and protect the public,…
Pennsylvania Court Forces Taxpayers to Fund Abortions
Pennsylvania’s Commonwealth Court ruled that the state’s Medicaid program must cover elective abortions. In its ruling, the court stated that existing limits on taxpayer funding of abortion violate Pennsylvania’s Equal Rights Amendment. This is…