Random stuff I find interesting and you may not.
Corporate cronyism is bad all the time. Long before “woke” and “DEI” entered the mainstream political lexicon, I’ve been complaining about businesses tailoring their policies to win favor from Washington and about Washington trying to force ideological priorities on businesses. I started writing my first book to rail against precisely this sort of corporatism. Lander … Read more
When one thinks of ancient Christianity, what settings come to mind? Perhaps dusty Judean villages where the Gospel was first proclaimed? Or the crowded Greek port cities that heard the preaching of St. Paul, or maybe the savagery of the Roman amphitheaters? Whatever scenes we imagine, I am willing to bet Ethiopia is not among … Read more
The backlash against Tate and his defenders isn’t about ‘cancel culture’ or policing speech. It’s that his lifestyle and worldview run counter to conservative values. Judging by their embrace of Andrew Tate, it seems as though some conservative influencers in 2025 are ready to trade in their familiar “Christ is King” mantra for a new … Read more
Demagogues require scapegoats, and it’s hard to find scapegoats in the government when you, er, control the government. That’s how Kevin Williamson explains Donald Trump’s curious interest in annexing Greenland in a column elsewhere on the site today. “You cannot very well have your ‘unitary executive’ and blame somebody else for the shenanigans of the … Read more
The International Association of Exorcists has expressed concern over several erroneous practices, including those carried out by some priests, which confuse the faithful who seek help when possibly facing extraordinary actions of the devil. The association, which has some 900 exorcist members worldwide, issued its warning in a Jan. 6 article on the organization’s website … Read more
There are so many things to be said about the appointment of Cardinal McElroy to be the next Archbishop of Washington, DC that you could break those things down into different categories. There is, first, the politics category. That is, politics seems to be the sole motivation for the appointment. According to the Pillar, Pope … Read more
Every day, the UN, international organizations and the media claim that everyone in Gaza is starving to death because they have no food and every day Israel’s COGAT aid coordination agency lists exactly how many trucks filled with humanitarian aid have actually entered Gaza. On Jan 2, for example, 189 trucks filled with aid entered … Read more
“You say, the times are troublesome, the times are burdensome, the times are miserable. Live rightly and you will change the times. The times have never hurt anyone. Those who are hurt are human beings; those by whom they are hurt are also human beings. So, change human beings and the times will be changed.” … Read more
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Yet British officials knew what was happening on a rampant scale. It was impossible not to know. In our pages, over a decade ago, I scoffed at a colleague who had suggested that ISIS — the Islamic State of Iraq and al-Sham, which used to be the Iraqi franchise of its now rival al-Qaeda — … Read more
“The unofficial anthem of secularism today is John Lennon’s ‘Imagine,’ in which we are encouraged to imagine a world without religion. We don’t have to imagine such a world; the 20th century has given us horrific examples of such worlds.” Cardinal Francis E. George, O.M.I. Cardinal George warns US secularization is more serious than elections … Read more
Various cultures—English, Turkish, Chinese—claim to have invented the maxim, “The fish rots from the head down” (a favorite in your nation’s capital during the unhappy years when the Redskins/Commanders were owned by Daniel Snyder). Applied to the Church, the idiom suggests that when theology is decadent, bad things will follow in the life of faith. … Read more
Joe Biden is determined to ‘Leave No Washington Sham Behind’ before his presidency ends on January 20. On Saturday, Biden presented Presidential Medals of Freedom to a rogue’s gallery of shysters, donors, bootlickers, as well as some innocent bystanders and dead people. Biden presented failed presidential candidate Hillary Clinton a Medal of Freedom—perhaps for her … Read more
Experts warn of addiction, corporate influence, and effect on young people as online gambling surges MARY REICHARD, HOST: It’s Tuesday the 7th of January. We’re so glad you’ve joined us today! Good morning, I’m Mary Reichard. NICK EICHER, HOST: And I’m Nick Eicher. First up on The World and Everything in It… sports gambling. If … Read more
Gray matter is made up of neuron cell bodies and dendrites and is responsible for processing and interpreting information, such as sensation, perception, learning, speech, and cognition. White matter is made up of axons, which are long nerve fibers that connect neurons together from different parts of the brain. In the study, male brains tended … Read more
He disclosed that hospital grounds were used to transport equipment and weapons for launching attacks against Israeli forces. The IDF released new footage on Tuesday that shows the interrogation of a Hamas terrorist who was arrested at Kamal Adwan Hospital in northern Gaza. Hamas Terrorist Apprehended at Kamal Adwan Hospital Anas Muhammad Faiz … Read more
As part of yesterday’s column about potential “offsets” for Trump’s tax agenda, I wrote “Don’t hold your breath” next to the line that stated taxpayers could save more than $500 billion if Congress refuses to spend any money on unauthorized programs. My skepticism does not mean disagreement. After all, if Congress is too incompetent to … Read more
Politicians love to talk and heap cheap glory upon themselves. But what they don’t say is that voters will have to pay and pay for gruesome policy, like the forced sterilization of minor children through so-called “gender affirming” care. As other nations turn away from the leftist fetish practice and see America as a desperately … Read more
Back in April, when President Joe Biden was still running for reelection, he told a gathering of steelworkers in Pittsburgh that “I have your back.” On Friday afternoon, just three weeks before leaving office, he stuck a knife in their backs. He did so by blocking Japan’s Nippon Steel’s proposed $14.9 billion purchase of the … Read more
While there is always room for organic growth from existing forms (cf. Vatican II, Constitution on the Sacred Liturgy, 23) in the celebration of the Mass, the many radical departures from the proper celebration of Mass threaten to sever our link to the Gospels, the Old Testament, and Christ Himself. Cool heads are necessary when … Read more
The office-debt meltdown keeps getting worse. The motto in 2024 was “Survive till 2025” via extend-and-pretend. But now what? The delinquency rate of office mortgages that have been securitized into commercial mortgage-backed securities (CMBS) spiked to 11.0% in December, a new all-time high, surpassing even the debt-meltdown during the Financial Crisis, when office CMBS delinquency … Read more
Defenders of fiscal sanity have received quite a surprise with Trump’s new Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE). For the first time in what seems like forever, complaining about government waste has almost become…cool. To all of the newcomers to this issue, we’d like to extend a warm welcome. Whether it was the DOGE hype or … Read more
Layer upon layer of Eucharistic practice was constructed over the millennia as protection against the slightest attenuation of Catholic doctrine regarding the Eucharist. For over sixty years, it has been breached. For all its good intentions, the grand project of Eucharistic Revival is barely limping to its finish line. Applause is in order, for at … Read more
It is a good guess that a lot of moms and dads succumbed to pressure this Christmas – either from their children’s pleading or peer-pressure in the form of wanting to be the “cool parents” – and ended up buying their sons and daughters smart phones for Christmas gifts. If you are one of these … Read more
Progressives and environmental groups have teamed up with a rival steelmaker to lobby against the U.S. Steel deal. As President Joe Biden continues to mull whether to allow one private steelmaking company to purchase another, it’s worth taking a moment to appreciate the bizarre political alliances that opponents of the U.S. Steel/Nippon Steel deal have … Read more