Random stuff I find interesting and you may not.
On college campuses and on the liberal side of the political nexus, support for non-violent opposition to Israel gave way to support for Oct 7 and the violent mass murder of Jews. After being initially greeted with polite revulsion, the terrorist side, including Zohran Mamdani, won the argument with the moral pragmatism of genocide lies. … Read more
Average family health insurance premiums rose 6% in 2025, nearing $27,000, underscoring consistent increases and warning of more hikes ahead. Higher healthcare spending, including increased hospital and drug prices, is driving up the cost of coverage, according to an annual survey from the nonprofit KFF. For most American families, $27,000 is a lot of money. … Read more
After years of extensive research, designers were finally able to come up with a way to make vehicle headlights so bright that they would cause permanent, radioactive damage to the eyes of oncoming drivers. “These babies will blast you right straight in your retinas,” spokesperson Dale McMillan said. “You’ll be seeing them when you blink … Read more
Tucker Carlson, knee-deep already, has taken another step into the muck with a friendly interview with Nick Fuentes. The issue isn’t merely that Carlson “platformed” a white-nationalist influencer. This framing allows Carlson and his defenders to portray the interview and others like it as an effort at open debate, as a good-faith attempt at engagement … Read more
Six months ago, I wrote a speculative column that the pandemic had a lot to do with killing the power of taboos in our society, including the taboo against antisemitism. The pandemic drove conversation online, and it saw one authority after another discredit itself. It was a period of time when people were “canceled” or … Read more
Donald Trump is a man with a short attention span, a toddler’s sense of entitlement, a high-school mean girl’s thin skin, and the approximate IQ of today’s lunch special at Joe’s Stone Crab, none of which leaves him very well suited to the kind of long-term administrative and management work that effective policy development requires. … Read more
Government interference in health care should be reduced, not expanded. The federal government’s not-really-a-shutdown lingers on, largely driven by Democrats’ insistence on extending pandemic-era subsidies that conceal the real cost of health coverage under the Affordable Care Act (ACA)—better known as Obamacare. It’s not enough that the spending bill under consideration is already bloated with … Read more
COMMENTARY: Reconciliation must never sacrifice the timeless truths of the Church, but sadly that appears to be the case in China. Cardinal Stephen Chow, the bishop of Hong Kong, defended the state of religious freedom in Hong Kong in a public dialogue in Parramatta, Australia, on Sept. 15. If what he said were true — … Read more
When I tell people I go to Christendom College, the reaction is almost always the same: a raised eyebrow, a polite smile, and then, “Wait, that super strict Catholic school?” Yep. That’s the one. To be honest, I kind of thought the same thing before I enrolled. I wasn’t raised Catholic. I’m a convert who … Read more
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Chicago is at 338 murders so far this year and over 1,500 shot. Why? It’s a mystery. Mayor Brandon Johnson recently claimed that “jails and incarceration and law enforcement is a sickness that has not led to safe communities.” He praised Joanne Chesimard aka Assata Shakur, a racist terrorist who murdered a police officer and … Read more
Europe has suddenly awakened from its Islamic slumber. The lazy days of summer’s end skipped the United Kingdom and Australia this year. Mass protests swept across the Western world. Tens of thousands gathered in U.K. cities such as London, Epping, Bristol, Birmingham, Falkirk, Gloucester, Newcastle and Essex, where the streets were decorated with Union Jack … Read more
Food insecurity in Gaza is being exaggerated, and few observing the real suffering there blame Hamas. The death of a child is a tragedy. The infliction of that death by deliberate starvation is an intolerable crime. And an image of such a starving child is a demand for justice, eliciting deep sympathy from almost everyone … Read more
Patrick Peyton was dying. The year was 1938. A seminarian at the University of Notre Dame, Peyton had to face the doctor’s news: “You have tuberculosis.” A year later, “the doctor said, we don’t know if you’re going to make it,” said Fr. David S. Marcham, Vice Postulator and Guild Director for the cause of … Read more
British satirist and cultural commentator Konstantin Kisin — author of An Immigrant’s Love Letter to the West (2022) — recently shared a debate clip from Doha, Qatar, in which he made a simple observation: Slavery has existed in every human society and across the whole of human history. It’s a statement so uncontroversial it should … Read more
On Wednesday morning, the students at Annunciation Catholic School in Minneapolis were attending a Mass in the church next to the school when, suddenly, the stained-glass windows were shattered by a hail of gunfire. The fusillade didn’t stop immediately. Witnesses said that between 50 and 100 bullets were pumped into the church, injuring at least … Read more
How big food and big pharma hatched a crisis. They lied. For 50 years, nutrition “experts” told you eggs would kill you. A University of South Australia study just proved them wrong. Eggs don’t cause heart disease. They never did. The methodology was embarrassingly simple. Separate the effects of cholesterol from those of saturated fat. … Read more
President Donald Trump’s Liberation Day — “one of the most important days in American history,” he says — was one day late. Instead of proclaiming April 2 as Liberation Day, April 1 — April Fools’ Day — would have been a more appropriate choice. April 1 has traditionally been celebrated by pranks, jokes, and hoaxes. … Read more
Contrary to progressive delusions, young people are not especially enlightened. Quite the opposite. There is an odd thing that many older liberals tend to say about America’s youth. As a member of Generation Z, which currently comprises those aged 13 to 28, I have often heard a similar refrain: “It’s you young people who are … Read more
SNAP exists to guarantee basic nutrition, not to replicate the snacks aisle of a minor-league baseball stadium. Back in 2012, Donald Trump — real estate developer, future president, and amateur dietician — observed on Twitter that he had “never seen a thin person drinking Diet Coke.” A few days later, a perplexed Trump added, in … Read more
When St. Paul encountered Christ on the road to Damascus, his life was changed. A Catholic summer camp ministry based in Ohio — but expanding around the country — hopes to give young adults the opportunity to have a similar, life-altering encounter with Christ, but with the help of paintball, zip-lining, and Eucharistic adoration. Now … Read more
Its reason for being is clear: to prevent and eliminate pregnancies. On Monday, a Berkeley-educated, Obama-appointed judge threw Planned Parenthood a life ring after Congress passed legislation that defunded the abortion conglomerate from Medicaid. Six hours after Planned Parenthood filed a motion for a temporary restraining order, Judge Indira Talwani granted its wish. This injunction, … Read more
The inhuman campaign to cull the elderly, disabled and mentally infirm lives on in ‘progressive’ clothing. In a letter dated 1 October 1940, Helene M wrote to her father from an asylum in the southern German town of Stetten (1). An epileptic, Helene had been chosen for ‘transport to another facility’. But, in the context … Read more
Eric and Grace Morrison have never pressured their seven children to pursue the priesthood or religious life. Their son Danny, who is a transitional deacon in the Archdiocese of Washington, D.C., jokingly describes his vocation story as “boring.” There was “no big turnaround moment of conversion, but just this slow call of the Lord throughout … Read more
The distorted image of God that many Christians have come to hold amounts to nothing more than a fuzzy “safe-space.” Not long ago, a bright and thoughtful young woman opened up during a retreat small group. She shared that she had recently come to view her upbringing as “traumatic.” Gently, the group leader asked her … Read more