By Tom Piatak Pope Francis shocked many Catholics when he issued a motu proprio — a document creating laws governing Church life — called Traditionis Custodes on July 16. The subject of the motu proprio is what is commonly called the traditional Latin Mass, namely the version of the Latin Mass that was in effect when the Second Vatican Council began in 1962. After Vatican II, the Latin Mass was...
By Wayne Allensworth The links between this country and South Africa are deep and profound, particularly politically.Our ruling class did a lot to empower the current government of South Africa.There may be lessons for the world in what’s happening there. — Tucker Carlson You don’t say. Fox News correspondent Trace Gallagher told Carlson that it’s easy to “draw parallels”...
Reviewed: Facing Reality: Two Truths About Race in America, Encounter Books, 168 pages, June 15, 2021 By Darrell Dow Give Charles Murray credit for one thing: He’s unafraid to tackle taboos. One of the foremost social scientists of the past four decades and author of more than a dozen books, Murray invited big troubles with Losing Ground in 1984 and The Bell Curve 10 years later. But his infamy...
By Wayne Allensworth A few years ago, researchers at something called the Greater Houston Partnership (GHP) bragged–because they thought this was a good thing–that my old hometown was now a “global city,” something much more like the international hubs in New York, Paris, and Los Angeles. The researchers pointed out that, judging from its “global connections”...
A popular singer-songwriter I’ve never heard of, Macy Gray, has written an op-ed saying it’s time to replace the American flag. She trots out the now standard leftist tropes about the flag’s not representing all Americans, since it is part of a shameful, irredeemably racist past, and she wants a new flag that is not “divisive” and that all Americans can be proud of...
By Wayne Allensworth In a recent column, Pat Buchanan noted rampant dysfunction in our land–mass shootings, the George Floyd religious cult, skyrocketing murder rates–and wrote that “it seems our country is coming apart.” If that weren’t enough, in March, and again in April, 167,000 alien invaders were caught crossing the Southern border of the United States. They...
Confronted by the sheer amount of media hoopla over “Pride Month,” I am reminded of Sam Francis’ quip about another month-long observance of a political agenda that was then being assiduously promoted by the media: “Black History Month, sometimes called February.” What began with “gay pride parades” in a handful of cities is now a month-long celebration...
By Wayne Allensworth US citizenship is becoming something else to apologize for. After all, it’s not “inclusive,” reflecting the retrograde notion that normal people should prioritize the wellbeing of their fellow citizens over foreigners. Setting such priorities is probably “racist,” to boot. Establishing hierarchies of value is apparently another example of...
He did not resume building the wall President Trump began building to stop the illegal-alien invasion across our southwest border. To be clear, wall construction remains paused to extent permitted by law. Per DHS, we’ve started critical work to repair the Rio Grande Valley’s flood levee, which was excavated to make way for border wall. This remediation work will not involve expanding border...
Dr. Anthony Fauci, the sainted man running the United States, oversees the agency that sent your tax dollars to the lab in Wuhan, China, that genetically engineered bat viruses to infect human beings. Four years ago, the Chinese military discussed weaponizing bat viruses. Science writer and author Nicholas Wade weighs in on the origins of #COVID19 and asks whether people or nature sparked the...
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