Once-in-a-lifetime event

Many events occur only once in each of our lifetimes; some tragic, some ecstatic. On Nov. 8, 2022, we may witness more than one event of a lifetime. All the hype and money spent leading up to our 2022 mid-term election is staggering.

Is the red wave back?

In the dog days of summer, as President Joe Biden’s average approval rating plummeted to historic lows amid an intense flurry of national setbacks, policy blunders and rhetorical “gaffes” (otherwise known as senility), most in the punditry class began to predict an imminent “red wave” of Republican...

Explaining conservatism II: why the Left hates it

Since at least the World War II generation, most parents who held conservative values either did not think they had to teach their children those values or simply did not know how to do so. Most still don’t. If asked to define conservative values, most conservatives will be tongue-tied.”

Hillary Clinton’s new campaign

Former Democratic Sen. Hillary Clinton of New York was out campaigning again last week, but this time it was not for the presidency of the United States. It was for an amendment proposed to the California state constitution that would create a “right” to abortion.

Explaining conservatism

There are a number of reasons many young people shy away from conservatism. The most obvious is that they have been exposed only to left-wing values -- from elementary school through graduate school, in the movies, on television, on social media and now even at Disneyland.

Washington Post worried America has too many Catholic hospitals

The Washington Post published a story Oct. 10 that carried the following headline: “Spread of Catholic hospitals limits reproductive care across the US.” What did this newspaper mean by the euphemistic term “reproductive care”? It meant, among other things, terminating a human life.

Citizens should be informed and vote in November

During the 2019 election period we were having lunch with friends, and the subject of the presidential election came up.

The Second Amendment puts safety first

The Second Amendment, addressing the right of American citizens to bear arms, is a touchy subject these days, but its effect on our daily lives cannot be overstated. Being able to protect ourselves in a world that is becoming more dangerous by the day is essential to survival.

Let’s work on self-control, not self-esteem

Acouple of weeks ago, the New York Times published a photo of what I had reason to believe was an elementary school classroom. I couldn’t help but notice a big, colorful sign in the classroom that read, “The World Is A Better Place With You In It.”

U.S. must change course in Ukraine

We are now more than seven months removed from Vladimir Putin’s incursion into eastern Ukraine and Crimea. Despite that elapsed time and all the various developments since then, the United States’ formal position on the conflict has changed little.