Fantasies and Infant Formula
The people who can’t deliver on baby formula think they know what gender is right for your child. June is “Pride Month.” It’s also the month in which many Americans woke up to the fact that the nation was running out of baby formula. Distressed mothers...
Children at Risk: School Shooters and Other Dangers
Will trans advocates use the Texas massacre as an excuse for more gender indoctrination? In the wake of the horrific massacre of 19 children at an elementary school in Uvalde, Texas, a number of commentators called for more measures to protect students. Some suggested...
Abbott and Costello Meet Gender Confusion
Who’s on first, but who’s minding the schools? A Wisconsin school district has charged a 13-year-old boy with sexual harassment for using the wrong pronoun when addressing a trans student. Coincidentally, I recently came across an old Abbott and Costello skit that...
Islamophobia and Islamoignorance
Our problem is not that we fear Islam -- but that we know so little about it. When the word “Islamophobia” first became current many years ago, I was sure it wouldn’t catch on. People, I thought, would quickly see that it was a gimmick—an obvious attempt to capitalize...
The Flight into Egypt and the Flight from Reality
Why American bishops need to rethink immigration policy. When American bishops call for more welcoming migration policies—as they often do—they frequently hold up the example of the Holy Family’s flight into Egypt to remind us of our duty to migrants. A recent article...
Is Francis Really the Pope?
Why some say “no.” Many in the Catholic media tend to cover-up for Pope Francis either by putting the best possible interpretation on his actions or else by failing to report news that might be damaging to his image. One of the main stories that the Catholic media...
Italian Bishops’ Soft-Porn Guest
Homoerotic singer invited to entertain teens. On Easter Monday a soft-porn singer name Blanco entertained a crowd of 80,000 young people in St. Peter’s Square. Blanco, who is a favorite of LGBT fans for his homoerotic performances, was invited by the Italian Bishops...
The Mouse that Whored
Disney sets a trap for children. The Mouse that Roared is a 1959 comedy film about a mouse-sized country (the Duchy of Grand Fenwick) that decides to solve its money problems by declaring war on America, then surrendering, then reaping the financial aid that America...
Is Islam Fail-Safe?
“Deeply-held” beliefs are not always as deeply-rooted as they seem. “Is Islam too big to fail?” I raised that question ten years ago in Christianity, Islam, and Atheism. I pointed out that, like Islam, Soviet communism once had an air of inevitability...
Should Western Christians Provide Life Support to Islam?
It may do well to heed one of the more reliable lessons of history. When tyrannies are appeased, they tend to grow. That seems to be one of the more reliable lessons of history. Yet, societies continue to appease aggressors in the hope that, maybe this...
