Liberals’ Illegitimate War on Women

by Jeannie DeAngelis – Willingness or unwillingness to prevent or terminate a pregnancy appears to be the sole criterion upon which liberal women judge how well they’re being treated.  It’s stunning that the left actually embraces the idea that taking a stand for life instantly translates into hostility toward, or contention with, the female gender. … Read more

Four Characteristics of Good Orthodox Preaching

by Fr. Jonathan Cholcher – Orthodox preaching needs to be good preaching. To be good, Orthodox preaching must not only deliver good content, but it must strive to make the hearers good. Therefore, good Orthodox preaching is the Gospel (lit., good news) proclaimed and lived. Four characteristics mark good Orthodox preaching: Christ crucified and risen; … Read more

Obamacare Begins Child Sterilization, Without Parental Consent

by Stephanie Zawada – With back-to-school season in full swing across the nation, parents in Oregon have more to worry about than shopping for sweaters and purchasing pencils. In the state of Oregon, the Obamacare mandate, which went into effect on August 1, 2012, provides free sterilizations to girls as young as fifteen. Now, your … Read more

The Unteachables: A Generation that Cannot Learn

by Janice Fiamengo – The greatest tragedy of progressive education is not the students’ lack of skills, but of teachable character. “The honeymoon is over.” Instructors who award low grades in humanities disciplines will likely be familiar with a phenomenon that occurs after the first essays are returned to students: former smiles vanish, hands once … Read more

Will a Weakened American Character Defeat Paul Ryan?

by Dennis Prager – The Republican vice-presidential candidate, Congressman Paul Ryan, is the Democrats’ political version of the Anti-Christ. He believes in self-reliance; the left believes in reliance on the state. His moral values are shaped by religion (Catholicism); the left is frightened by religious Christian politicians (and athletes, and members of the armed forces, … Read more

The Rich Don’t Make Us Poor

by Charles Kaupke – We’ve been hearing a lot lately about the need for the wealthy to “pay their fair share” so that the federal government can pay down its debts and continue to fund programs to provide basic human necessities for the poor, such as food, shelter, and prophylactics. Their argument is that the … Read more