The Washington Post, now known as the “Bezos Blog,” recently ran an interesting headline: “Retirees receive six times more in federal dollars than young people.” We apologize for the Post, that serves as the news source for the community that receives more federal dollars than young people or old people — namely, what Joe Sobran […]
That was the slogan of Bill Clinton’s ace defender James Carville when one after another of the rapist’s crimes came across the screen. It worked, and the next generation of Democrats has now embraced the practice, with a different tone: instead of focusing on denial, it relies on the Memory Hole. “Joe Biden? Who’s he?” […]
The immigration debate that rages in the United States and Western Europe today focuses on the impact of immigrants, both legal and illegal, in their countries of destination. In order better to understand that impact, it’s worth taking a look at where they’re coming from. The majority of Third World countries’ populations suffer from poverty. […]
It’s been a rough ride, but the Fighting Irish finally have something to celebrate this St. Paddy’s Day. In recent weeks, The Wanderer has reported on the latest controversy that has embroiled Our Lady’s University. In January, Notre Dame Provost John T. McGreevy appointed Susan Ostermann as the new director of the university’s Liu Institute […]
If there was ever a close-up, in-person example of the impact of a bad idea, it is the District of Columbia’s embrace of former President Joe Biden’s DEI lunacy five years ago. The District’s sane leaders could have written off Joe as a doddering dolt or even put him in a straitjacket — but no, […]
By CHRISTOPHER MANION Forty-two years ago, President Ronald Reagan proclaimed Jan. 22 as “National Sanctity of Human Life Day.” Last week, President Donald J. Trump celebrated that proclamation with an inspiring note of gratitude honoring the pro-life movement. As usual, it was ignored by the secular media. “On July 4, 1776,” the president wrote, “our […]
By DR. CHRISTOPHER MANION On June 19th, 2024, Louisiana Governor Jeff Landry signed House Bill 71 into law mandating that the Ten Commandments be put on display in every classroom in the state’s public school classrooms by January 1, 2025. Of course, the Ten Commandments were universally displayed in locations public and private before the […]
By CHRISTOPHER MANION While Catholics await the white smoke to rise above the Sistine Chapel, we pray that the cardinals gathered there will hear the voice of the Holy Spirit and act on it. Amid the anticipation, however, a stubborn fact remains: whatever their choice of a new Supreme Pontiff, the challenge confronting the American […]
