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Subsidiarity as the Answer to the Beast and the Whore of Babylon

In a recent paper published on the Alliance for Responsible Citizenship (ARC), authors Jonathan Pageau and Jordan Peterson assign the familiar characters of Revelation to the prevailing mindsets of the modern world. The Beast is “civilisation and its leaders, the… Continue Reading →

Totaliterrorism: A Critique of ‘The Psychology of Totalitarianism’ by Mattias Desmet

As the world descended into medical fascism during the COVID pandemic, Mattias Desmet was one of the voices providing an explanation. He asserted that much of the world had been primed for totalitarianism through a sense of alienation from fellow… Continue Reading →

Corporations are Socialist

Corporations have long been a boogieman of socialists and communists because, according to them, everything that is not owned by the collective is capitalist. As Politstrum International states: “Modern corporations are large capitalist enterprises created specifically by the development of… Continue Reading →

Why Public Policy Should Never be Based on Science

Last Friday the world witnessed a few people make several egregious scientific misstatements regarding the COVID pandemic. It wouldn’t have mattered much except for the fact that the misstatements were made by US Supreme Court justices during oral arguments about… Continue Reading →

The Spirit of St. Nick for Parents Who Don’t Want to Lie to Their Kids

I took it pretty hard when I learned that Santa Claus didn’t actually make the global trip down everyone’s chimneys to deliver presents. When we started having kids of our own, there was never any doubt in my mind that… Continue Reading →

A Libertarian Critique of Pure Distributism

After the clear failure of socialism in the 20th century and the various problems created by capitalism, many in the last 120 years have sought a “third way” economic system—an alternative to capitalism and socialism. Catholics from Hilaire Belloc and… Continue Reading →

The Great Reset: Capitalizing on Crisis

“Never let a good crisis go to waste.”  That was Rahm Emanuel explaining the opportunistic nature of bureaucrats during emergencies like the 2008 financial crisis. The idea is that there are certain goals that power-hungry politicians want to enact on… Continue Reading →

Has Trump derangement syndrome killed more people than COVID-19?

COVID-19 continues to ravage the United States and the world, but promising treatments are being used to save lives. The main treatment showing promise is hydroxychloroquine in combination with a zinc supplement and the antibiotic azithromycin, which has antiviral properties…. Continue Reading →

The Church Has Abandoned Her Flock

When they had finished breakfast, Jesus said to Simon Peter, “Simon, son of John, do you love me more than these?” He said to him, “Yes, Lord; you know that I love you.” He said to him, “Feed my lambs.”… Continue Reading →

Pope Francis Gets Everything Wrong in Push For Global Wealth Redistribution

In a speech to the Pontifical Academy of Social Sciences, Pope Francis called for global wealth redistribution through taxation as a way to fight social injustice. Throughout the speech, the Pontiff made several claims that fly in the face of… Continue Reading →

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