In my current book, Takedown: From Communists to Progressives, How the Left Has Sabotaged Family and Marriage, I write of the phenomenon of Communist Party marriages. “Theirs was the first ‘party marriage’ that I observed,”…
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Pope Blasts ‘Gender Ideology’
Many Catholics, especially conservative ones, obviously aren’t thrilled with the pope’s new encyclical. I find myself once again spending a lot of time explaining to non-Catholics why the current pope is either not a Marxist…
Gay Marriage Conservatives?
Speaking on Fox News Channel’s The Five, pundit Greg Gutfeld said that “gay marriage, in my opinion, is a conservative idea.” He noted that the left “generally hates traditions” and is all about “breaking with…
The Clintons’ Pornographer
An aspect of the Clinton Years that most academic historians might miss: When Larry Flynt is feeling righteous, he describes himself as a crusader: for civil liberties in general and free speech in particular.” So…
David Axelrod: Red Diaper Baby?
Several times I’ve written for The American Spectator on the person of David Axelrod, the figure most responsible for giving America two terms of Barack Obama. My first piece was a cover feature for the…
When Communists Murdered a Priest
Editor’s note: The original piece was published at The American Spectator. It was October 19, 1984—30 years ago this week. A gentle, courageous, and genuinely holy priest, Jerzy Popieluszko, age 37, found himself in a…
Chick-fil-A Founder’s Death leads to Nasty Comments
Tributes to Chick-fil-A’s founder from the non-judgmental, tolerant left. Truett Cathy, Chick-fil-A founder, died Monday at age 93. With hard work, discipline, and dedication, he turned a single Atlanta diner into a popular restaurant chain…
Lessons from America’s Sweetheart
I was dismayed by the sparse reaction to the loss of this woman who lived a great American life.
A Perfectly Natural July 4th
Will you be celebrating Natural Law this July 4th? You should be. Your Founding Fathers did.
Remembering a Cold Warrior
Herbert Romerstein, indeed a national treasure. A happy warrior who fought the good fight, and left the wrong side for the right side.