A Catholic’s caution about Mark Carney
Originally published at The Catholic Register on March 26, 2025. Some Canadian Catholics are eager to have a prime minister who shares their faith yet offers a contr…
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Trudeau Out, Carney In: The Fight for Canada’s Soul
Originally published at Catholic Insight on March 24, 2025. The resignation of Justin Trudeau from political leadership should have marked a turning point for Canad…
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Why I Don’t Celebrate International Women’s Day—And Why You Shouldn’t Either
Originally published at Crisis Magazine on March 11, 2025. On Saturday, March 8, 2025, my daughter appeared frustrated when she asked me, “What day is it today? Y…
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Relinquishing Rights and Freedoms Under the Guise of Health Safety
Originally published in Maritain Studies/Études maritainiennes 38 (2022): 29–53. Ronald Reagan…
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Recalcitrance to Truth: A Tale of Cowardice, Incoherence, and Intolerance
“Be egalitarian regarding persons. Be elitist regarding ideas.” Peter Kreeft On December 28, 2023, I published a reflection on a former friend’s intolerance ti…
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Truth Under Assault
Originally published at Catholic Insight on December 22, 2023.We live in an era where the denial of not only the ability to discern what is true from what is false runs rampant, but also the rejection…
The Phenomenon of Javier Milei in Context
Originally published at Catholic Insight on December 5, 2023.The election of Milei is no doubt indicative of great frustration among the general population of Argentina, but it is more than just that.…
Time for Accountability, not Pandemic Amnesty
Originally published at Catholic Insight on November 14, 2022. Recently, Economics Professor at Brown University, Emily Oyster, writing for The Atlantic in a piece titled “Let’s Declare a Pa…
Won’t Get Fooled Again by the WHO: Thoughts on the COVID-19 Crisis and Related World Events
Trigger Warning: This is not a safe space; you may learn new and useful information that could upset your current worldview. Scroll down at your own peril. Leonardo da Vinci famously sai…
A Feminist Response to COVID?
On April 13, Forbes magazine published a piece titled: “What Do Countries With The Best Coronavirus Responses Have In Common? Women Leaders,” which was written by Avivah Wittenberg-Cox. Avivah is …