Times of crisis always bring out the best and worst of human nature. The COVID-19 pandemic is no different. Communities around the world are rallying together to support vulnerable people, and healthcare workers are putting their health (and even their lives) at risk to fight the virus. On the other hand, many governments are using
READ MOREFor years now, Asheville, North Carolina has prided itself on its liberalism, its tolerance, and its disdain for traditional values. Known as “the San Francisco of the East,” Asheville has a multitude of groups and individuals promoting causes such as feminism and gay rights. I lived in Downtown Asheville between 2006 and 2016. I enjoyed
READ MORE“Son, you are going to jail,” the policeman told the terrified young man he had just stopped on a Virginia highway during a snowstorm. He put the young man, who was scared speechless, in the back seat of the police car, and accused the young man of damaging a guard rail on Route 29 with
READ MOREEditor’s Note: His Excellency Carlo Maria Viganò is the Titular Archbishop of Ulpiana. He reached mandatory retirement in 2016 at age 75, completing his service as both the Secretary General of the Governate of the Vatican City State (2009-2011) and the Apostolic Nuncio to the United States (2011-2016). Archbishop Viganò has been outspoken on political
READ MORENational Football League Commissioner Roger Goodell last week said pro football was wrong for not listening to players fighting for racial equality. Goodell encouraged them to peacefully protest. “It has been a difficult time for our country,” Goodell said in a video the league released Friday. “In particular, [for] black people in our country.” The
READ MOREIt’s 2 A.M. and you are sound asleep in your basement apartment when a crash from upstairs awakens you. You sit up groggily, wondering if you are dreaming the voices and laughter you hear from upstairs. When you hear more crashes and more laughter, a rush of adrenaline brings you quickly to your feet. Slipping
READ MOREFor nearly 20 years, Bridget McGinty and her sister ran Tastebuds, a popular lunch spot in downtown Cleveland. On May 1, she made the torturous decision to close it forever after keeping it on life support for weeks after being closed due to the COVID-19 lockdowns. “There were just too many things against us,” McGinty
READ MOREToday’s news reads like it’s ripped straight from the pages of the Old Testament. Plagues and protests dominate the headlines. But unlike Moses, who received his law directly from God, ours today derives from mere mortals. It’s mostly good, but still fallible. As a result, sometimes an individual’s views of God’s law and man’s law
READ MORELast week Gov. Ralph Northam announced his plan to remove the iconic statue of Robert E. Lee from Monument Avenue in Richmond, Virginia. This step will be the beginning of an undertaking that calls for the removal of four other statues of Confederate heroes, including that of Jefferson Davis. The now endangered statues have long been beloved
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