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Sir Alexander Tytler was a Scottish advocate, judge, writer, and historian. Lord Tytler lived from 1747 until 1813; about the time of Washington, Adams, and Jefferson in America. Tytler was a professor at the University of Edinburgh. One of Tytler's most influential and proverbial historical writings was about the lifespan of countries operating under democratic republican governance. Tytler believed the life expectancy of a self-ruled nation was about 200 years. Tytler was very dismissive about who holds the real power in a democratic republic or even a pure democracy. He felt these types of government do not last, cannot sustain...

If you think our current nanny state is there to look out for you and make sure you are safe, you’ve got a problem. The actual message of our helicoptering elite is that we are not to be trusted; we are unreliable, discountable, and our “nannies” know better. We’re simply naive children who must be led, watched over, and protected — from ourselves. We must cede self-determination, and everything’s gonna be okay. We may not have anything anymore if we give up things like our self-respect, a way to earn a living, and our sovereign country, but it’ll be worth...

House Democrats have started the process of determining whether a Republican congresswoman was the legitimate winner of her race in Iowa — a process that could ultimately end with Democrats deciding to seat the congresswoman’s Democrat opponent. Democrats on the House Administration Committee have turned their attention to Democrat Rita Hart’s claims that Rep. Mariannette Miller-Meeks (R-IA) was not the legitimate winner of November’s election in Iowa’s 2nd Congressional District. “The House Administration Committee gathered virtually Friday afternoon to finalize the process by which it will adjudicate Hart’s claim, which was filed under the Federal Contested Elections Act. The committee...

“Therefore do not worry, saying, ‘What shall we eat?’ or ‘What shall we drink?’ or ‘What shall we wear?’ For after all these things the Gentiles seek” (Matthew 6:31-32). Jesus tells us that worry—about the future of our family, about jobs, about how we are to survive—is a heathen’s way of life. Jesus is talking here about those who have no heavenly Father. They do not know God as he wants to be known, as a caring, providing, loving Father in heaven. “Do not worry about tomorrow” (v. 34). In these plain words, Jesus commands us, “Do not give a...

Today, the four premier leaders of The Quad -- the U.S., Australia, India and Japan -- conduct their first summit, by teleconference. The Quad, or Quadrilateral Security Dialogue, is an informal strategy forum of the major Indo-Pacific democracies that some wish to see evolve into an Asian NATO to contain China, as NATO contained the Soviet Union for 40 years of Cold War. Next week, Secretary of State Antony Blinken and national security adviser Jake Sullivan meet their Chinese counterparts midway between Beijing and Washington -- in Anchorage, Alaska. The Chinese are said to have sought out the two-day meeting...

On Thursday night, a masked Biden tottered down a long, empty hall to a podium. He then gave the most bizarre presidential address in American history. *snip* Here, in no particular order, are the points that struck me: Biden was more alert than he’s been in many months. Given how frail and confused Biden’s been lately, well, let’s just say his verve was suspicious. Even his eyes, which are usually tightly squinted as he struggles to stay alert and read his teleprompter, were wide open, almost scarily so. *snip* The speech was both bizarre and boring. Despite the teleprompter, it...

“Walk . . . with all humility” (Ephesians 4:1-2). We are to walk as Christ walked. Our lack of conformity to His standard ought to make us humble. What was your most humiliating experience? Life is full of embarrassing moments, but the most truly humbling experience I ever had was preaching through the Gospel of John. For two years—eighty-eight sermons, about one hundred hours of preaching, between two and three thousand hours of study—I was constantly faced with the deity of Jesus Christ. Living with the deity of Christ day after day and comparing yourself continually to Him is one...

Lieutenant Colonel David Redman, former head of emergency management in Alberta presents a detailed explanation of where our country ( Canada) went wrong in dealing with the pandemic, how our government ignored previously developed emergency plans, how long-term care has been needlessly devastated, and how we can get out of this mess. Please watch and share!

In his primetime address on the pandemic’s first anniversary, Biden told Americans that if they do their part there's a possibility they can gather with friends and family members for barbecues by Independence Day. But in a nation deeply divided over how people should conduct their lives amidst COVID-19, the president's remarks quickly came under scrutiny amid the ongoing debate between advocates of a more robust nanny state versus those who are eager to return to pre-Covid normalcy. "This is a free people, this is a free country, how dare you tell us who we can spend the Fourth of...

March 12 2021 St. Paul's Cathedral, Tirana, Albania Lectionary 241Readings at MassLiturgical Colour: Violet.First readingHosea 14:2-10 ©A call to conversion and promise of safetyThe Lord says this:Israel, come back to the Lord your God;your iniquity was the cause of your downfall.Provide yourself with wordsand come back to the Lord.Say to him, ‘Take all iniquity awayso that we may have happiness againand offer you our words of praise.Assyria cannot save us,we will not ride horses any more,or say, “Our God!” to what our own hands have made,for you are the one in whom orphans find compassion.’– I will heal their disloyalty,I...

Our dominant media's celebration of transgender people must inevitably include the distorted sounds of our tastemakers becoming transfixed by trans fiction. Exhibit A is a new novel titled "Detransition, Baby" by trans woman Torrey Peters. It's published by One World, an imprint of Random House. "The mission of ONE WORLD," its website says, "is to provide a home for authors ... who seek to challenge the status quo, subvert dominant narratives, and give us new language to understand our past, present, and future." Subverting the "dominant narrative" of the gender binary draws many earnest, if unsurprising, endorsements -- from Vox,...

"A Covid Mystery" proclaimed a New York Times newsletter. "Why has the death toll been relatively low across much of Africa and Asia?" Like a know-it-all kid in 7th grade, I thought: "Call on me! I know this!" and clicked on the item. But to my surprise, the account that followed completely failed to mention what I thought was the obvious answer. David Leonhardt's piece notes the fact that, against all expectations dating from the early stages of this pandemic, poorer countries of Africa and Asia have suffered only a small fraction of the death rates from the coronavirus that...

Leading media organizations trip over themselves to be diverse, tolerant, and inclusive. How are they doing in these departments? Hypocrisy is a tenet of modern liberalism. Those that talk the talk rarely walk the walk, or in the case of leftism, “walk the woke.” Regardless of the issue, the left says one thing and does another. Examples include environmentalism, where climate warriors fly across the globe in high carbon footprint private jets to commune with fellow environmentalists or to accept awards for their words, rather than their deeds. Faithful Catholics like Joe Biden or Nancy Pelosi have no problem with...

My wife and I were wrapping up our first visit to a new Dallas restaurant a year ago when our server told us about our world shutting down outside. “Tom Hanks has COVID,” he shared from the kitchen gossip mill, an eyebrow-raiser which settled in for just a few minutes before he brought the latest news flash: “The NBA just shut down the whole season.” “The whole season?” I thought I misheard him. Yes, the whole season. I was enjoying a spring break week off, made even more enjoyable by going precisely nowhere. But this “staycation” was brought to a...

Fox News personality Geraldo Rivera will not run for Ohio's Senate being vacated by Sen. Rob Portman (R), the broadcaster said Thursday. In a tweet, Rivera confirmed that he had considered a run for office but ultimately rejected the idea. "After a 36-hour pondering whirlwind I’ve decided not to seek public office. Erica and I deeply appreciate the good wishes of those cheering the idea," he tweeted. Rivera's announcement comes as speculation has swirled on both sides of the aisle over who will run to replace Portman, who confirmed earlier this month that he would likely not run for reelection.

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Welcome to the party, pal. "Everything about this bill is rotten to the core. This is a bill as if written in hell by the devil himself." So says Republican Senator Mike Lee about the Democrats' H.R.1 election reform legislation that promises to make permanent the 2020 election's unprecedented use of mass mail-in balloting — implemented with few voter authentication checks and done in the name of a health emergency — that miraculously placed President Popsicle (because he's cold on the inside and 90% artificial) into the White House. Watching Lee fret about the Democrats' planned takeover of elections is...

My friends are belatedly realizing that the turmoil was not created by Donald Trump. It was manufactured by the Democrats, simply to win an election. Now that the implications of the Harris/Biden administration are setting in, my Democrat friends (yes, I do have a few) are becoming very embarrassed. They bought into the propaganda that all the turmoil in Washington was created by the erratic and immoral behavior of Donald Trump. Their vote for Harris/Biden was a vote to return to normal. They didn’t realize that the Democrats weren’t offering a return to normal, they were offering the establishment of...

... Biden and top aides are planning a nationwide tour to sell Americans on the benefits of the newly passed $1.9 trillion pandemic relief bill...with Biden visiting Pennsylvania on Tuesday and Vice President Kamala Harris heading to the Western United States, for stops in California, Colorado and Nevada on Monday and Tuesday, White House officials said... ...The White House plans to put surrogates and senior administration officials on local TV in markets across the country and mobilize more than 400 mayors and governors to talk about what the plan means for them and their communities...