Five hundred years ago, the Vatican was struggling against a reform movement out of Germany. Now it is happening again, although in a rather opposite direction than the first time. Read more
March 29, 2021
Schools to Replace Knowledge with Ideology
March 29, 2021 By Gene Veith
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Our country has been torn apart by culture wars. Now we are facing education wars, as various initiatives on the federal and state level are planning to require critical theory, gender ideology, and leftwing political activism in the public schools. Read more
March 26, 2021
The Human Sacrifice Deniers
March 26, 2021 By Gene Veith
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Some critical theorists are denying that the Aztecs practiced human sacrifice, offering evidence-free arguments, despite an overwhelmingly massive amount of evidence–including from the Aztecs themselves–that they did. Read more
March 25, 2021
Prayer to Aztec Gods in Public Schools
March 25, 2021 By Gene Veith
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A proposed “model curriculum” in ethnic studies for California public schools, has children chanting prayers to Aztec gods. There are LOTS of problems with these exercises, which also lay bare the bankruptcy of a certain strain of progressive education. Read more
March 24, 2021
When St. Patrick Accidentally Stabbed the King
March 24, 2021 By Gene Veith
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Sean Fitzpatrick tells the rather humorous story of how St. Patrick baptized King Angus, then applies it to situations when church members are hurt by their pastor. Read more
March 23, 2021
Exporting America’s New Ideology
March 23, 2021 By Gene Veith
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Time was, American ideas that were exported around the world had to do with freedom and democracy. Today, the American ideas we are exporting are critical theory, political correctness, and “woke” ideology. And some countries–such as France–are pushing back. Read more
March 22, 2021
Criticizing vs. Cancelling
March 22, 2021 By Gene Veith
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Some on the left are saying that “cancel culture” doesn’t really exist, that it’s nothing more than “criticism.” But Jonathan Rauch disagrees, explaining the difference and giving six definitive signs of cancellation. Read more
March 19, 2021
The Politics of the New American Welfare State
March 19, 2021 By Gene Veith
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The $1.9 trillion COVID relief bill amounts to the largest government social program since the New Deal. And some progressives are crowing it marks the dawn of Social Democracy–that is, the European-style welfare state–in America. And that it will bring the working class back into the Democratic party, relegating conservatives to political exile. Read more
March 18, 2021
The Differences between Progressives and Conservatives
March 18, 2021 By Gene Veith
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Progressives look at problems in terms of systems and equality, whereas Conservatives stress personal responsibility and freedom. Of course, it isn’t quite as simple as that. Read more
March 17, 2021
The St. Patrick of the Germans
March 17, 2021 By Gene Veith
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St. Patrick’s Day reminds us that Europeans too were brought to Christianity by missionaries. St. Boniface, another Englishman, evangelized the German tribes. He too has some colorful stories. Read more
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