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By Bill Donohue This article recently appeared in The American Spectator. President Trump’s criticism of the 1989 Supreme Court decision, Texas v. Johnson, that legalized burning the American flag, is deserving of great respect, notwithstanding some problems with it. Trump was right to say, “The people in this country don’t want to see our American flag burned and spit on.” This alone …
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by Lucja Swiatkowski Cannon opinion contributor The June NATO summit in the Hague achieved great success by reaching a consensus among its members to increase the target of national defense spending to 5 percent of GDP. In addition, the cost of military aid to Ukraine is allowed to be included as part of the defense budget. Details of modernization plans were discussed …
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Leo XIV Can Reorient Vatican Diplomacy Away From Russia and China and Toward the West by Lucja Swiatkowski Cannon THE HILL opinion contributor – 05/14/25 New Pope Leo XIV: a potential shift in Vatican diplomacy The new pope, Leo XIV, greeted his new flock from the Vatican loggia with a traditional Catholic greeting: “Peace be with you all! … I would …
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No one has done a better job addressing modern-day child abuse than Sen. Josh Hawley. Bill Donohue explains why more needs to be done. February 24, 2025 Hon. Josh Hawley 115 Russell Senate Office Building Washington, D.C. 20510 Dear Senator Hawley: The bill you introduced last month, “The Jamie Reed Protecting Our Kids from Child Abuse Act,” would allow minors …
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By Bill Donohue Economists often note that the stock market occasionally goes into spasms, or sudden downturns that gets everyone nervous. But, they caution, such changes are often necessary: they amount to a market correction. Cultures change as well: wild swings of the pendulum typically abet a strong reaction. We are now witnessing a cultural correction. But it is folly …
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By Bill Donohue DEI (diversity, equity and inclusion) policies are dying. This became inevitable once the Supreme Court struck down affirmative action in college admissions in 2023. Subsequently, the corporate elite began to reconsider the wisdom of keeping their DEI policies. Pressure from advocacy groups, such as the Catholic League, added to the momentum. Most important, President Trump is currently …
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By Bill Donohue In our therapeutic world, where feelings too often dominate reason, it is almost sinful to question the merits of compassion. But to have real-life meaning, we need to know the object of compassion before applauding. In other words, when compassion is misplaced, it is not virtuous. A popular dictionary definition of compassion reads, “sympathetic pity and concern …
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Poland and other Central European countries are in a position to assist the U.S. to meet its strategic challenges. Jan. 16, 2025 – In “Nations Prepare for a Post-European World” (Global View, Jan. 7), Walter Russell Mead contrasts European decline with American renewal. How right he is—but his analysis applies only to Western Europeans. Central Europe is successful in most categories he …
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From Lucja Swiatkowski Cannon Senior Research Fellow Institute of World Politics Washington, DC, US Jarosław Kuisz fundamentally misrepresents the causes of current tensions in Polish-Ukrainian relations (Opinion, October 11). First, he claims that they are caused by the aftermath of “nationalistic egoism with which the Law and Justice (PiS) government saturated society”. This is not true as in the 2023 …
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Estimated two-thirds to three-fourths of PolAms Back Trump By Robert Strybel Warsaw Correspondent WARSAW–The Polish-American community cannot boast a primarily pro-Democrat voting bloc comparable to those ascribed to Jewish, Black and Hispanic Americans, but that might not be a bad thing. For generations, Polonians have been swing voters more aware of and attuned to ever-changing political issues than to blind …
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By Bill Donohue September 11, 2024 Vice President Kamala Harris and ABC moderators made comments about abortion during the presidential debate that were factually incorrect. Former President Donald Trump was correct. Worse, the media, by and large, are siding with the false narrative. Harris was asked by Linsey Davis if she supported any restrictions on a woman’s right to an …
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By Bill Donohue The vulgar parody of the Last Supper at the opening ceremony of the 2024 Olympics in Paris was not simply the product of one very sick anti-Christian bigot. There is good reason to believe that senior French officials gave their blessings to this attack on Christianity. That is why we are asking the International Olympic Committee to …
Continue ReadingBy Bill Donohue June 28, 2024 The “fact checkers” at the Associated Press, CNN, the Washington Post and WCBS radio (NY) are claiming that former president Donald Trump was wrong to say in the debate that not only do late-term abortions and partial-birth abortions still occur, babies are being killed after an abortion, and that the Democrats support it. They are …
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Bill Donohue DEI training (Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion) cost American business $8 billion a year, and while there are some signs that it is peaking, it is not for lack of trying. For example, since 2019, “Belonging” has been added to this scam, hence DEIB. This is a classic case of empire building. Democratic pundit James Carville recently said that …
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By Bill Donohue Militant secularists would like to erase our religious heritage, but they are clearly in over their heads. Our nation’s Capitol abounds with Judeo-Christian iconography, so much so that it overwhelms attempts to cancel it. The dome of the U.S. Capitol was inspired by the dome of St. Peter’s Basilica in Rome, as well as St. Paul’s Cathedral …
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America’s Promise To Defend Ukraine By John D.A. Czop In the first sentence of paragraph five of her POSTOPINION article( NEW YORK POST, Tuesday, February 27, 2024, page 29), “Why Ukraine Fights: and why we should keep helping” Kelly Jane Torrance writes: “President Biden and other Democrats have done a terrible job of making the case for more and better Ukraine …
Continue ReadingBy Bryan Golden Life is filled with ifs. The ever constant dilemma is, “If I do this, what will happen?” People also lament about the past with thoughts of “If I had only done things differently.” Then there is worry about the future with “What will I do if that happens?” You can’t go forward in life when you are …
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By Bill Donohue Whether one agrees with Texas Gov. Greg Abbott’s decision to bus illegal aliens to sanctuary cities around the country or not, it is indisputable that he is responsible for making immigration the Number One issue in the nation. His gambit was sociologically brilliant. He turned what was perceived by most Americans to be a regional issue into …
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By Bill Donohue The Pew Research Center recently released extensive survey data on marriage and the family that yielded some conflicting results. On the one hand, the public is worried about the current state of affairs, but on the other hand it appears they don’t fully understand why. When asked about the future of the country, 40 percent said they …
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By Bryan Golden Focus is the deliberate concentration of all of your energy in order to attain a specific goal. A laser beam is a perfect example of the power of focus. By directing light rays in one unified direction, laser beams can be constructed that will cut through steel. A light bulb is the opposite of a laser. From …
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By Bryan Golden ‘We feel comfortable with what is familiar. Routines offer safety. Change takes us into the unknown. Change forces us onto new paths. Change is resisted because it is easier not to change. Resistance to change isn’t based on logic, it’s based on fear of the unfamiliar. Resistance to change limit’s your benefiting from new opportunities. It provides …
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By Bill Donohue Thanksgiving is the quintessential family get-together event, so I thought it apropos to share my thoughts on what makes good families tick. As a sociologist who has taught college classes on the family, and as one who has written extensively on the subject, it is my considered judgment that strong families are not built on luck or …
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By Bryan Golden What exactly is luck? Why do some people appear to be luckier than others? Is luck a question of chance, fate, or are there things you can do to improve your luck? Actually, being lucky isn’t just a matter of luck at all. Luck is a combination of attitude, mental orientation, preparation, and opportunity. Typically, …
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By Bryan Golden It’s common for people to measure what they’ve accomplished by what they have accumulated. Often a person is eager to show off how much they make, what they are worth, or what they own. They erroneously believe their financial status is impressive. Although it’s true money comes as a result of service to others, how much you …
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By Bryan Golden The “benefits” of anger are many. Stress, anxiety, diminished judgment, reduced productivity, poor digestion, sleeplessness, elevated blood pressure, negative impact on relationships, unhappiness, and attraction of negative situations can all be yours just by being angry. Anger repels people, destroys relationships, creates problems, intensifies problems, causes regret, burns bridges, and dissolves solutions. Anger doesn’t have …
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Just about everyone contemplates his or her purpose in life at some point. Some discover their purpose. Others struggle with searching for their purpose, never really satisfied they found it. Then there are those who go through life never giving much thought to what their purpose is. Some of the questions people ask themselves are: Who am I? Why am …
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“Work like you don’t need the money. Love like you’ve never been hurt. Dance like nobody’s watching.” It sounds ridiculous, but it is possible to try too hard. If you are constantly stressed, you may be trying too hard. If the slightest setback, obstacle, or challenge creates a major disappointment, you are trying too hard. Life is a journey, not …
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By Robert Strybel Why does everything seem to be deteriorating? Who is behind the “culture war” that is standing everything on its head? Many blame the “woke mob,” which only a few years ago hardly anybody had even heard of. People wonder how did they manage to take over the media, education, the corporate scene and entertainment industry so quickly? …
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By Bill Donohue The role of government, the economy, and social institutions have an enormous impact on our daily lives. Most of us understand the role that lawmakers, business leaders, and the family play in determining our wellbeing, but often underappreciated is the role that culture plays. Yet it is culture—the norms and values that serve as life’s guideposts—that ultimately …
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You’ll See It When You Believe It A typical expression of skepticism is “I’ll believe it when I see it.” This statement is a challenge to have a claim proven before it is believed. Whereas this approach may be effective with regard to scientific principles, it fails when working with the power of the mind. We are constantly barraged with …
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