Three ugly words have wormed their way through campus, into Saturday-night conversations, laughter in the hallways, and serious discussions: “Repeal the 19th.” The phrase refers to the 19th Amendment, which extended the right to vote to women. The argument goes: Some woman somewhere (whether in my personal life or U.S. political history) has done something...
The Trump administration signals family commitment
Move aside Hunter Biden. A new wave of presidential relatives are stealing the show. And this time, it’s got nothing to do with cocaine and laptops. Since President Donald Trump’s Inauguration, appearances of extended members of the first and second families have been plentiful as well as entertaining. From Trump’s adult children and their young...
Put power tools back in schools
The smell of Douglas fir as 2x4s are sawed in half. A metallic aroma from nails baking in the sun. The whining whirr of an old electric drill. These were defining parts of my childhood as I helped my dad build a treehouse and a doll house, as I watched him repair old trucks on...
Bezos knows the free market
Jeff Bezos, owner of the Washington Post, announced at the end of February the paper is shifting to focus the scope of its opinion section on free markets and personal liberties. While Post journalists disagree with Bezos’s decision, the problem isn’t his mandate but his staff’s sense of entitlement — liberal journalists are out of...
Deportation upholds Catholic social teaching
While 56% of Christian voters supported Trump in the 2024 election, playing a key role in sending him back to the White House, religious leaders such as the Holy See’s Secretary of State, Cardinal Pietro Parolin, have condemned Trump’s deportation policies. “This is one of the fundamental points of the Holy See: no deportation,” Cardinal...




