On August 1st, 1137, King Louis VI dies and is succeeded by his son Louis VII, who will launch the Second Crusade. On August 1st, 1291, The Republic of Switzerland was founded. (Swiss Independence Day.) On August 1st, 1291, the communities of Uri, Schwyz, and Unterwalden form an alliance known as the Swiss Confederation to […]

The Controversial Text That Saved Me I’m a Catholic thanks to ‘Humanae Vitae.’ It’s about a lot more than birth control. By Ashley McGuire, Author of “Sex Scandal: The Drive to Abolish Male and Female” WSJ | July 26, 2018 I first read “Humanae Vitae”—which Pope Paul VI published 50 years ago July 29—when I […]

Facebook has asked banks to share financial information about customers, including bank account balances as it seeks to boost user engagement. Once you have invaded privacy, there is no limit to how far you can delve. USERS BEWARE! * * * * * Why would Gavin Newsom lose 160,000 followers or 10 percent this week […]

HANDBOOK FOR TOTAL BODY RE-CONDITIONING Scientific Weight-Loss Joint-Ligament-Muscle Conditioning Aerobics-Balance-Strengthening Exercise Mental Health-Memory Stimulation

Charles Krauthammer, winner of the Pulitzer Prize, was a syndicated columnist, political commentator and physician. His column was syndicated to 400 newspapers worldwide. He was a nightly panelist on Fox News’s Special Report with Bret Baier. He’s a former member of the President’s Council on Bioethics and of Chess Journalists of America. Born on March 13, 1950, […]

Dr. Rosen:      We’re hearing a lot about transgender issues but little about the real issues. And I don’t mean a civil rights issue. Dr. Edwards:  I’m sorry that so much of what we do now is civil rights.  When we practice legal medicine, I believe that medicine will lose. We’re not legally sophisticated and I […]

When Harry Became Sally: Responding to the Transgender Moment by Ryan T. Anderson The transgender movement has hit breakneck speed. In the space of a year, it’s gone from something that most Americans had never heard of to a cause claiming the mantle of civil rights. But can a boy truly be “trapped” in a girl’s […]

‘Medicare for All’ by the late Brian R. Riedl (1961—2017) who was a senior fellow at the Manhattan Institute is very likely the best exposition of the extreme gluttonous result if Medicare for All is ever implemented. Not only would it be bankruptcy for the United States, it would also destroy the finest health care […]

No, ‘Medicare for All’ Is Still Not Plausible Single-payer advocates are crowing that their plan would save money. They’re also wrong. Brian Riedl Monday, August 13, 2018 Last week, Left-wing politicians, activists, and columnists gleefully rejoiced that they had unlocked the easy path to single-payer health care in America: Just cut reimbursement payments to health […]

Measuring Labour Markets in Canada and the United States: 2018 Edition Labour markets are critical components of an economy. They are the mechanism through which we allocate one of our most valuable and productive resources: human work, effort, creativity, and ingenuity. Labour markets match human skills, supplied by individuals seeking to earn a living, with […]