Weekend Beacon 4/13/25
Amid the tumult over tariffs, let’s not forget a war rages on in the Middle East and terrorists are still holding innocent people hostage. Douglas Murray hasn’t forgotten. His latest…
Amid the tumult over tariffs, let’s not forget a war rages on in the Middle East and terrorists are still holding innocent people hostage. Douglas Murray hasn’t forgotten. His latest…
Congratulations to Sen. Cory Booker for his record-breaking non-filibuster rant, which lasted 25 hours and 5 minutes. The previous record holder was South Carolina’s Strom Thurmond, who went 24 hours…
As peace remains elusive in Ukraine, it’s worth reflecting on a time when the region was similarly witness to carnage—but with the Russians fighting the British, French, Turks, and… Sardinians?…
Having spent the last week poring over the JFK files, I can tell you the biggest question remains unanswered: Oswald’s coworker Bonnie Ray Williams says right before the assassination he…
L: Sen. Joe McCarthy R: Convicted Soviet agent Alger Hiss (Library of Congress) Last week, while Trump hosted Ireland’s prime minister at the White House, the parish of St. John the Beloved,…
The Lenten season has begun, which for Catholics is a time of prayer, fasting, and abstinence. A friend suggested I give up alcohol for Lent. And maybe I can give…
Like many parents this time of year, my wife and I have begun to look at colleges with our son (there’s a really good book about this). But a lot has changed…
With Trump’s executive orders flying at us like the Eagles defense, the president’s opponents are turning to the courts for legal recourse. One judge actually denied the secretary of the…
In case you haven’t noticed, the late-night talk shows are getting clobbered. Ratings for “top-rated” The Late Show with Stephen Colbert are down 32 percent from five years ago, pulling in a…
“Well, it’s Groundhog Day… again.” If you haven’t seen the eponymous movie, drop whatever you’re doing and see it now—it’s probably airing at this very moment on AMC, TBS, TNT,…