Victorino Matus

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…

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Weekend Beacon 4/6/25

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…

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Weekend Beacon 3/30/25

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?…

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Weekend Beacon 3/23/25

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…

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Weekend Beacon 3/16/25

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,…

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Weekend Beacon 2/16/25

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…

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Weekend Beacon 2/9/25

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…

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Weekend Beacon 2/2/25

“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,…

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