The Coup, the Calamity, and the Conspiracy by Jeffrey Tucker.
The measures by which most people in the world hold the liquid part of their worldly possessions – the money they earned through hard work and saving – was robbed by a quarter and more… The forced transfer of wealth [as a direct result of covid lockdown policies] went from small business to large, from physical enterprise to digital, from store fronts to online, from citizens to government-connected contractors, from workers to leveraged capital, from families to corporations, from savers to a deeply indebted government, and so on.
When I drive around my area I can point to businesses and services that are no longer there, just because the government deemed them “losers.” I can see new construction for businesses coming in that are clearly “winners” — not because they are more highly regarded by the consumer, but because the government liked them better and their success at that point makes them strong now. I know the jump real estate took and I see the truly terrible condition of the roads. Things are weirdly slicker but also much shabbier.
I am hearing of very young people diagnosed with terrible diseases and cancers that never came up before — I have never heard of them at all, much less in someone so young (like the 16-year-old diagnosed with ovarian cancer).
Tucker says,
Anyone who imagined that getting one good leader in one country would be the solution to this crisis without precedent is overlooking 1) the Covid response was global not national, and 2) the industries that were driving the agenda are more powerful than any government in the world; indeed all governments in the world.
The recent press conference in which the otherwise resilient and strong Donald Trump was deferring to Pfizer as if it were his boss should have revealed all. RFK, Jr. could only look upon the scene with disdain.
How I wish for a clear-teaching pope by Leila Miller
When I read Pope Leo’s off-the-cuff comments about the Senator Dick Durbin controversy (Cardinal Cupich was set to honor the vociferous, notorious pro-abortion senator with a “lifetime achievement award” before Durbin declined), my heart sank. The pope conflated abortion—the intrinsic evil of child murder—with capital punishment and immigration policy, both of which are issues of prudential judgement, not intrinsic evil. There is no longer any doubt that the theological confusion and blurred lines of morality from the previous pontificate will continue in the new one, and, as has been the case for too long now, the opportunity to save souls diminishes.
I have been thinking about all the young people, especially men, who have flocked to various churches since the shooting of Charlie Kirk. Energized by a message of a return to first principles, by Kirk’s confidence in Christ, by the hope of salvation, suddenly there is an opportunity such as we have not seen before. What makes such a person decide which church to attend? What would make a follower of Kirk’s — and there are millions — decide on the Catholic Church?
Well, I’m going to guess the actions of our leading hierarchs this past few weeks are not it.
What is the way, then, especially to address the issue of young people, especially? Here is an article about the answer, which lies in the interior life. The article is about the message of Dom Chautard. The book I always recommend is The Soul of the Apostolate. (affiliate link)
Through his experience and reflections, Dom Chautard has given us the essential answer to the question regarding the exodus of young people. What is needed, therefore, are parents profoundly imbued with the supernatural life of grace, just as much as bishops, priests and teachers who must also meet this requirement. Without deep prayer and continual meditation, however, this is impossible.
I hope you know about my husband’s Just War series! This week he looked at St. Augustine’s teaching, and I know you will find it incredibly thought-provoking!
So why should Christians— who while on earth enjoy a sort of dual citizenship in the City of God— submit to any human regime? Augustine explains that we accept government authority because it alone can preserve a sort of peace and order: not the order we want, not the order toward which our souls are drawn, but at least the sort of order that makes ordinary life possible.
Women couldn’t even get credit cards until 1974 (when, as we all know, real life began).
Right? Wrong!
Something you need to get used to is that like all leftists, feminists lie!
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My kids and I were reading an old Nancy Drew novel where even Nancy herself has an early version of a credit card called a charge plate.
Stupid question but as someone who enjoyed your shower posts and also would rather read than cook dinner, I have to ask.
How do you read those articles and digest, retain and apply what you read? My attention span is cooked and I consume far too much and retain far too little. I need Auntie Leila advice to help me read properly. Thanks!