By Jonathon Van Maren Michael Brendan Dougherty’s mauling memoir My Father Left Me Ireland: An American Son’s Search for Home is the sort of book that keeps coming back to you long after you’ve put it down. Insights that he stuffs into descriptive paragraphs that go unnoticed on first reading suddenly come back to you…
By Jonathon Van Maren Yesterday, over 350 pro-lifers faced off with around 250 abortion supporters in front of PC MPP Will Bouma’s office in Brantford, with the crowds growing so large that the police shut down the street. The abortion debate that many politicians continued was obviously very much open. After Bouma spoke at the…
By Jonathon Van Maren Among all of the leaders on the world stage, Justin Trudeau primarily stands out for a single reason: His abortion extremism. As I’ve noted before, he misses no opportunity to push and promote abortion, and it is one of the few subjects aside from his own perceived virtue that he seems genuinely…
By Jonathon Van Maren A roundup of recent news stories to be aware of: *** Louisiana has passed a heartbeat bill, and the media is working hard to ensure that you don’t hear most of the details. For example, Bill HB425 is actually called the “Love Life Amendment,” and was not sponsored by a Republic—it…
By Jonathon Van Maren British journalist and author Douglas Murray is easily one of the most insightful, incisive, and intelligent commentators on culture today. His last book, The Strange Death of Europe, is a fascinating analysis of the migrant crisis of 2015, the vanishing European identity, and the spiritual vacuum that Islam is now increasingly occupying. Despite…
This, from the Globe and Mail, is beautiful: When she was born, the baby girl weighed about the same as an apple. A San Diego hospital on Wednesday revealed the birth of the girl and said she is believed to be the world’s tiniest surviving micro-preemie, who weighed just 8.6 ounces (245 grams) when she…
By Jonathon Van Maren The transgender movement has not only sparked a massive cultural conversation that is rocking our civilization’s foundations to the very core. It has also spawned a series of new industries that are targeting the children and teens who have been swept up in what experts are now referring to as a social peer…
By Jonathon Van Maren An update from the frontlines of the culture wars: *** Some states are moving to respond to the Trump Administration by passing policies of their own. From the Colorado Sun: The federal government in recent months has banned transgender people from joining the military and made plans to roll back protections…
