The Fifth Column

Orthodox Catholic commentary on current events.

Friday, May 06, 2016

Putting Islam into the Schools

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The US Department of Education wants educators to put Islam into more of the school curriculum. I think it is a GREAT idea. Personally, I h...
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Thursday, May 05, 2016

The Trumpkin Wall

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The "Trumpkin Wall" may soon replace the term " Potemkin village " in reference to the gullibility of suckers. Consider:...
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Wednesday, May 04, 2016

ICBMs vs Voting the Down Ticket

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Many #NeverTrump voters insist that we must at least still vote. They say that voting the down ticket is still necessary and useful. But Tru...
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Wednesday, April 27, 2016

Bathroom Wars

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The solution is simple. If someone of the wrong sex walks in, scream. Scream like you're in a horror movie and Jason's bloody kni...
Sunday, April 24, 2016

Getting Back to the Mass

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Traditionalists are famous for their sacrifices. People, we are told , will drive hours to attend a Traditional Latin Mass. Why? Well, o...
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Wednesday, April 13, 2016

Trump's Delegate Problems

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In Colorado , Donald Trump's "best people" directed their own supporters to vote for Ted Cruz delegates. No one else made such...
Friday, April 08, 2016

Amoris Laetitia

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The new papal apostolic exhortation, Amoris Laetitia, is out . A few words may be in order. Here is a summary of what I found to be highl...
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Monday, April 04, 2016

The Republican's Open Convention

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I am a Cruz supporter. Cruz has been working to close the nomination deal. Either he does, or he doesn't. That's his problem. It i...

Trump and The Hunter's Snare

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Recently, Donald Trump made a statement about punishing women for trying to get an abortion. While he has walked those remarks back, many o...
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Tuesday, March 29, 2016

Jail vs. Execution

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The Bernie Sanders crowd is sending around a meme that looks like this: While it is true that we incarcerate more people than China ...
Monday, March 28, 2016

Trump: Put Up or Shut Up

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Trump supporters really have no basis to be concerned about the upcoming Republican convention. If their man is as good as he represents, he...
Tuesday, March 22, 2016

Illegals and The Unionized States of America

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It is often said that illegal immigrants take jobs from Americans. The assertion is laughable. Let me demonstrate. Assume an employer has ...
Thursday, March 17, 2016

Immigration Up, Crime Down

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Image 1 Image 2 UPDATE: I didn't know about this 2015 WSJ article that says exactly the same thing. Great min...

Falsely Crying Rape

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False rape reports account for 17% of all sex assault accusations in the military : In 2012, there were 2,661 completed investigations, me...
Wednesday, March 16, 2016

Time for a Constitutional Convention

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" ...While it is rioting in rapine and insolence, this country will be the most miserable habitation in the world; because we have no...
Thursday, March 10, 2016

The Ecological Indian, Part II

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The American Indian didn't just use every part of the buffalo, but every part of their captives and slaves as well: Adoption or En...
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