What we can do about it. Government benefits are a big piece of the puzzle.
Archives: Mindszenty Reports
MIDTERMS 2022: WHAT ELSE DO THEY TELL US?
No single issue explains the surprisingly meager GOP gains in the U.S. Congress, but high youth turnout tilted overwhelmingly Democratic, and many of Trump’s endorsements for Senate failed to carry the day.
2022 MIDTERMS: DID DEMOCRATS WIN ON ABORTION?
The November U.S. election results suggest a more complicated picture, with lessons for the future.
SINGING THE JOYS OF CHRISTMAS
Learn the interesting backstories of seven popular carols.
WOKE CORPORATIONS: THE BACKLASH
Big companies pushing “environmental, social and governance” standards are facing blowback from state officials in the U.S., while populist movements are shaking up anti-fossil-fuel governments in other countries.
PERSECUTION OF CHRISTIANS INTENSIFIES AROUND THE GLOBE
Severe persecution of Christians continues to occur in certain nations in Africa, the Middle East and Asia. The number killed for their faith (typically several thousand per year worldwide) increased by 60 percent from 2020 to 2021.
PROTECTING UNBORN LIFE IN A POLITICIZED CLIMATE
In the wake of the U.S. Supreme Court’s ruling that the Constitution does not confer a right to abortion, Catholics should be proud of their Church’s longstanding role in defending preborn human life, but should brace for more political conflict and anti-Christian attacks.
YOUNG AMERICAN MALES ARE NOT ALL RIGHT
Numerous notorious mass shootings by youthful males in the past decade suggest serious deficiencies in how boys (including white boys) are being raised today.
ENERGY CRISIS AND THE GREEN NEW DEAL
Current U.S. energy policy is the emperor with no clothes. Having declared war on the domestic oil and gas industry, the Biden administration has landed itself in a crisis of soaring energy prices for which it has no solution. Blaming Putin and profiteering oil companies won’t work.
THE HUMAN COST OF AN OPEN BORDER
The shameful U.S. government failure to protect the southern border from record numbers of border crossers is resulting in a substantial increase in the already large illegal immigrant population. Unprecedented drug fatalities, sex trafficking, and entry by criminals and terrorists are among the consequences of the lawless policies of the current administration.
