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June 1, 2026

Mainstreaming Madness, by Paul Gottfried

By Paul Gottfried, Chronicles - In April, I listened to Greg Gutfeld on Fox News’ The Five explain to his colleagues, who nodded in agreement, that the RNC should carefully avoid bringing up social questions in Ken Paxton’s battle with James Talarico. If Republicans don’t heed this advice, he said, they would be acting foolishly and could lose in November. The focus in the Senate race should be on the cost of living, because that’s what the voters care about most, and presumably that’s what they should care about most... These talking heads, it would seem, have no problem surrendering moral and social issues to the woke left. ...
June 1, 2026

New Report Claims Cultural Shifts Prompt Decline in US Marriage Rates, by Angeline Tan

By Angeline Tan, LiveAction - US marriage rates have dropped drastically over the past five decades, and a new Heritage Foundation report found that the main causes of marriage decline are cultural changes toward sexuality and childbirth outside of marriage, together with escalating financial and lifestyle expectations linked to marriage... Though earnings for men in their 20s and 30s have remained stable, marriage rates have plummeted, weakening the argument that poor economics are responsible for the decline. ...
June 1, 2026

Today’s Saint: Memorial of St. Justin, Martyr, June 1

Catholic Culture - Justin, the son of Priscus, was a Greek by race, and was born at Nablus in Palestine. He passed his youth in the study of letters. When he grew to manhood he was so taken with the love of philosophy and the desire of truth, that he became a student of philosphy and examined the teaching of all the philosophers. He found in them only deceitful wisdom and error. He received the light of heaven from a venerable old man, who was a stranger to him, and embraced the philosophy of the true Christian faith.
June 1, 2026

Trump Criticizes Pope Leo for Meeting With ‘Useless’ Chicago (Democrat) Mayor Brandon Johnson, by Mary Rose

By Mary Rose, Zeale News - President Donald Trump criticized Pope Leo XIV's meeting with Chicago Mayor Brandon Johnson on May 30... (Trump wrote) the mayor is "useless" and reiterating his opposition to Iran obtaining a nuclear weapon... "Someone should explain to the Pope that the Mayor of Chicago is useless, and that Iran cannot have a Nuclear Weapon!" Trump wrote, attaching screenshots of social media posts showing Johnson with the Pontiff... As Zeale News reported, Johnson met privately with Pope Leo at the Vatican on May 28, where the two discussed social justice issues. The mayor also invited the Chicago-born pontiff to visit the city in 2027 and celebrate Mass in Grant Park.

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