“The aim of public education is not to spread enlightenment at all; it is simply to reduce as many individuals as possible to the same safe level, to breed and train a standardized citizenry, to put down dissent and originality……

By Betsy Mayer The US election of 2016 will go down in history as the campaign of fear mongering—against immigrants, the Washington establishment, and global trade, entities often blamed for Americans’ collective woes. Trump won his presidency by appealing to…

“Men willingly believe what they wish.” Gaius Julius Caesar, (100-44 B.C.) Dictator of the Roman Republic. Source Reference Gaius Julius Caesar Quote

by Jozef D. Astley Scottish painter, esotericist and author Benjamin Creme has died on 24 October 2016 at his home in London, surrounded by family, at the age of 93. His death is announced on the website of Share International,…

Pope Francis again said, “Proselytism among Christians, therefore, in itself, is a grave sin.” The pope was being interviewed by Stefania Falasca from Avvenire, the official newspaper of the Italian Bishops’ conference. She asked him questions about the opposition to…

“Truth does not become more true by virtue of the fact that the entire world agrees with it, nor less so even if the whole world disagrees with it.” Maimonides, (1135-1204) Jewish philosopher. Source Reference Maimonides Quote

If you sent some messages that were for the recipient’s eyes only, or perhaps you have something on your browser’s history that shouldn’t be there, things just got more complicated. Too bad. Great Britain has just passed new legislation that…

“It is the fundamental theory of all the more recent American law… that the average citizen is half-witted, and hence not to be trusted to either his own devices or his own thoughts.” H. L. Mencken, (1880-1956) American Journalist, Editor,…

While it is hard to know how much of what Donald Trump promised to do during the campaign upon become president of the United States, he will certainly do some things that will offend the Catholic Bishops. Trump spoke of…

“Truly, the only real answer to our nation’s deepest ills is a change of heart – and that change of heart must sweep our nation, and it is the church’s responsibility to lead the way. The only real and lasting…

“The liberties of a people never were, nor ever will be, secure, when the transactions of their rulers may be concealed from them.” Patrick Henry, (1736-1799) US Founding Father. Source Reference Patrick Henry Quote

Thousands were stranded after a deadly 7.8-magnitude earthquake, struck the South Island of New Zealand November 14. The epicenter near Kaikoura, about two hours’ drive north of Christchurch, was cut off from the rest of the country, along with the…