Anthony Chase Fountain

The howls of outraged lefties will be deafening.

President Trump recently pulled the plug on PBS and NPR, ending their government welfare checks. From the New York Sun. President Trump foretold plan to ax federal funding to PBS and National Public Radio with a sweeping executive order announced Thursday night. PBS was founded by Congress in 1970 and created out of an assemblage ofContinue reading “The howls of outraged lefties will be deafening.”

Hope for Britain at last?

Both mainstream parties, Labour and Conservative, are enervated, worn out wrecks, and have been for some time. Unfortunately, there hasn’t been a viable alternative to fill the void. Recent local elections, however, suggest things may be changing in Britain. Maybe. From the BBC. Nigel Farage’s Reform UK has made big gains in English local elections,Continue reading “Hope for Britain at last?”

We may not live to see reform of the reforms.

From Life Site News: Rome’s cardinal fears Church ‘reform’ in jeopardy, urges continuation of Francis’ legacy. Ahead of the conclave start on May 7 there is much work for the cardinals to do and already talk that a struggle will emerge between Francis’ legacy and a reversal in style. This should not come as aContinue reading “We may not live to see reform of the reforms.”

Dismantling, bit by bit, the DEI machine

It’s hard to believe, but it looks as if anti-abortion protesters now have the same First Amendment rights as those enjoyed for decades by so-called abortion rights “activists.” There’s a new sheriff in town, the Justice Department’s hief of civil rights enforcement, Harmeet Dhillon, who holds the quaint notion of equal protection under the law.Continue reading “Dismantling, bit by bit, the DEI machine”

Restoring beauty to the Mass, in Latin and English

A couple of years ago, Bishop Paprocki of the Diocese of Illinois said to Raymond Arroyo of EWTN, and reported by the National Catholic Register, regarding Latin Mass goers, “I would say the people in those communities, I find them to be very sincere . . . and they love the Lord, they love the Church,Continue reading “Restoring beauty to the Mass, in Latin and English”

No wonder the left loves this guy

From Not the Bee: Man, it’s one thing to wear your “fatigues” or whatever for a photoshoot or when addressing the country from your “bunker” or whatever. But Ukrainian President Zelensky dressing like a slob ALL OF THE TIME is getting a little bit old. Indeed, but he’s the darling of the left-wing elite, bothContinue reading “No wonder the left loves this guy”

From the spot-on and unfailingly funny Babylon Bee

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Shostakovich Cello Concertos fall flat

Shostakovich: The Cello Concertos, Yo-Yo Ma, Andres Nelsons, Boston Symphony Orchestra. Generally, your Tatler is partial to the music of Shostakovich, but his two cello concertos, heard by him for the first time in this recording, left him cold. Although well played and engineered, aside from a few pretty measures here and there, these twoContinue reading “Shostakovich Cello Concertos fall flat”

Shostakovich Cello Concertos fall flat

Shostakovich: Cello Concertos, Yo-Yo Ma, Andres Nelson’s, Boston Symphony Orchestra Generally, this reviewer is partial to the music of Shostakovich. The composer’s two cello concertos, however, heard by for the first time by me, in this well-recorded, well-played release, left me cold. Aside from a few pretty measures here and there, this is some ofContinue reading “Shostakovich Cello Concertos fall flat”