WILLIAM A. BORST has taught at virtually all levels of education from elementary school through university, published commentaries in many local and national publications, and hosted a weekly talk show on WGNU radio for 22 years. Having recently served as editor of the Mindszenty Report, Dr. Borst is the author of two prominent books: Liberalism: Fatal Consequences (1999) and The Scorpion and the Frog: A Natural Conspiracy (2005). He holds a PhD in American History from St. Louis University.
After my 66th birthday, I started to try new kinds of adult beverages. In Philadelphia en route to Gettysburg, I had my first Martini, also my second and third on successive nights. Years later, I tried an Old-Fashioned. During this past Christmas...
For people educated in the Catholic faith, the death of Jesus on the Cross and His Resurrection rank among the most important teachings in Church history. As St. Paul proclaimed in I Corinthians: 15:15-17, For if the dead do not rise, neither...
I just made a huge dent in my Christmas card list with still a week to go. In Georgia, I have not seen any Christmas cards, even the secular ones for sale. I tried to buy Christmas stamps at the local Post Office and they were out of them, even the...
Losers in life’s game abound in this country. In fact, they are at the heart of American society. Virtually all Americans, except the very wealthy, have endured this condition but thanks to their drive and upward mobility, this spirit has been a...
I attended a wedding in New York City by myself well over 40 years ago. So at the reception at the Tavern on the Green in Central Park, I was seated at a table of friends of the bride’s family. Since I didn’t know any of them and was suffering...
The recent Hamas invasion of Israel and its subsequent retaliation has removed any scabs there may have been on Muslim advancement in Europe and America. A crescent moon is rising in the West for the 3rd time in our joint history. Hilary Belloc...
If this old adage is valid, then people my age will have some serious answering to do. The origins of this phrase date back to the statement that Whom the gods love; Best go first. Its history looks to the Greek historian Herodotus, who recounted...
In grade school the nuns taught us that our bodies were temples of the Holy Ghost. I don’t know how many really understood what the teaching meant, though it did sound really cool to most of us. I often wonder if they even teach that concept in...
