Bill Donohue Few things excite the media more than a juicy sex story about Catholic priests, no matter how half-baked the story is. The latest iteration of this phenomenon came on the day Cardinal Robert Prevost became Pope Leo XIV. Wasting no time claiming he is guilty of covering up priestly sexual abuse was SNAP (Survivors [...]
Bill Donohue offers a personal note to a personal friend. David Horowitz, the former radical turned conservative, died April 29 after battling cancer. He was 86. He was a good friend, a brilliant speaker and writer, and a man of tremendous courage. David was born and raised in Queens. To this day, when I take the [...]
On April 30, Erik Loomis, a history professor at the University of Rhode Island, wrote, "David Horowitz is dead. Bill Donohue, one of the worst living Americans, is sad." That is how he began his screed attacking Horowitz. He concluded with what could be interpreted as a veiled threat. "The good news is that evil people [...]
Here's a thought experiment. There are two teachers. One is known for his compassion for struggling students, but he is not a gifted teacher, and as a result his students do poorly in school. The other is known as lacking in compassion, but he is a gifted teacher, and as a result his students do well [...]
When patrons tell bartenders it is time to "86" that guy at the end of the bar, they mean he's drunk and should be cut off. In other contexts, it might mean to nix, or to cancel, someone. It might also mean something more serious. When James Comey aligned seashells to read, 86 47, he knew [...]
It is inspiring to note that mothers are among the happiest persons on earth. Interestingly, this has nothing to do about being a woman: It is women who have families who are the happiest. Indeed, the obverse is also true: single women are among the least happy. The most authoritative data on social wellbeing is found [...]
What happens when an organization achieves its goal? It either folds or it develops a new one. The March of Dimes was founded to cure polio, and when the Salk vaccine proved effective, those who worked there could have declared victory and packed up their bags and left. But they didn’t. Instead, they chose a new [...]
