Monica Showalter

2 days ago | americanthinker.com | Monica Showalter

For all the interest in the U.S. about new Pope Leo XIV's time in Chicago, and Louisiana Creole heritage, and how it might translate into his papacy, it's worth it to look at his time in Chiclayo, Peru, where the bulk of his working life was spent as a bishop and seminary director for clues about the direction of his papacy. After all, it amounted to some 20 years, and included his taking out Peruvian citizenship.

3 days ago | americanthinker.com | Monica Showalter

It's as if God has a sense of humor. Imagine getting elected to the 2,000-year-old Chair of St. Peter. You'd become the head of state of an unbroken succession of popes as well as the leader of the world's largest religion, one watched and followed closely by others, every word you said dissected closely. Your blessings would be sought, you'd deliver the global pieties, you'd avoid grubby politics, focusing on the tenets of your faith.

3 days ago | americanthinker.com | Monica Showalter

With the U.S. economy showing increasingly clear signs of recovery, and gas prices falling, one state has decided to go the other way ... Gavin Newsom's California. According to KCRA: SACRAMENTO, Calif. — California may be on the verge of a gas price crisis, with experts warning that soaring costs could occur if the state's largest refineries shutter operations.

4 days ago | americanthinker.com | Monica Showalter

With Pope Leo XIV's election in the Vatican, politicians and world leaders of all kinds moved to deliver their congratulations, extending their best wishes. But then there's Liz Cheney, still dreaming of Donald Trump over anything else, even a papal election. She actually tweeted this: In an era that looked as if it might be defined by an American man of depraved cruelty, corruption, and shame, what a magnificent thing the Catholic Church has done.

5 days ago | americanthinker.com | Monica Showalter

As President Trump kicks into his second presidency, it's growing more and more obvious that the U.S. dodged a bullet with the Biden administration. Laws meant nothing. Spending was out of control. The bureaucracy was obese and growing. Waste and fraud were the order of the day. Wokesterism reigned rampant. No one knew who was in charge. And rule of law meant nothing. How can that have happened? Not everyone agrees on the origin, but everyone agrees that it must not ever happen again.