By Grace Aldershof While the American Solidarity Party had marchers at pro-life rallies from coast to coast, no march was more controversial than the March for Life in Washington D.C. For the first time in the 47 year history of the world’s largest pro-life event, a sitting president addressed the crowd in person. Unfortunately, the…
By Sean McCarthy During the 2016 presidential election season, I was deeply distressed by the dominant parties. As a Catholic, I found myself unable to support either party in good conscience. The Republicans, despite their supposed acceptance of the dignity of the unborn, elevated a veritable demagogue, exacerbating all of their worst tendencies and positions….
John Médaille is a retired businessman and, for the last fifteen years, an adjunct instructor at the University of Dallas, where he teaches the courses Introduction to the Bible and Catholic Social Teaching for Business Students. He is the author of The Vocation of Business and outlines the fundamentals of distributism in his book Toward…
Amar Patel is the Vice Chair of the American Solidarity Party and director of Social Media. Americans don’t want more politicians. Over 100 million adults did not vote in the 2016 presidential election. “None of the Above” could have won by a landslide. Too many people have to hold their noses and vote for the…
Amar Patel is the Vice Chair of the American Solidarity party and Director of Social Media. Have you ever felt passionate about a cause and jumped in with both feet, only to wonder why none of your friends or family dared to take the plunge with you? I find this to be a specific stumbling…
by Skylar Covich On Monday, March 25, American Solidarity Party National Committee vice-chair Amar Patel (who is also a member of the American Solidarity Party of Illinois state committee) appeared on The Drew Mariani Show, a late-afternoon program broadcast on Relevant Radio, a Catholic radio network. Patel discussed the history of the ASP, Catholic social…
by Brian Talbot, Jr. In my time as a local ASP leader, I have found that some of the most productive work for advancing the causes of our Travis County chapter of the American Solidarity Party has been in the context of partnering in solidarity with other groups. This first began when I reached out…
by Skylar Covich SC: Describe a little about your background. Where did you grow up? How did you first get interested in politics?Specifically, how did you get interested in the pro-life and anti-war movements? CY: I grew up in Silver Spring, Maryland, right outside of Washington, D.C. I first got interested in politics with my interest…
Members Gather Informally in Columbus, Ohio by William Campbell On a cold and snowy Ohio morning, a small group of people gathered in a Columbus-area Bob Evans restaurant for good company, good conversation, and … pancakes? “Pelicans & Pancakes” is an event created by ASP Columbus as an event intended to get people active in…
Marching We Will Go! The pro-life struggle includes moments of celebration by James Hanink This time I kept my sign. Heck, I could have been the model for it. On one side there’s a silhouette of a “senior” wearing what looks like my cap. His cane is like one we keep handy at home. On…