William Cinfici

A blog about good language and the optimistic discussion of Christian, conservative ideas

Sunday, December 7, 2025

Remember, Americans: Pearl Harbor Proved Isolationism’s Folly

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Americans today observe Pearl Harbor Day, the 84th anniversary of the “day that will live in infamy,” when the fascist Japanese Empire sudde...
Sunday, November 30, 2025

Foreign Digest: Russia, Georgia, Botswana, Brazil and Peru

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Russia : The former leader in Wales of the anti-migrant pro-Russian Reform UK Party and European Parliament Member was convicted of acceptin...
Friday, November 28, 2025

17th Blog Anniversary and Pageview Report

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Today is the seventeenth anniversary of the launch of this blog. Thank you for following or commenting, or for your offline expressions of ...
Thursday, November 27, 2025

Happy Thanksgiving, 2025!

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In the tradition of the Pilgrims at Plymouth, and in celebration of the federal holiday of Thanksgiving established by President George Wash...
Sunday, November 23, 2025

Former Vice President of the United States Richard B. Cheney, in Memoriam

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Former Vice President of the Unted States Richard Bruce Cheney, a staunch conservative Republican with a long career of public service, died...

Conservative Analysis of the 2025 General Election Results in Pennsylvania and across America

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Now that the election results for the 2025 General Election are being certified, a conservative analysis can be made. Republican Party lead...
Sunday, November 16, 2025

The United States Conference of Catholic Bishops Has Issued an Extraordinary Rebuke of the Trump Administration’s Anti-Migrant Policies

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The United States Conference of Catholic Bishops (USCCB), the organization that includes all the Catholic Bishops in America, issued an extr...
Sunday, November 2, 2025

2025 General Elections in Pennsylvania and Other American States

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Tuesday, November 4 is General Election Day in Pennsylvania and in some of the other States of the American Union. On the ballot in the Key...
Sunday, October 26, 2025

Trump’s Demolition of the White House East Wing Is Symbolic of His Autocracy

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The Trump Administration ordered the complete demolition of the East Wing of the White House, including the colonnaded breezeway connecting ...

Foreign Digest: Slovakia, Peru, Bolivia, Iraq, Belarus and Georgia

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Slovakia : The European Union’s main center-left parliamentary group, the Party of European Socialists, expelled the ruling left-wing party...
Sunday, October 19, 2025

The New Caesarism: The Proposed Trump Coin and Arch Would Symbolize an Imperial Presidency

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The Trump Administration is proposing a coin featuring the image of the current holder of the office of the presidency while Donald Trump is...

Measles Outbreak Update

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There have been 1,600 cases of measles in the ongoing outbreak in America, according to the latest figures from the Centers for Disease Cont...
Monday, October 13, 2025

Keep the Purpose of the Columbus Day Holiday as A Rejection of Nativism, Xenophobia and Bigotry

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Recognizing Columbus’ True Discovery Is No Slight against Indigenous Americans The federal and state holiday of Columbus Day has significa...
Sunday, October 12, 2025

2024 Freedom House Report: 19th Straight Year of the Decline of Freedom Globally

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Freedom House’s 2024 Annual Report observes a decline in freedom around the world for the 19th consecutive year. The report observed a decl...

Foreign Digest: Syria, Sudan and Hungary

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Syria : Elections were held in Syria last week for the first time since the overthrow of the Baathist dictatorship of Bashar Assad. The vot...
Sunday, October 5, 2025

The Pro-Europeans Defeated the Pro-Russians in the Moldovan Parliamentary Elections

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The ruling pro-European party won the most votes and seats in the Moldovan parliamentary elections over the pro-Russian party, despite the h...
Sunday, September 28, 2025

Foreign Digest: Russian and Serbian Interference in Moldova and Montenegro

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Moldova : Moldova has reported heavy Russian interference in the Moldovan parliamentary elections this week and has conducted hundreds of se...
Sunday, September 21, 2025

Foreign Digest: India, Iran, Cuba, Venezuela, Syria and Russia

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India : The Indian Maoists announced last week that they are giving up armed struggle, after a recent government offensive, thereby ending t...
Sunday, September 14, 2025

Foreign Digest: Guyana, Nicaragua, Nepal, Russia and Brazil

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Guyana : The incumbent President of Guyana was reelected in last week’s election I had posted about. He defeated an upstart corrupt busines...
Thursday, September 11, 2025

Twenty-Fourth Anniversary of the September 11, 2001 Terrorist Attacks on America

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Today is the twenty-fourth anniversary of the September 11, 2001 Terrorist Attacks on America by the Islamist terrorist organization al-Qae...
Monday, September 1, 2025

Foreign Digest: Russia, Guyana and Venezuela

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Russia : The Russian Federation jammed the navigation of the European Union President’s airplane over Bulgaria. The Russians increasingly j...
Sunday, August 31, 2025

Foreign Digest: Venezuela, Ecuador, Colombia and Bolivia

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Venezuela : Trinidad and Tobago offered the United States military access if it were necessary to defend Guyana against the Socialist dictat...
Sunday, August 24, 2025

Foreign Digest: Venezuela and Colombia

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Venezuela : The United States increased the reward to $50 million for the capture of Nicolas Maduro, the Socialist Venezuelan dictator, for...

Trump’s Oval Office Re-Design Is a Symbolic Rejection of its Federal Revival Style and the Founders’ Values It Represents

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Donald Trump’s recent changes to the interior design style of the Oval Office are highlighted by the controversial use of gilding and golden...
Sunday, August 17, 2025

Foreign Digest: Colombia and Bolivia

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Colombia : A center-right Colombian Senator died last week of wounds suffered in June by an assassin. The murdered Senator had been a leadi...
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About Me

The Definitive Word
I am a published historian, conservative activist and public servant. My historical publications include a chapter entitled "The Aftermath," in Lepanto by G.K. Chesterton and The Centennial History of Holy Rosary Parish: 1904-2004 Reading, PA. My political writings have also been published, including in National Review. I serve on the Board of Directors of the Italian-American Cultural Center of Pennsylvania. I was elected a Reading School Director in 2005, serving until 2009, and then was appointed to the Board of Directors to fill a vacancy in 2013, earning a reputation as a fiscal conservative and reformer. I was appointed to the Reading Planning Commission in 2014 and elected Chairman in 2017. I served as Chairman of Reading's Home Rule Charter Commission from 2019-2020; amendments the Commission proposed were enacted that protected the Separation of Powers.
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