AMERICAN PONTIFF By PAUL KENGOR, PHD

AMERICAN PONTIFF

Pope Leo XIV and His Plan to Heal the Church 

By PAUL KENGOR, PHD

NEW YORK TIMES BESTELLING AUTHOR

THE DEFINITIVE BIOGRAPHY OF

THE FIRST AMERICAN POPE 

Life, Teachings, Rise, and Leadership of Pope Leo XIV

From New York Times bestselling author and noted Catholic historian Dr. Paul Kengor comes the first very important biography of Pope Leo XIV - AMERICAN PONTIFF: Pope Leo XIV and His Plan to Heal the Church - a gripping portrait of Robert Francis Prevost, his background and life, theological beliefs and teachings, relationship with his predecessors and fellow cardinals and clergy, his surprising rise to become the 267th elected pontiff and first American pope, the challenges he will face, and how he's likely to lead the Catholic Church.

In this first major biography of the new American pontiff, Dr. Paul Kengor, editor of The American Spectator and New York Times bestselling author of over twenty books, including A Pope and a President, The Divine Plan, and God and Ronald Reagan, delivers an engaging deep dive into the life and times of Robert Francis Prevost whose election to the Chair of St. Peter on May 8, 2025, stunned the world.

There had never been an American pope, and until this book, there has not been an in-depth examination of the new American pontiff and his extraordinary election. Dr. Kengor takes readers on a spiritual sojourn from the very first pope, Peter, through the Medieval popes, through the turbulence of the Francis years, and through today's pope and the figures who influenced him - from St. Augustine to Pope Leo XIII. He shows how this so-called "least American American" among the cardinals is actually quintessentially American, and yet also, remarkably, is quintessentially universal - ideally so for the head of the universal Roman Catholic Church.

In this definitive biography, Dr. Kengor provides fascinating information on Prevost's sudden rise from priest to bishop to cardinal and the inside story on how the vote went down in the Conclave, leading to the highly unexpected and yet overwhelming choice of Prevost on the fourth ballot. Kengor also provides a detailed treatment of the very revealing opening 40 days of Leo XIV's pontificate and offers unique insights into where the world might expect the pope to proceed hereafter. The Pope's first word from the Loggia overlooking St. Peter's Square was "peace," and he has committed himself to a mission of peace and unity for the Church and the wider world.

If you want to get to know this mystery man who became Pope - the first American pontiff - this is the book, a must-read for every Christian.

ABOUT THE AUTHOR: Dr. Paul Kengor is editor of The American Spectator, executive director and chief academic fellow at the Institute for Faith & Freedom, a former fellow at Stanford University's Hoover Institution on War, Revolution, and Peace, and professor of political science at Grove City College. Kengor has focused much of his work on Ronald Reagan, faith and the presidency, the Cold War, conservatism, communism, and Catholicism, and is a New York Times bestselling author of over twenty books, including: A Pope and a President, God and Ronald Reagan, The Divine Plan, The Stigmatists, and The Devil and Karl Marx. Dr. Kengor is a frequent contributor and expert historian in the media, from NEWSMAX to C-SPAN to EWTN to NPR to PBS, and a much-in-demand public speaker.

Endowed By Our Creator By John G. West

ENDOWED BY OUR CREATOR

The Bible, Science, and the Battle for America's Soul

By John G. West

"John West reminds us that the Founding Fathers meant that our rights come from our Creator. Our current crisis of culture and spirit will only be healed by the return to those Creator-endowed rights."

--Newt Gingrich, Speaker of the U.S. House of Representatives

The Declaration of Independence proclaims that "all men are created equal" and "are endowed by their Creator with certain unalienable rights." For generations, those hallowed words inspired not only Americans, but millions around the globe. Yet today many Americans are skeptical or confused about the Declaration's key claims.

In Endowed by Our Creator, political scientist John G. West explores the original meaning of the Declaration and shows how its propositions drew support from both the Bible and early modern science. He then documents how science was later misused to overturn the Declaration's teaching on equality, subvert its understanding of liberty, and justify the creation of a technocratic state that regulates us from cradle to grave. Finally, he reveals new scientific discoveries that are pointing us back to the truths expressed in the Declaration - and he explains why it is urgent that our culture recover them.

In Endowed by Our Creator, John answers these critical questions that every American and future American should know:

·    Why is the Declaration of Independence so crucial to America?

·    What battle is raging right now over the Declaration on both the left and right?

·    What are the Declaration's most important ideas?

·    Were America's Founders lying or stupid when they claimed that "all men are created equal?" Didn't they know that humans are unequal in all sorts of ways?

·    Were America's Founders hypocrites when they claimed that "all men are created equal?" After all, didn't they own slaves?

·    How did the Founders draw on the science of their day to make one of the Declaration's biggest claims?

·    Why did the Founders think it so important that our rights come from God? Why is this idea controversial in today's world?

·    What did the Founders mean by claiming that we have "unalienable" rights?

·    How did new ideas from science challenge the authority of the Declaration before the Civil War?

·    How did the rise of Darwinian biology lead to the repudiation of the principles of the Declaration after the Civil War and the creation of a big government run by unaccountable experts?

·    Do Americans today still believe in the ideas proclaimed by the Declaration of Independence?

·    How are the latest findings of science now pointing back to the key truths proclaimed by the Declaration?

Endowed by Our Creator will make you want to revisit Frank Capra's "Mr. Smith Goes to Washington" and relive every thrilling moment as James Stewart, himself a hero, visits the Declaration at the Library of Congress and later reads from the Declaration during his filibuster on the Senate floor. American patriots and future Americans alike will be reinvigorated by the passion with which our heroes lived and died for the truths that makes the U.S. the greatest country on Earth.

"An important and wide-ranging book... It couldn't be timelier as we approach America's 250th anniversary celebration."

--David Limbaugh, New York Times Bestselling Author

ABOUT THE AUTHOR: John G. West is Vice President of Discovery Institute and the Distinguished Scholar of American Government and Christian Civic Engagement at Cornerstone University. He formerly chaired the Department of Political Science at Seattle Pacific University, and he holds a PhD in Government from Claremont Graduate University. His previous books include Stockholm Syndrome Christianity, Darwin Day in America, The C.S. Lewis Readers' Encyclopedia, The Politics of Revelation and Reason, and The Magician's Twin: C. S. Lewis on Science, Scientism, and Society.

America's Great Parking Scam By Kerry Lutz

America's Great Parking Scam: You've Been Robbed

by Kerry Lutz

You're Not Bad at Parking. The System is Rigged.

Every day, millions of Americans park legally - and still get fined. Not because they ignored a sign, not because they overstayed a meter... but because parking enforcement quietly transformed into an app-driven extraction system that no one voted for, no regulators oversee, and no agency wants to claim responsibility for. Every year, millions of Americans pay billions in parking tickets, booting fees, and towing charges - often without realizing they've been set up.

In America's Great Parking Scam: You've Been Robbed, recovering attorney and veteran media host Kerry Lutz pulls back the curtain on how cities outsourced parking enforcement to private tech companies - replacing lawful notice with QR codes, coercing drivers into digital contracts, harvesting data, and enforcing penalties through confusion instead of compliance.

What started as simple coin meters, back in the day, has become a sophisticated revenue system built on confusing signage, forced app contracts, hidden fees, and outsourced enforcement - all operating in a constitutional "gray zone."

In America's Great Parking Scam, you'll discover:

·    How parking apps turned "convenience" into mandatory digital contracts;

·    Why many parking signs violate federal MUTCD (Manual on Uniform Traffic Control Devices) standards - and why that matters;

·    The hidden incentives driving ticket quotas and aggressive enforcement;

·    How cities quietly eliminated cash and kiosk options to force app use;

·    The privacy risks, data harvesting, and forced waivers of your rights; and

·    Real strategies to fight back and protect yourself.

This isn't just another complaint about parking tickets; it's an investigation into one of the most profitable - and least accountable - grifts in modern America. Kerry Lutz documents how regulatory parking signs disappeared, apps replaced due process, drivers - including minors - were forced into private terms and arbitration, state agencies quietly stepped aside and cities kept enforcing anyway. The result is a nationwide system where no one is minding the store - and the inmates are running the asylum.

From the courthouse steps to Singer Island to downtown Palm Beach, Florida, Lutz documents the system with photos, public records, and hard evidence. He shows how a simple act of parking now forces you into private contracts you never negotiated, with terms most people never read.

This book isn't about how to beat a ticket. It's about how a mundane civic function became a constitutional "gray zone," why regulators refused to touch it, and what happens when technology becomes de facto law enforcement without accountability. If you've ever:

·    Scanned a QR code just to avoid a ticket;

·    Gotten a ticket in a spot you thought was legal;

·    Been forced to download an app just to park;

·    Wondered why the signs are so confusing; or

·    Felt like the rules changed without notice...

…then this book was written for you. You're not imagining this forced dilemma. You've been robbed. This isn't about beating one ticket. It's about exposing the entire machine - and giving you the tools to push back. Read it... share it... use it. The system only wins if you stay silent.

ABOUT THE AUTHOR: Kerry Lutz is a recovering New York attorney, veteran financial broadcaster, systems expert, and bestselling author who's spent over a decade interviewing the world's top economic minds. As the host of the Financial Survival Network, he's published over 10,000 episodes - uncensored, unfiltered, and unapologetically red-pilled. His latest works bring together hard-earned insights from Wall Street to Bangkok, offering readers raw, fearless truth in a world of noise.

Turning Point By John Bachman

"Learn how Reagan's principles restored America's moral & military might and brought the Soviets to their knees."

--MICHAEL REAGAN, President Reagan's Son 

"Four days of intense fighting in a remote corner of the planet turned the tide in a global struggle; brilliantly explains how this happened." 

--GORDON CHANG, Conservative Columnist

 TURNING POINT

HOW REAGAN LIBERATED GRENADA AND WON THE COLD WAR

By John Bachman

THE UNTOLD STORY OF REAGAN, THATCHER, THE INVASION OF GRENADA AND THE BEGINNING OF THE END OF THE COLD WAR

How Reagan reignited the foreign policy principles that made America a Shining City Upon a Hill."

"Grenada, we were told, was a friendly island paradise for tourism. Well, it wasn't. It was a Soviet-Cuban colony being readied as a major military bastion to export terror and undermine democracy. We got there just in time.''

--President Ronald Reagan, October 27, 1983

­The biggest story of the 20th century - the fall of the Soviet Union - starts with the battle for Grenada. It is the first time the West and the United States successfully pushed back against the Soviets and communism. In his timely new book TURNING POINT: How Reagan Liberated Grenada and Won the Cold War award-winning journalist and Newsmax TV host, John Bachman tells the story of the liberation of Grenada, a critical time in the Cold War - a turning point from Soviet advances towards the United States to victories over the Soviet state. These U.S. triumphs include the fall of the Berlin Wall, the fall of the Warsaw Pact countries, and eventually, the Soviet republics and Russia itself.

On October 25th, 1983, President Ronald Reagan launched one of the most successful invasions in modern American history. In four days, Operation Urgent Fury successfully liberated the Island of Grenada from communist forces and reinstated the democratically elected government. It was the first major American operation since Vietnam and the first victorious major military operation since World War II. And this monumental task almost came at the cost of the most important Cold War alliance: that between President Reagan and British Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher. The urgency of action meant that the Prime Minister and close American ally was left out of the loop, publicly embarrassing for her and straining their relationship.

TURNING POINT reveals how America was able to invade a country, liberate it from a corrupt government that threatened stability in the Western hemisphere, and leave the potential for a prosperous future in the hands of its own people; it explores the greater picture of how Reagan avoided succumbing to interventionist nation-building and becoming an occupying force. President Reagan's strategic success helped bring an end to the Cold War and is a much needed lesson for current American foreign policy.

Grenada was more than just a story about a small battle in a Caribbean nation; it was the beginning of the end of the Soviet Union. A new president was in town, and he rejected the coexistence and détente policies of previous presidents. No, this president, Ronald Reagan, was going to hit this "Evil Empire" with everything.

Reagan spoke out often against the Soviets, saying America would transcend the Soviet state and consign it to "the ash heap of history." Ronald Reagan won the Cold War by standing firm against Soviet hegemony. It's a story that needs to be told, and now, in TURNING POINT, John Bachman has told it brilliantly and thoroughly.

"Bachman brilliantly shows how Reagan brought his deep and intuitive understanding of the American people and domestic politics to bear on foreign policy and provided the homegrown support any president needs to win overseas."

--AMBASSADOR RICHARD GRENELL, Special Presidential Envoy for Special Missions of United States

"A fresh and needed perspective on how a small island's liberation may have temporarily strained a historic alliance but ultimately handed Reagan and the U.S. a key victory on the way to winning the Cold War."

--KT McFARLAND, Former Deputy National Security Advisor of the United States

ABOUT THE AUTHOR: John Bachman is an award-winning journalist and the host of John Bachman Now on NEWSMAX. He started in broadcast news at WAGA Fox 5 in Atlanta before taking on roles at WRDW in Augusta, Georgia, and WPEC CBS 12 News in West Palm Beach, Florida. Known for his sharp interviews and clear-eyed reporting, Bachman has covered major national and international stories while never losing touch with the values of local journalism. He joined NEWSMAX in its early years and quickly became one of the network's most trusted voices, anchoring breaking news and delivering thoughtful commentary on the day's most pressing issues, and winning an award for the NEWSMAX Heroes documentary he wrote and produced to commemorate the heroic acts of twenty-five ordinary Americans. 

Called to Prosperity By Aaron DeHOOG

CALLED TO PROSPERITY

Discover How to Give, Gain, and Grow YOUR Wealth for GOD'S Kingdom

By Aaron DeHOOG

Discover what the Bible actually says about money and unlock the financial principles God designed for His people. In this groundbreaking book CALLED TO PROSPERITY: Discover How to Give, Gain and Grow Your Wealth for God's Kingdom financial expert and ministry leader Aaron DeHOOG reveals the biblical blueprint for achieving abundant prosperity - not simply to accumulate wealth, but to advance God's Kingdom "on earth as it is in Heaven."

Research shows Christians who follow the biblical financial principles inside this book are three times wealthier than the average American. Yet most believers have never been taught these transformative truths showing how God commands us to:

·    GIVE with purpose and joy - unlocking Heaven's floodgates

·    GAIN through meaningful work that creates value for others

·    GROW your resources through wise investments

Money is the root of all evil, right? Not exactly. The love of money is the root of all kinds of evil. But money in and of itself can be used to do amazing things, i.e., feed the hungry, heal the sick, and build churches.

CALLED TO PROSPERITY challenges the way you think about wealth, showing that prosperity isn't something to fear or avoid - it's something to seek and steward. With a blend of biblical wisdom and real-world application, Aaron DeHoog reveals how to unlove money so you can be used to expand God's Kingdom and transform lives.

Drawing from 2,350 biblical verses on money and his own journey from bankruptcy to abundance, Aaron provides practical steps to build lasting wealth while making a Kingdom impact. You'll discover why tithing is just the beginning, how to invest with confidence, and the surprising ways biblical characters like Daniel, Boaz, and Joseph used their prosperity.

Through the timeless parable of the three servants, and a practical blueprint for giving, gaining, and growing wealth, this book will help you:

·    Let go of guilt and fear around money.

·    Discover God's design for abundance.

·    Multiply what you have been given - for His glory.

CALLED TO PROSPERITY is NOT about getting rich quick - it is about becoming the faithful steward God designed you to be, multiplying your resources, like the servants in Jesus' parable who doubled their talents. This is more than a financial guide. It's a call to live boldly, generously, and with purpose. Are you ready to stop burying your talents and start experiencing the financial abundance God intended for you?

ABOUT THE AUTHOR: AARON DeHOOG is a respected Christian financial expert who helps believers align their finances with Kingdom principles. He earned a bachelor's degree in Christian theology and history from Calvin College in Michigan. After a semester at Jerusalem University in Israel, Aaron received an MBA from Palm Beach Atlantic University. Aaron was a financial publisher at Newsmax, where he led a team that helped more than 300,000 people with their investment decisions. He was then recruited to serve as CEO of Banyan Hill Publishing, where he guided more than 500,000 people in wealth-building strategies. Following his personal journey from bankruptcy to abundance, Aaron wrote CALLED TO PROSPERITY to teach Christians how to give, gain, and grow financially for God's Kingdom. MORE: https://abundantprosperity.org

The Common Sense Cowboy's Guide to Life By Patrick Dorinson

THE COMMON SENSE COWBOY'S GUIDE TO LIFE

STORIES FROM THE OLD GUY AT THE END OF THE BAR

By Patrick Dorinson

with Mathew Klickstein

"When you're running out of sunsets, don't waste the sunrises you have left."

Patrick "The Common Sense Cowboy" Dorinson welcomes you to hop on the stool next to him for 70 years of life stories, a coupla insights, and maybe even a laugh or two from "the old guy at the end of the bar." Whether your poison is a fresh, cold beer, a shot of whiskey, or maybe just a soda water and lime, THE COMMON SENSE COWBOY'S GUIDE TO LIFE will shed new light on the ups and downs we all go through together across this glorious nation of ours. In the vein of such modern classics as Chicken Soup for the Soul and Tuesdays with Morrie, this book will hopefully lend a little extra guidance during these tumultuous days to those seeking it... along with some relatable tales of faith, failure, redemption, and enduring passion for being the best version of oneself possible.

The Common Sense Cowboy's 12 Rules for Life:

1.    The secret to a long life is getting up every day with a purpose. Young or old, working or retired, everyone needs a purpose, so find yours.

2.    Never betray trust, because trust is like virginity. Once lost, it's impossible to get back.

3.    Everything breaks sooner or later. So, learn how to fix things.

4.    The measure of a man is when he does the right thing even when no one is watching. If you do the wrong thing and nobody saw you do it, it's still wrong.

5.    Don't waste time thinking about what might have been. Put the "might have beens" in the same trash can reserved for the "wouldas," the "shouldas" and the "couldas." Then get busy with the "doin."

6.    A fancy education might gain you some knowledge, but only hard life experiences will gain you wisdom. A PhD won't help you fix a flat tire.

7.    Be wary of the person who tells you they can get you a burger and fries for nothing. There is no free lunch.

8.    Your word is your bond, and your handshake seals the deal.

9.    If you shake hands with a politician, be sure to count your fingers when you let go to make sure you still have all five.

10. Don't pray for things. The Almighty is not Amazon or Costco and faith delivers salvation and comfort, not packages.

11. There is right and there is wrong. There are no loopholes and the only thing in between are excuses.

12. The Good Lord gave us each a certain number of seconds, minutes, hours and days, but he didn't give us our expiration date. Use your time wisely and live life to the fullest.

IT'S TIME TO COWBOY UP AND START RIDIN' FENCES!

"Some books give good advice, some bad. This book gives good advice - something you might want to read, absorb and put into practice. I hope that, in reading the book before you, you may acquire a few more strategies for how to avoid the bad things, do the good things... and hopefully have a few laughs along the way."

--CRAIG SHIRLEY, presidential historian, and New York Times bestselling author

ABOUT THE AUTHOR: Patrick Dorinson is know as the "Common Sense Cowboy" and has lived and endured through the course of his seven-plus decades on this planet as a maverick, a dreamer, a schemer and - most appropriately for the purposes of this bio - a communicator. Dorinson is an accomplished author, speaker, Newsmax and Fox News contributor who, for nearly a decade, was host of his own The Cowboy Libertarian radio show on iHeart media's Sacramento-based KFBK. Although he takes pride in the fact that renowned conservative talk show stalwart Rush Limbaugh had his start at the same station, Dorinson takes further pride still in the fact that throughout his lengthy career, he has worked with equal passion and grit on both sides of the aisle. Aspiring toward being something of a modern-day Will Rogers (with a twinkly-eyed twist of Mark Twain), Dorinson transmits his thoughtful dispatches via his popular https://ridinfences.com/ platform, continuing to tell the stories of regular folks who do most of the heavy lifting in America today. Dorinson is proud to have worked on ranch crews, won buckles in cow work competitions and been a campfire teller of tales both tall and small alike. 

Holy Hell By Robert Spencer

Holy Hell

Islam's Abuse of Women and the Infidels Who Enable It

By Robert Spencer

Robert Spencer has an explosive, timely new book that is a dire warning for the West. In Holy Hell: Islam's Abuse of Women and the Infidels Who Enable It, acclaimed author Robert Spencer reveals the shocking truth about the Islamic view of non-Muslim women.

Holy Hell reveals how Islam sanctions the rape and sex slavery of infidel women, and how non-Muslim officials prefer to deny that fact rather than confront it. The extent of the "grooming gang" scandal in Britain is horrifying beyond measure. As many as a million British girls were raped, and many were forced into prostitution, while British officials turned a blind eye to what was happening.

 In Holy Hell, you'll learn that:

·    The grooming gang activity in the UK is based on Islamic doctrines, but no one dares face that;

·    It has happened all over the world, not just in the UK;

·    The UK is facing the choice of whether it wants to speak honestly about what has happened and is still happening or continue in denial for fear of being called "Islamophobic;"

·    For the perpetrators, the rapes are an act of obedience to God and an assertion of superiority and the humiliation of the native population; and

·    Yes, it could happen here.

The officials were terrified at the prospect of being accused of "racism" or "Islamophobia" if they went after the perpetrators, for the men who committed these crimes were overwhelmingly Muslim. The cover-up continues to this day, for much the same reason. Even those who have dared to speak honestly about the "grooming gangs" generally stop at noting that they were mostly Pakistani, not that they were Muslim. Yet these English girls were not victimized because the gangs were Pakistani. The gangs were Muslim and did all this because Islamic law allows Muslim men to victimize non-Muslim women in this way. Nor did it happen in Britain only; this phenomenon has played out in other countries that have experienced a recent massive influx of Muslim migrants.

In this eye-opening book, Islamic scholar Robert Spencer tells the truths that Western officials don't dare acknowledge: that the behavior of the "grooming gangs" is sanctioned in Islam, and until the West faces that, the brutalization of women will continue. Holy Hell: Islam's Abuse of Women and the Infidels Who Enable It is a much-needed antidote to the wishful thinking and denial that dominate discussions of this topic in the Western media.

ABOUT THE AUTHOR: Robert Spencer is the director of Jihad Watch and a Shillman Fellow at the David Horowitz Freedom Center. He is the author of twenty-nine books, including the bestsellers The Palestinian Delusion: The Catastrophic History of the Middle East Peace Process, The History of Jihad from Muhammad to ISIS and Antisemitism: History and Myth. A historian, researcher, and counterterror analyst, Spencer has led seminars on Islam and jihad for the FBI, the U.S. Central Command, U.S. Army Command and General Staff College, the U.S. Army’s Asymmetric Warfare Group, the Joint Terrorism Task Force (JTTF), the Justice Department's Anti-Terrorism Advisory Council and the U.S. intelligence community.