Frequent VDare contributor John Zmirak has co-authored a book which may be of interest to Vdare.com readers. The Bad Catholic’s Guide to Good Living skewers Ted Kennedy (and his brother John, too), liberal churchmen, the French and Mexican Revolutions, multicultural celebrations of “diversity,” and the Mexican PRI—while offering zany stories of the saints, celebrations of the feasts and traditions which define Western civilization, and a spirited defense of the motivations behind the Crusades.

It also includes 58 gourmet recipes by a 3-star chef, and dozens of ideas for parties, ranging from a NASA-themed event to celebrate “the Vatican Space Program” (the Assumption of Mary) to a “Seven Deadly Sins” party for Halloween. On a more serious note, the book explores the varied Catholic responses to the American founding, and the reasons why so many Catholics don’t identify with the American nation. Available now in paperback from Amazon.com (though Amazon still lists it as not yet published).