Dennis M. Howard column

(Dennis M. Howard passed away on May 6, 2021. His obituary can be read here.

Dennis M. Howard is founder and president of The Movement for a Better America, a non-profit, pro-life educational organization. Before starting MBA in 1995, he had a long and successful career in journalism and creative marketing. He has been writing since 1950, when he helped launch The Sun Herald of Kansas City, America's last attempt at publishing a Catholic daily. He later served as a writer, editor, and consultant to some 20 magazines and newspapers, and later became a creative and marketing consultant to companies like Waring, Cessna, Toshiba, Matchbox, Baker Industries, AT&T and others. He is available as a strategic marketing consultant to other pro-life organizations, and is currently writing a book on the economic impact of abortion.

As a researcher, Dennis correctly forecast the market crashes of 1974, 1987, and 2000 well before they happened. He estimates that the U.S. toll in lost GDP because of abortion already exceeds $54 trillion and will continue rising at a rate of $3 trillion a year. While he sees a major crisis still ahead for America and the world, he is not a long term pessimist.

He says, "Crises are often the seedbed for moral, spiritual, cultural and economic regeneration. The ferment currently going on throughout the West will ultimately lead to a cultural resurgence unless we are indeed in a terminal period of human history. I agree with the late Cardinal O'Connor who said, 'Paradoxially, I have a great deal of hope because people are worried, because people are fearful . . . they're looking for some kind of security, some kind of integrity of life, and they see it threatened every day.' I would just add that we have no greater enemy than our own apathy in the face of evil."

Dennis may be contacted at mbaforlife @ gmail.com or through the MBA website: http://www.movementforabetteramerica.org.

Dennis M. Howard

February 10, 2020

"And all things, whatsoever you shall ask for in prayer, believing, you shall receive." Matthew 21:22  . . .

Dennis M. Howard

October 19, 2018

The current desperation of the Democrats reminds me of the guy falling past the 50th floor of the Empire State Building while reassuring himself, "So far, so . . .

Dennis M. Howard

August 15, 2018

There are few books that I have ever read in a single sitting. Tabitha Lavender's very personal story of her healing and recovery from years of emotional and . . .

Dennis M. Howard

June 21, 2017

I recently completed an in-depth demographic analysis of the 2016 Election, and the results indicate that abortion – not healthcare, jobs, and taxes  . . .

Dennis M. Howard

December 12, 2016

A wave of optimism has swept Wall Street and the country since Donald Trump won the presidency, but hardline Democrats and the liberal press still don't seem to . . .

Dennis M. Howard

November 10, 2016

Nobody was more stumped about Donald Trump's amazing victory on Tuesday than the nation's pundits and pollsters. Larry J. Sabato, director of Virginia . . .

Dennis M. Howard

October 31, 2016

Dear Dennis: I'm sorry to tell you that between the two awful candidates running for president this year my choice as the lesser of two evils is Hillary . . .

Dennis M. Howard

September 14, 2016

Fr. Frank Pavone of Priests for Life recently stirred up a hornet's nest on the Left by saying that the abortion toll was as if "several atomic bombs have . . .

Dennis M. Howard

June 3, 2016

He's a 54-year-old pro-life Congressman, but he wouldn't be here today if not for a miracle that happened when his birth mother was on her way to Tijuana to get . . .

Dennis M. Howard

March 19, 2016

After 48 years of abortion on demand and over 50 years of America on the Pill, is the United States on the verge of an inevitable population death spiral . . .

Dennis M. Howard

January 24, 2016

When I founded Movement for a Better America in 1995, I correctly predicted a new economic malaise starting in the year 2000 if America failed to end . . .

Dennis M. Howard

December 30, 2015

The Good News is that Jesus came into this world 2000 years ago as a tiny, helpless babe in the little town of Bethlehem. Through the miracle of the Incarnation . . .

Dennis M. Howard

November 11, 2015

Dear Friends: The biggest and most important issue in the current presidential election cycle is the economic impact of 59 million abortions. However, the . . .

Dennis M. Howard

November 1, 2015

Twenty years ago, I ran full-page ads in the Washington Times National Weekly forecasting economic disaster ahead for America because of the economic and social . . .

Dennis M. Howard

October 22, 2015

First in a series of articles. © copyright 2015 By next January – the 43rd Anniversary of Roe v. Wade – the abortion toll in America will . . .

Dennis M. Howard

July 22, 2015

The Supreme Court decision in the same sex marriage case (Obergefell v. Hodges) represents the most serious attack on states' rights and the democratic process . . .

Dennis M. Howard

May 6, 2015

The best news to come out of the riotous social breakdown in Baltimore last week was the visual parable of Maya Graham – the Mama Grizzly of Baltimore . . .

Dennis M. Howard

March 18, 2015

A wise man once wrote, "He who has a reason to live can endure almost anything, overcome almost anything, achieve almost anything." That's something that . . .

Dennis M. Howard

February 12, 2015

If there is one thing about the practice of deception, it's that sooner or later, the truth catches up with you – often to your embarrassment. For a . . .

Dennis M. Howard

December 28, 2014

This time of year brings back memories of Christmases past – like the time I interviewed Virginia O'Hanlon, who as an eight-year-old triggered one of the . . .

Dennis M. Howard

November 26, 2014

When it comes to breast cancer, who should young women listen to? Your doctor? Your favorite woman's health magazine? Or the politicians leading the fight . . .

Dennis M. Howard

November 12, 2014

The midterm elections were a nearly clean sweep for conservative candidates across the nation and reflected a distinct shift in public opinion among minorities, . . .

Dennis M. Howard

August 19, 2014

Can America survive the abortion boom? That's no longer an open question. It first occurred to me in 1992 when I retired after a long career as a journalist . . .

Dennis M. Howard

June 19, 2014

Morristown, NJ – Phillip D. Kline, the crusading prosecutor who took on Planned Parenthood, abortionist George Tiller, and former Kansas Governor Kathleen . . .

Dennis M. Howard

March 18, 2014

"Can America be Saved?" was the provocative title of an intriguing panel held in conjunction with Cleveland Right to Life's annual symposium called  . . .

Dennis M. Howard

December 25, 2013

This time of year brings back fond memories of Christmases past – like the time I interviewed Virginia O'Hanlon, who as an 8-year old triggered one of . . .

Dennis M. Howard

October 27, 2012

"Beware the Jabberwock, my son! The jaws that bite, the claws that catch! Beware the Jubjub bird, and shun the frumious Bandersnatch." — Lewis Carroll  . . .

Dennis M. Howard

August 18, 2012

MT. FREEDOM, NJ — What's the most decisive issue for Election 2012? If you go by the numbers, it is far and away the issue that politicians least want to . . .

Dennis M. Howard

July 14, 2012

Will Chief Justice John Roberts go down in history looking more like Solomon, who made a tough, but wise decision, or like Pilate who washed his hands of . . .

Dennis M. Howard

January 14, 2012

Sixteen years ago I was the only forecaster to predict the current economic crisis. I even got the dates right. I predicted that it would start in the year 2000 . . .