In a video entitled “Nick Fuentes, Our Little Brother in Christ, and the Gen Z Dilemma | TOD #2”, which premiered on YouTube on September 27, 2025, and Tim Flanders from , both of whom are notable figures in what could be termed the “traditional Catholic movement”, waded into the debate on questions of race, culture and American identity. Notwithstanding a somewhat patronizing video title, the viewer was introduced to arguments on the supposed opposition between racialism, that is racial preservation and an attendant racial program, with the Catholic faith. What is more, America was characterized as a country without a distinct racial character. Regrettably, Kennedy Hall, who will be the focus of this essay, did not offer any specific authors to support his arguments, much less Church-approved ones. >

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Conspicuous Silence

After the original video was released on the morning of September 27th, we spent considerable time preparing a response, the germ of which was developed into this essay. The hope was Hall would respond to good-faith criticism. The arguments marshaled were supported by approved authors, as alluded to above, so it was not a question of appealing to authorities that he would not find credible, or could easily dismiss.

Originally published in The Journal of American Reform. Read original article