Month: August 2022

Stonewall Should be Banned

On this occasion, Stonewall has made a grave mistake. They let their mask slip, and revealed a ghastly visage, an exposure which has even left liberals reeling.

Salman Rushdie: The Hour is Late

For all the bluster and promises from Tory HQ, none have the stomach for it. Which means, until there is a sea change in Britain, and the West more broadly, the next attack is a matter of when, not if.

Kierkegaard, the Conservative

Kierkegaard, the Conservative

Kierkegaard is hardly known for his political thought but he was a keen observer of his age, including the political revolutions and ideologies of his time.

August 19, 2022
Ukrainian Oligarchs Come Under Increased Scrutiny as Europeans Suffer

Ukrainian Oligarchs Come Under Increased Scrutiny as Europeans Suffer

Zelensky’s oligarch-friendly tax structure—along with wealthy Ukrainians receiving social welfare benefits abroad—have come under increased scrutiny across Europe.

August 19, 2022
Christian Persecution Worsens in Taliban-Ruled Afghanistan

Christian Persecution Worsens in Taliban-Ruled Afghanistan

Afghanistan’s underground church needs urgent support “as targeted killings and other forms of persecution are rising.”

August 19, 2022
Head of RAF Recruitment Resigns Over Forced Diversity Push

Head of RAF Recruitment Resigns Over Forced Diversity Push

Sources claim that the head of recruitment, herself a senior female officer, has accused RAF leadership of putting an “effective pause” on hiring white male recruits.

August 19, 2022
Israel and Turkey Resume Diplomatic Relations

Israel and Turkey Resume Diplomatic Relations

The two countries had recalled their ambassadors in 2018, after Israeli forces killed several Palestinians protesting against the U.S. moving its embassy from Tel Aviv to Jerusalem. 

August 19, 2022
Spanish President Wants More Power to Classify Information

Spanish President Wants More Power to Classify Information

Critics condemn the draft law for empowering politicians to remove information from public access—and therefore civic debate—simply because it is embarrassing or inconvenient for the government.

August 19, 2022
The Romanticization of Mental Illness

The Romanticization of Mental Illness

The rise of videos celebrating and glamourizing mental illness is one of the alarming consequences of our ‘post-truth’ culture.

August 18, 2022
A Heroic Song of Heroic Songs of Heroes

A Heroic Song of Heroic Songs of Heroes

Rarely, if ever, does Christopher Ricks raise a point without matching it with some apt snippet of verse. Or, rather, rarely does Ricks raise a point at all; instead he discovers, within the verses of poets, the point he himself would like to raise and consider, so that reading a Ricks essay can become a game of hide-and-seek as the critic dodges and peeks from between the curtains of carefully selected verse.

August 18, 2022
Understanding Monetary Inflation

Understanding Monetary Inflation

All we need is for our governments to make one error, and the inflation powder keg explodes.

August 18, 2022
Joan of Arc Slated for Desecration by Gender Ideologues

Joan of Arc Slated for Desecration by Gender Ideologues

The theatre production scraps what made its protagonist so inspiring in the first place: the very fact of her feminine nature—a young girl who put her virtues to work within a male-dominated field.

August 18, 2022
Birth Rate in Spain Sinks to Historic Low, Again 

Birth Rate in Spain Sinks to Historic Low, Again 

In the first six months of 2022, Spain saw its birth rate sink to new historic lows, while its mortality

August 18, 2022
Nuclear Weapon Proliferation Takes on New Life

Nuclear Weapon Proliferation Takes on New Life

There are clear indications that the reductions that have characterised global nuclear arsenals since the end of the Cold War have ended.

August 18, 2022