Month: December 2024

Southport: A Public and Private Affair

The unrest that represents Southport is a betrayal of the locals whose unfaltering kindness and care has been shuffled out of view.

Jimmy Carter is Dead at 100

It may be unfair to judge a centenarian by the events of just 4% of his life. But neither life nor politics is fair. Nor was the torment of the embassy hostages, the mass suffering of the developing world populations subjected to communism during his presidency, or the immiseration of tens of millions of Americans in his terrible economy.

Franco-American Dilemma

We are a strange people, we descendants of the 17th and 18th century French pioneers in North America.

Embracing the Divine Order

In Living Law, Butler’s poetry demonstrates an exceptional facility with form and an unerring ear for the natural rhythm of language.

The Virtue That Enables All Others: A Conversation with <strong>Ayaan Hirsi Ali</strong>

The Virtue That Enables All Others: A Conversation with Ayaan Hirsi Ali

“Western civilization is the greatest civilization that ever was, and we need the courage to say that and the courage to try and restore it.”

December 31, 2024
The United Nations: Accomplice to Islamic Terror 

The United Nations: Accomplice to Islamic Terror 

The new majorities in the UN have de facto created a kind of new international law that favors Islamic states.

December 31, 2024
“If we want secure borders in Europe, we need stable countries outside Europe.” An Interview with <strong>Ferenc Almássy</strong>

“If we want secure borders in Europe, we need stable countries outside Europe.” An Interview with Ferenc Almássy

If we help Christians to stay in their countries, we are helping peace and prosperity. This stability is also good for Europe: if countries are more stable and secure, fewer people will want to emigrate.

December 31, 2024
Southport: A Public and Private Affair

Southport: A Public and Private Affair

The unrest that represents Southport is a betrayal of the locals whose unfaltering kindness and care has been shuffled out of view.

December 31, 2024
Jimmy Carter is Dead at 100

Jimmy Carter is Dead at 100

It may be unfair to judge a centenarian by the events of just 4% of his life. But neither life nor politics is fair. Nor was the torment of the embassy hostages, the mass suffering of the developing world populations subjected to communism during his presidency, or the immiseration of tens of millions of Americans in his terrible economy.

December 31, 2024
Mozambique—The Roots of Violence

Mozambique—The Roots of Violence

Mozambique’s history of corruption should be better known.

December 30, 2024
“Directives aimed at erasing Armenian cultural heritage are implemented without restraint”: An Interview with <strong>Bishop Vratnes Abrahamyan</strong>

“Directives aimed at erasing Armenian cultural heritage are implemented without restraint”: An Interview with Bishop Vratnes Abrahamyan

“Artsakh, an inseparable part of God-given Armenia, can and, I believe, will once again become Armenian and Christian.”

December 30, 2024
Franco-American Dilemma

Franco-American Dilemma

We are a strange people, we descendants of the 17th and 18th century French pioneers in North America.

December 30, 2024
Embracing the Divine Order

Embracing the Divine Order

In Living Law, Butler’s poetry demonstrates an exceptional facility with form and an unerring ear for the natural rhythm of language.

December 30, 2024
Conservatism Lurking in Modernity: Flemish Expressionism 

Conservatism Lurking in Modernity: Flemish Expressionism 

The Flemish expressionists provide an example of reconciling tradition and experiment.

A Case for Seasonal Awareness 

A Case for Seasonal Awareness 

Seasonal festivals have disappeared because modern man’s experience of food is tied to the supermarket.

December 29, 2024
Faith and Fiction

Faith and Fiction

Reading Javier Marías’ Berta Isla, I’d finally escaped my hospital bed and entered into a terrain where needles and IVs weren’t welcome.

December 28, 2024