Jonathon Van Maren is a writer for europeanconservative.com based in Canada. He has written for First Things, National Review, The American Conservative, and his latest book is Prairie Lion: The Life & Times of Ted Byfield.
Live Not By Lies and Estonia’s Singing Revolution

Live Not By Lies and Estonia’s Singing Revolution

In the sea of liquid modernity, we must create islands on which the old books are read, the traditional songs sung, the ancient faith clung to.

July 17, 2025
The Beheading of Sir John A. Macdonald

The Beheading of Sir John A. Macdonald

Most Canadians are unaware that the country’s first prime minister, now smeared as “racist,” defended Indigenous rights and advocated for their political enfranchisement.

July 11, 2025
Greta: The Poster Child for Progressive Contradictions

Greta: The Poster Child for Progressive Contradictions

That Europe’s leftist-liberals come out in force for both Islamists and the LGBT agenda speaks volumes about their self-destructive incoherence.

Diplomacy, Demons, and Tucker Carlson

Diplomacy, Demons, and Tucker Carlson

From CIA plots to demonic nukes, Carlson’s narratives have drifted far from geopolitical reality.

June 23, 2025
Europe’s Woke Police State Is Targeting Social Conservatives

Europe’s Woke Police State Is Targeting Social Conservatives

Peaceful pro-lifers, grandmothers, priests—even the pregnant—are being arrested for “offending” progressive orthodoxy. This is persecution, not law enforcement.

June 18, 2025
Donald Tusk’s Illegal War on Poland’s Pro-Life Laws

Donald Tusk’s Illegal War on Poland’s Pro-Life Laws

Having failed to pass new laws, the Polish PM has simply decided to ignore the current laws—and create penalties for those who seek to follow them.

June 15, 2025
Islamism Is Not Iran: An Evening With Crown Prince Reza Pahlavi

Islamism Is Not Iran: An Evening With Crown Prince Reza Pahlavi

“The Iranian people do not seek enmity with Israel but peace with the region and with the world,” Pahlavi told the audience.

The Orwellian Margaret Atwood

The Orwellian Margaret Atwood

The Handmaid’s Tale author embodies the elite’s manipulation of language to demonize their ideological opponents by lying about what is actually happening.

Zionism, Jew-hatred, and Israel’s Independence Day

Zionism, Jew-hatred, and Israel’s Independence Day

Seventy-seven years on, Israel is still fighting for its future—at home and abroad.

85 Years After the Flames: Remembering the Rotterdam Blitz

85 Years After the Flames: Remembering the Rotterdam Blitz

“He shook their hands with an enormous smile on his face, seeing the fruits of all that he and his fallen comrades had sacrificed.”

How Hitler Came Back

How Hitler Came Back

Holocaust denial and Hitler apologism are festering online. Conservatives must draw a clear line.

Canada’s “Lost Liberal Decade” Just Got Longer

Canada’s “Lost Liberal Decade” Just Got Longer

Donald Trump just did what Trudeau couldn’t: make the Liberals electable again.

April 30, 2025