Jorge González-Gallarza (@JorgeGGallarza) is a senior fellow at the Center for Fundamental Rights (Budapest) and co-hosts the Uncommon Decency podcast on Europe (@UnDecencyPod).
City of (B)light

City of (B)light

Kuper’s way of commending Paris in its current direction ultimately reflects the naiveties and delusions of those who set it on this trajectory in the first place. There is a belief that urban planning projects can serve as a way to tame and pacify the city’s riot-ready ethnic youth. It takes a certain level of insular Parisian elitism to believe that radicalized hoodlums, whether into vandalism or Islamism, will be assuaged by city libraries, greenery, and sporting grounds.

Venezuela’s Rightful Leaders Haven’t Said Their Last Word

Venezuela’s Rightful Leaders Haven’t Said Their Last Word

Doubting the integrity of opposition figureheads puts a gloss on the regime’s cruelty.

New Right, New Fights

New Right, New Fights

Up From Conservatism gives scorching diagnostics of a stale conservatism—and offers some radical prescriptions.

When a Culture War Becomes a Truth War

When a Culture War Becomes a Truth War

Facts are being spun—and non-arguments are being lazily assembled—to score partisan points.

Lessons From Hungary’s Transition

Lessons From Hungary’s Transition

Hungary’s break with communism remains an instructive case study for transitioning regimes worldwide.

February 28, 2024
The Case for Postliberal Feminism 

The Case for Postliberal Feminism 

Mary Harrington’s scorching polemic urges us to rediscover feminism’s reactionary potential. 

When We Were Journalists

When We Were Journalists

The reason why Lance Morrow matters is that he may well be the last living bridge to a bygone age in journalism.

Javier Milei and the Paradox of Freedom

Javier Milei and the Paradox of Freedom

To evolve from libertarian icon to statesman, the Argentinian candidate needs to think beyond the material.

The Spanish Right Was Doomed From the Start

The Spanish Right Was Doomed From the Start

While a PP voter is the closest thing to a VOX voter, a PP leader—at least Feijóo—is the closest thing to a PSOE leader.

Paraguay Athwart Liberalism

Paraguay Athwart Liberalism

How long can the South American nation withstand the onslaught from Washington and Brussels?

Profiles in Zionism

Profiles in Zionism

A new book traces the words and deeds of eight leaders who devoted their lives to their fellow Jews.

Land of Upsets and Upheavals

Land of Upsets and Upheavals

A segment of Spanish society—the Left’s leaders, if not their voters—has been too quick to paper over the difference between lawful politics and violence.