Rod Dreher (@roddreher) is a columnist for The European Conservative and author of a daily newsletter, Rod Dreher’s Diary.
What the ‘Hamas Holocaust’ Reveals About the West’s Corruption

What the ‘Hamas Holocaust’ Reveals About the West’s Corruption

When will we talk about the death-loving homegrown radicals we have coddled and indulged within our leading institutions of thought and culture?

October 12, 2023
Francis Breaks the Dam Holding Back Liquid Modernity

Francis Breaks the Dam Holding Back Liquid Modernity

This is how Francis changes doctrine without changing doctrine. If you have lost the culture, neither canon law nor tradition can hold back the flood.

October 8, 2023
Bratislava 2023 = Munich 1938?

Bratislava 2023 = Munich 1938?

The West puts on its well-worn Chamberlain specs to prepare for right-wing Slovak victory

September 29, 2023
My Dinner with André: <br>A Melancholy Repast at the End of a World

My Dinner with André: <br>A Melancholy Repast at the End of a World

“I would never leave France, but I understand why people feel this way. Nobody wants to be robbed. Nobody wants to be raped.”

September 26, 2023
A Brand-New World for Free Speech in Orwell’s Native Land

A Brand-New World for Free Speech in Orwell’s Native Land

If this outrageous intimidation is allowed to stand, no one is safe in Britain. All it takes is for the right people to level fashionable accusations against you and you could see your livelihood evaporate overnight.

September 22, 2023
The Digital Apocalypse Is Here: Reading Anton Barba-Kay on the Meaning of Online Culture

The Digital Apocalypse Is Here: Reading Anton Barba-Kay on the Meaning of Online Culture

Digital culture tells you that your will is, or should be, unencumbered by history, materiality, or any unchosen obligation.

September 19, 2023
What Happens in Lampedusa Doesn’t Stay There

What Happens in Lampedusa Doesn’t Stay There

You can’t escape the terribly inconvenient truth: if these illegal migrants had weapons, their hostile trespass onto the sovereign lands of others would be unambiguously seen as an act of war. 

September 14, 2023
Learning From ‘Illiberal Democracy’

Learning From ‘Illiberal Democracy’

So, what happens when the ‘liberal’ undermines the ‘democracy’?

September 10, 2023
In 2023, What Would St. Boniface Do?

In 2023, What Would St. Boniface Do?

Now is the time for European Christians who haven’t been compromised by theological liberalism to warn their American brothers in the faith about where sanctifying hatred leads.

September 6, 2023
We Cannot Say We Weren’t Warned

We Cannot Say We Weren’t Warned

It might seem overblown to call this appeals hearing the Trial of the Century. It’s not. The ability of people in every society of the West to speak freely about what they believe is true is on trial.

September 1, 2023
Heaven Over Budapest: A Sign of the Times in the Hungarian Capital

Heaven Over Budapest: A Sign of the Times in the Hungarian Capital

This is what it means to have a leader who believes that the faith that was inseparable from the founding of the nation is vital to its survival.

August 21, 2023
How Much Ruin Is Left in Britain?

How Much Ruin Is Left in Britain?

Adam Smith once told a friend reassuringly, “There is a great deal of ruin in a nation.” He meant that nations have deep reserves that may not be visible in a crisis moment. But just how much ruin is there left in contemporary Britain?

August 20, 2023