Rod Dreher (@roddreher) is a columnist for The European Conservative and author of a daily newsletter, Rod Dreher’s Diary.
“I would like to see European elites actually listen to their people for a change”: An Interview with <strong>J.D. Vance</strong>

“I would like to see European elites actually listen to their people for a change”: An Interview with <strong>J.D. Vance</strong>

“If you want to have a rules-based international order, you shouldn’t penalize Poland or Hungary for having [views] that are different from Brussels.”

February 22, 2024
In Defense of Neo-Traditionalist Zoomers

In Defense of Neo-Traditionalist Zoomers

All trads are a little ‘fake.’ The truth is, all traditionalism in our wretched age is—given what the previous generations have taken from us.

February 14, 2024
The ‘View’ From Vladimir Putin’s Seat

The ‘View’ From Vladimir Putin’s Seat

No blockbusters in Carlson interview, but still a teaching moment

February 9, 2024
In Praise of Conspiracy Theories: From <em>The Camp of the Saints</em> to Camps in the Darién Gap

In Praise of Conspiracy Theories: From <em>The Camp of the Saints</em> to Camps in the Darién Gap

“We have to stop punishing ourselves for considering things that once seemed crazy,” says Bret Weinstein.

February 5, 2024
European ‘Union’?

European ‘Union’?

Brussels has taken of the gloves with a blackmail plan to destroy Hungary’s economy.

January 29, 2024
Illegal Migration Forcing U.S. Constitutional Crisis

Illegal Migration Forcing U.S. Constitutional Crisis

From Eagle Pass to Lampedusa: As goes the Rio Grande, so goes the Mediterranean?

January 26, 2024
“Vote for the Crook or the Clown. It’s Important”

“Vote for the Crook or the Clown. It’s Important”

A dreadful Trump-Biden match-up seems like old times for Louisiana voters

January 24, 2024
Houellebecq, Prophet of Post-Christian Europe

Houellebecq, Prophet of Post-Christian Europe

Houellebecq may be decadent in his personal life, but no novelist sees Europe’s religious crisis with clearer eyes.

January 14, 2024
Pope’s “Common Dreams” With Marxists Denies Persecution Nightmare

Pope’s “Common Dreams” With Marxists Denies Persecution Nightmare

The pope’s ten predecessors knew that Marxism was radically incompatible with Catholicism.

January 11, 2024
Must ‘Western Civilization’ Be Synonymous With Decline?

Must ‘Western Civilization’ Be Synonymous With Decline?

History shows that we are unlikely to accept decline as a permanent state. If our current ruling class won’t stop it, sooner or later, majorities will clamor for someone who will.

January 10, 2024
America’s Elites Are Not Fit for Purpose

America’s Elites Are Not Fit for Purpose

The termites have been feasting on rot of the American establishment for a long time.

December 11, 2023
Occasional Dialogues: Rod Dreher interviews <strong>Louis Betty</strong>

Occasional Dialogues: Rod Dreher interviews <strong>Louis Betty</strong>

Columnist Rod Dreher sits down with Louis Betty, editor and co-translator of Enemy of the Disaster, the first authorized English translation of Renaud Camus’ political writings.

December 10, 2023