Category: COMMENTARY

How To Shape Culture

Culture is vital precisely because it sets the terms for everything else.

From Vaccine Skeptic to Presidential Candidate

A brave opponent of vaccine mandates who has the potential to appeal to both libertarians and far-left voters, Robert F. Kennedy Jr. is a candidate to take seriously.

What Is ‘Far Right,’ Anyway?

It is always easier to blame the supposed evils of those one hates than face up to your own side’s failures.

Where Is Iran Headed?

With the continued influence of the Islamic Revolutionary Guard, there is little to suggest a less belligerent Iran.

Defending the Human Embryo

A new regulation trivialises the unique nature of embryos and paves the way for an EU market in embryos.

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
Nikki Haley and the Neocon Kingmakers

Nikki Haley and the Neocon Kingmakers

The neocon political machine has decided that Nikki Haley can defeat Donald Trump in the primaries. But does she really have a chance to do it?

January 13, 2024
The Small-Mindedness of Armchair History

The Small-Mindedness of Armchair History

It’s very easy to denigrate the memory of those who made our present blessings possible.

January 13, 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
Milei, Argentina, and Conservatism in the Americas

Milei, Argentina, and Conservatism in the Americas

Argentina’s new political cycle offers a window of opportunity for those who believe in truth, goodness, and beauty.

January 11, 2024
Half of Young French People Don’t Know the Date of the French Revolution

Half of Young French People Don’t Know the Date of the French Revolution

The collapse of history-teaching is eroding the foundations of France’s republican identity

January 10, 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
UK Prime Minister Never Believed the Rwanda Plan Would Work

UK Prime Minister Never Believed the Rwanda Plan Would Work

As Chancellor, Rishi Sunak resisted increased spending on the migrant scheme and wanted to scrap it altogether when he became PM.

January 9, 2024
“Punto e basta!”

“Punto e basta!”

The European political class is so afraid of speaking honestly about the challenges of immigration that they are willing to gaslight their own citizens.

January 8, 2024
Foreign Aid: Reparations in All but Name 

Foreign Aid: Reparations in All but Name 

If I were the average Brit this Christmas, I might be calling for the suspension of all foreign aid until the economy can afford it.

January 7, 2024
It’s Not OK To Be Claudine Gay: Harvard’s President Resigns

It’s Not OK To Be Claudine Gay: Harvard’s President Resigns

To much popular outrage, Harvard announced that Gay will remain employed as a professor, apparently in good standing and at a salary of about $900,000 per year.

January 7, 2024
Europe 2024: New Year, New War Zone 

Europe 2024: New Year, New War Zone 

In response to the carnage, our leaders appear to agree on one thing: it’s best to lie.

January 7, 2024