Category: COMMENTARY

The Dutch Find Their Dirty Harry

If there is anyone who can translate the right-wing turn among the Dutch electorate into policy successes, it is this tough guy.

The Beacon of Mannheim

For the first time, a German police officer has died in an Islamist attack. Germany should pause to mourn the loss of a brave young man. And then, it is time to finally address the policy that is leading the country to the abyss.

‘2SLGBTQIA+’: What’s in an Acronym?

While a joyous community of kaleidoscopic gay disciples captured under the latest acronym sounds idyllic, a cursory analysis of its component groups makes it clear that this may just be the least harmonious smorgasbord in history.

French Immigration Law: The Voice of Bad Conscience

French Immigration Law: The Voice of Bad Conscience

The French people voted in favour of a firmer immigration policy. When a semblance of a result is about to be achieved, their rulers set about destroying it.

December 30, 2023
Sadiq Khan: The Poster Boy For Broken Britain 

Sadiq Khan: The Poster Boy For Broken Britain 

There is something insidious about a leader who prioritises pronouns above prosecutions and selfies over safety

December 29, 2023
Geert Wilders and the Sociology of the Populist Right

Geert Wilders and the Sociology of the Populist Right

Isn’t it high time for more nuanced picture of the populist voters who have been decisive in reshaping politics across the West?

December 26, 2023
The EU’s Financial Weapon

The EU’s Financial Weapon

Why has Hungary, after delivering significant reforms, only received €10 billion from the Commission?

December 23, 2023
Giorgia Meloni’s Team of Loyalists

Giorgia Meloni’s Team of Loyalists

Perhaps the Italian PM’s trust in her advisors has led to her frequent quotation from The Lord of the Rings: “Deep roots are not reached by the frost.”

December 22, 2023
Atreju 2023: Saving Europe from the “Nothing”

Atreju 2023: Saving Europe from the “Nothing”

The Italian Right and its allies want to bring its model of unity government to the European Union.

Why Israel’s War Is Democracy in Action

Why Israel’s War Is Democracy in Action

Deserting Israel means abandoning our own democratic values and siding with barbarism against civilisation.

December 21, 2023
The Return of American Excellence

The Return of American Excellence

America has her problems, but she also knows how to solve them. By the end of this decade, American excellence will once again be the envy of the world.

December 16, 2023
Rwanda: A Stay of Execution?

Rwanda: A Stay of Execution?

Sunak soldiers on, miraculously surviving what was effectively a vote of confidence; a vote he did not deserve to win.

December 15, 2023
The Hole in the Flag

The Hole in the Flag

The question is not simply what will fill the hole in the flag, but whether we will make that symbol worthy of the flag.

December 14, 2023
An Activist King is Bad for Britain

An Activist King is Bad for Britain

By recklessly tying the Crown to progressive issues, Charles erodes the neutrality on which his constitutional role rests.

December 13, 2023
Fico, Progressives, and Slovak Christian-Conservative Dilemma

Fico, Progressives, and Slovak Christian-Conservative Dilemma

Slovakian conservatives are divided by the dilemma: pro- or contra-Fico?

December 13, 2023