Category: COMMENTARY

Trump the Winner? Not So Fast

Many Republicans have declared Trump the presumptive winner of the Republican primaries. They may have spoken too soon. New Hampshire opened a victory path for Nikki Haley.

Labour’s Imported Voter Base Comes at a Price

Labour’s Imported Voter Base Comes at a Price

One cannot dodge the conclusion that the Labour Party is happy to gloss over serious allegations of misconduct, in order to use the Muslim voting block to gain power.

July 24, 2023
The America Report: Democrats and Moral Depravity

The America Report: Democrats and Moral Depravity

When movie critics across mainstream media dismiss Sound of Freedom in unison, and when they are so quick to associate it with QAnon, I am left wondering if this movie and that conspiracy theory hit too close to home for their comfort.

July 23, 2023
It’s Time To Implement the EU Guidelines on the Promotion of Freedom of Religion or Belief

It’s Time To Implement the EU Guidelines on the Promotion of Freedom of Religion or Belief

On a global scale, it is estimated more than 360 million Christians suffer high levels of persecution; 20% of these oppressed believers are located in Asia. Are these victims of any importance to the European Union?

July 21, 2023
Despite What the Media Says, Common Sense and Cultural Self-Defense Is Not ‘Fascism’

Despite What the Media Says, Common Sense and Cultural Self-Defense Is Not ‘Fascism’

These populist parties are rising in popularity because the established parties of both left and right have sold out the interests of their peoples.

July 20, 2023
The European Court of Human Rights Attacks Free Speech

The European Court of Human Rights Attacks Free Speech

Suppressing remarks or attitudes that could harm a “peaceful social climate” may be great for genteel Council of Europe meetings, university seminars, or dinner parties, even if it might make them a trifle dull. But it won’t work for any kind of effective 21st century politics.

July 20, 2023
Giving ‘John Doe’ a Voice

Giving ‘John Doe’ a Voice

FROM THE SUMMER 2023 PRINT EDITION: ‘John Doe conservatism,’ inspired by Frank Capra’s 1941 American film classic, Meet John Doe, refers to a political philosophy of simplicity, quotidian human decency, and humdrum heroism.

July 19, 2023
Conservatives Need to Re-embrace the Free Market

Conservatives Need to Re-embrace the Free Market

There is no question that free trade prospects in the UK are lagging, but there is more at stake than simply the arrest of British economic growth. A free economy gives rise to virtuous citizenry, promotes desirable social ends by means of employment, and reduces poverty—noble goals that were developed over the last two centuries.

July 17, 2023
The America Report: In Search of New Leadership

The America Report: In Search of New Leadership

The Democratic party is increasingly worried about Biden’s chances in 2024. To their rescue comes California Governor Gavin Newsom. But does he even have a chance?

July 16, 2023
Hungary and Poland Should Stand Against the EU’s Sexual Imperialism

Hungary and Poland Should Stand Against the EU’s Sexual Imperialism

While Hungary’s family laws at home may be trending in a conservative direction, the Hungarian government continues to align with the EU in social policy debates at the UN.

Top-Down or Bottom-Up, Pesticides Are All the Buzz at the Commission

Top-Down or Bottom-Up, Pesticides Are All the Buzz at the Commission

Over one million Europeans want farmers to stop using synthetic pesticides; farmers want policy coherence and consistency. Can a resolution be found?

July 16, 2023
F·R·I·E·N·D·S:  A Work of Truly Bewitching Propaganda

F·R·I·E·N·D·S:  A Work of Truly Bewitching Propaganda

Unlike imagination, fantasy permits one to depart from reality and take refuge in cheap consolations that cannot be found in this world and would destroy our world if they were here.

July 16, 2023
A Bleak Bastille Day Descends Upon France

A Bleak Bastille Day Descends Upon France

The tricouleur now seems to represent the empty promises of a failed experiment that has gone on for too long.

July 16, 2023