Category: COMMENTARY

Trump Steamrolls Haley on Super Tuesday

The Donald Trump who gave a victory speech on Super Tuesday night was a different Trump from the one we have gotten used to. Will his reconciliation efforts be received as genuine?

The Macron Theory of Madness

The French president’s proposal that European soldiers could be deployed in Ukraine is entirely detached from reality. That’s the purpose.

Why Now? Tories Talking Tough on Crime

Why Now? Tories Talking Tough on Crime

Given the Conservative record, promises of stricter sentencing are unconvincing.

September 26, 2023
Britain’s Net Zero Police State

Britain’s Net Zero Police State

The new green-energy law is less a power grab by the Conservative government than a power handover to unelected technocrats.

September 25, 2023
FreeCons, Capitalism, and Corporate Greed

FreeCons, Capitalism, and Corporate Greed

American corporations have been accused of abhorrent child-labor practices. National Conservatives put good before greed. Where do Freedom Conservatives come down?

September 24, 2023
Restoring Churches: Macron’s New Priority?

Restoring Churches: Macron’s New Priority?

There is a real symbolic battle to be fought here, which few politicians dare tackle.

September 24, 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
Sunak’s Net Zero Reversal is No Big ‘Green’ Deal

Sunak’s Net Zero Reversal is No Big ‘Green’ Deal

British PM still set on decarbonising country by 2050

September 22, 2023
DEMOCRACY WATCH<br>Big Brussels is Watching You

DEMOCRACY WATCH
Big Brussels is Watching You

The Digital Services Act empowers the European Commission to police what voters are told at elections.

September 22, 2023
Showdown Over A Kiss

Showdown Over A Kiss

If left-wing activists with their allies in the media and state bureaucracy turn an imprudent kiss into an unpardonable social crime, then the consequences could be grim across society.

September 21, 2023
Hushed Horrors

Hushed Horrors

When the mask slips, people catch an unvarnished glimpse at what is going on behind all the soothing, medicalized language: killing people.

September 21, 2023
Biden Strikes Out at the UN

Biden Strikes Out at the UN

With each embarrassment outdoing the last, the next fourteen months could well overshadow Biden’s lackluster UN performance. In the end, however, it is America and its people who will be diminished.

September 20, 2023
Keir Starmer: All Mouth and No Trousers 

Keir Starmer: All Mouth and No Trousers 

Starmer claims that “smashing” criminal gangs sneaking people across the Channel should be treated “on a par” with terrorism. However, it’s hard to avoid the suspicion that the violence of his rhetoric is directly proportionate to his lack of sincerity.

September 19, 2023
Conservative Realism Is the Way out of the Ukraine Quagmire

Conservative Realism Is the Way out of the Ukraine Quagmire

A sane Ukraine policy would put an end to an inhumane war, save Ukrainian statehood, defend European peace and prosperity, and counteract the terrifying prospect of long-term Russo-Chinese consortium spreading throughout Eurasia.

September 19, 2023