Category: COMMENTARY

The EU’s Financial Weapon

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

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.”

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.

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.

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.

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.

Meloni Facing the Challenge of Constitutional Reforms

Meloni Facing the Challenge of Constitutional Reforms

Meloni hopes to strengthen Italy’s executive branch in order to bring stability to a country that has struggled for several decades.

DEMOCRACY WATCH<BR>The EU’s War on Democracy in Europe

DEMOCRACY WATCH<BR>The EU’s War on Democracy in Europe

It might seem a stretch for the EU to claim to be defending democracy by denying the right of sovereign nations to decide their own policies. But in Brussels doublespeak, ‘democracy’ can now mean its opposite.

June 12, 2023
Renewing Foundations

Renewing Foundations

Those of us who believe that England was built on Christian foundations must look at the current situation with a ruthless honesty. With faith and hope, yes, but certainly not with optimism.

June 11, 2023
Resurrecting the Balance of Power: Lessons From the Statesmanship of Viktor Orbán

Resurrecting the Balance of Power: Lessons From the Statesmanship of Viktor Orbán

Orbán’s refusal to simply prostrate himself before the foreign policy diktats of the Brussels and Washington elite is inextricable from his understanding of the liberal international order in general.

June 10, 2023
ECHR Decision Exposes the Instrumentalization of Abortion Advocates

ECHR Decision Exposes the Instrumentalization of Abortion Advocates

The European Court of Human Rights has refrained from engaging in the ideological game orchestrated by feminist advocates campaigning for unlimited abortion.

The America Report: Biden, Ukraine, and Diversion Politics

The America Report: Biden, Ukraine, and Diversion Politics

There is a practice in the affairs of government as old as government itself: diversion politics. When a political leader is under scrutiny for missteps or failed leadership, it is a good time to create a distraction.

June 9, 2023
Believe in Believers

Believe in Believers

Those of us committed to fighting back against the ‘woke’ must come to terms with the fact that only Christianity is potent enough to defeat the cult of diversity, equity, and inclusion. Non-believers need not convert, but it is time for us to get out of the way.

June 9, 2023
Annecy: <em>Encore Une Fois</em>

Annecy: <em>Encore Une Fois</em>

Stabbing innocent people is not cowardice; cowardice is sacrificing the nation’s children, rather than face the reality of your own lunatic immigration policies.

June 9, 2023
Spain’s Turn To the Right

Spain’s Turn To the Right

Spain’s administrative elections signify that the electorate has totally rejected Pedro Sánchez and his socialist government.

The ‘Woke’ Word Mangle: How Language Became Dangerous

The ‘Woke’ Word Mangle: How Language Became Dangerous

‘Offence archaeologists’ seek ways either to be offended themselves or to seek offence for others, where none exists.

June 6, 2023
Defending Faith from Fear

Defending Faith from Fear

During COVID, Western nations did the unthinkable by banning religious gatherings and services. Many states deemed ‘inessential’ what all believers consider most essential: the act of gathering together to worship God.

Dishonouring Boris: The Resignation Honours List Controversy

Dishonouring Boris: The Resignation Honours List Controversy

Like Johnson himself, his resignation honours were outsized. In May, calls came for Johnson’s list to be scrapped altogether.

June 5, 2023