Category: COMMENTARY

The Real Reason for Firing Speaker McCarthy

Contrary to what most media outlets tell us, Kevin McCarthy did not lose his speakership over some ethics inquiry into Matt Gaetz. The reason was much bigger than that.

Knife Crime: A Black Not White Issue

Any attempt by those in power to tackle the scourge of London knife crime is predictably met by large sections of the Left as another opportunity to play the victim card. 

Donald J. Trump Wins By Not Playing

With a commanding lead in the polls, Republican frontrunner Donald Trump had no realistic need to participate in or even take notice of his party’s latest presidential debate.

Anthem for Doomed Youth? How Gen Z Can Survive the Culture War

Anthem for Doomed Youth? How Gen Z Can Survive the Culture War

At least among the young, far more rebellious in today’s climate are those of us who, mixing love of country with an independence of mind, refuse to force everything in our culture through the unforgiving woodchipper of identity politics.

March 2, 2023
Killing Innocence: The Anniversary of the Assassination of Olof Palme

Killing Innocence: The Anniversary of the Assassination of Olof Palme

In 1986, an unknown assassin killed the Swedish prime minister. While the country lost its innocence, the murder changed the geostrategic landscape in Northern Europe.

March 1, 2023
France: Unrepresentative Citizen Convention Supports Euthanasia

France: Unrepresentative Citizen Convention Supports Euthanasia

Everything has been done by the French government to prevent a balanced debate on the end of life, and to ensure a pro-euthanasia outcome.

February 28, 2023
Surgical Death-Mask and the Post-Modern Canon

Surgical Death-Mask and the Post-Modern Canon

By digital filter and surgical knife, witness the dawn of a post-mammalian beauty standard.

February 27, 2023
The ‘Global Majority’: Racially Divisive Linguistic Nonsense

The ‘Global Majority’: Racially Divisive Linguistic Nonsense

Every single person on planet earth belongs to an ethnic minority, considered globally; it is only within a specific local context that any of them can be considered ethnic majorities.

February 26, 2023
The Harm of Anti-Nationalism

The Harm of Anti-Nationalism

National conservatism fosters political leaders who love their country more than they love themselves. That makes national conservatism unique among political ideologies.

February 26, 2023
The Case of Italy: Conservatives and the Challenge of Merit

The Case of Italy: Conservatives and the Challenge of Merit

The Italian government faces the challenge of restructuring the administrative machinery of the state and its entrenched managers inherited from previous administrations who are a historical remnant of political parties’ compromises.

February 25, 2023
Barçagate: Barcelona Football Corruption 

Barçagate: Barcelona Football Corruption 

As VP of the Technical Committee of Referees (CTA), Negreira would have received €1.4M from the Barcelona Football Club (and 7M going back to 2001).

February 24, 2023
Temper the Titans

Temper the Titans

The comparisons between football and war may seem strained to some. But the parallels exist because sport is a direct inheritance from war, and is pregnant with values such as loyalty and emotions like fear. 

February 23, 2023
New Monument to Stalin Unveiled in Russia

New Monument to Stalin Unveiled in Russia

Stalin, who was responsible for the torture and death of millions of Soviet citizens, has not retained a blood-red stain in the minds of the Left: on the contrary, activists do not hesitate to confess their love for him.

February 23, 2023
Yes, Francis is the Pope, and His Office Binds Him: A Reply

Yes, Francis is the Pope, and His Office Binds Him: A Reply

Should the faithful just shut up and watch the Church they love, and the Faith that is Her gift to the world, be attacked by those who hold Her highest offices?

February 23, 2023
Defending Europe Against the Neo-Marxist Hydra

Defending Europe Against the Neo-Marxist Hydra

Contrary to neo-Marxist rhetoric, nationalism is not about hatred or superiority. When framed within Christian morality, nationalism centers on love.

February 20, 2023