Category: COMMENTARY

Money or Policy: Who Wins the White House?

Nikki Haley just picked up a major endorsement that will bring in big money. But who likes her the most—policy-interested voters or money-loaded donors?

Notre Dame Spire Rises From the Ashes

The return of the spire in its original shape is a victory for those who fought to ensure the cathedral’s pre-fire appearance was respected.

A Hens’ Party

The Partido Popular has surrendered to the entire political agenda of the Left.

2023 CPAC Hungary: Keynotes, Master Strokes

2023 CPAC Hungary: Keynotes, Master Strokes

Speaking to attendees, a consistent through-line may be identified in the visceral rejection of an elite project seeking to concentrate power through radical social atomization and the promotion of weak-souled hedonism.

Europe Must Encourage Entrepreneurship

Europe Must Encourage Entrepreneurship

To support entrepreneurship, policymakers should make business-friendly reforms, encourage integration of a common European market, and remove barriers to entrepreneurship in female-dominated fields.

May 9, 2023
Near Eastern Realignment

Near Eastern Realignment

From normalizing Assad, to reconciling with Hamas, to restoring Saudi Arabian-Iranian relations, the Near East is experiencing a thorough diplomatic re-alignment.

China’s Arctic Ambitions Pose a Threat to the Western World

China’s Arctic Ambitions Pose a Threat to the Western World

If the CCP has its way, China will soon be much more than a “near Arctic state.” It will be an Arctic superpower.

May 8, 2023
The Risible Case For Reparations

The Risible Case For Reparations

The irony of non-slaves seeking to profit from ancestral slavery via those who were never slave owners is difficult to ignore.

May 8, 2023
The America Report: Birth Rates, Interest Rates, and More Bud Light Moments

The America Report: Birth Rates, Interest Rates, and More Bud Light Moments

Speaking of the need among some people to repeat the mistakes of the past: the saga of Bud Light and its recent public-relations disaster is being amended with another chapter.

May 7, 2023
Stand Up for Capitalism!

Stand Up for Capitalism!

If capitalism were to fall, and if the socialists got to replace it with a system of their choosing, everything else that is dear to conservatives would fall as well.

May 5, 2023
EU Militarisation: ‘Dangerous Fantasy’ Becomes Reality

EU Militarisation: ‘Dangerous Fantasy’ Becomes Reality

It was not Brexiteers who misled UK voters over the forward march of an EU army.

May 5, 2023
Tucker Carlson the Augustinian

Tucker Carlson the Augustinian

Tucker Carlson, like Burke, Maistre, and Donoso, sees the political struggle as, at root, a religious struggle. And, like St. Augustine, he sees that this struggle is one of good and evil.

Decoupling is Happening, So Europe Must Avoid Alienating Allies

Decoupling is Happening, So Europe Must Avoid Alienating Allies

Tensions between Southeast Asia and the European Union seem to be on the rise.

May 4, 2023
Nationalism and Freedom: Thirty Years After the Fall of the Berlin Wall

Nationalism and Freedom: Thirty Years After the Fall of the Berlin Wall

“Who are we, what holds us together, and how do we stay together so as to bear our burdens as a community? For conservatism is about national identity.”
— Sir Roger Scruton

Centrist Bill To Abolish Pension Reform?

Centrist Bill To Abolish Pension Reform?

The LIOT group announced its intention to propose a new bill to repeal the pension reform. They will focus specifically on the repeal of Article 7—the one that pushes back the legal retirement age from 62 to 64 years.