Category: COMMENTARY

Hope for Reform UK?

Nigel Farage’s former political vehicle appears to have polished up its act.

Cheap Shots from the Campaign Trail

America needs a president capable of moral integrity, political vision, and proven leadership. After Trump’s Hezbollah comment, at least two contenders are disqualified.

Labour’s Hypocrisy 

Keir Starmer’s party may have (accurately) identified fighting misogyny as a vote winner, but their track record in this department is nothing short of reprehensible.  

Sunak Blowing Smoke

A smoking ban proposal tells you everything you need to know about this nominally-conservative government, which quite frankly dishonours the name it fails to live up to.

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.

Sunak Signs Tory Death Warrant With Illegal Amnesty

Sunak Signs Tory Death Warrant With Illegal Amnesty

Immigration is a primary concern among Conservative voters. A staggering 97% of Conservatives and 80% of Brits overall believe that ‘the government is doing a bad job.’

March 6, 2023
Italy’s Mattei Plan

Italy’s Mattei Plan

“The solution, then, is not to take Africans and move them to Europe; the solution is to liberate Africa from certain Europeans who exploit it.”

The New Challenges of European Integration

The New Challenges of European Integration

The European unification defined by the Franco-German alliance no longer offers the same ambition or attractive vision as it did when it began.

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