Category: COMMENTARY

Old Europe’s Fight To Save Its Young

Malta’s pro-life movement is battling in defence of the youngest and most vulnerable members of their society, and it is an inspiring thing to see.

Tories Accused of Betrayal Over Immigration

After 13 years of Tory governments pledging to cut immigration while presiding over record numbers, Rishi Sunak has expressed his “clear view” that entrance into Britain “must be controlled.”

How To Prevent an ‘Undesirable’ European Presidency: A Report

The manifestly anti-democratic nature of such a decision, and the exclusion of tens of millions of European citizens who would thus be deprived of their country’s six-month presidency, is not even raised in the Meijers Committee report. 

Shaping Europe with Real Values

At a recent panel, co-sponsored by The European Conservative, speakers noted that to counteract Brussels’ progressive dogma, Europeans must unite around Christianity as a shared source of moral understanding and cultural heritage.

The America Report: Republicans for President

Today, Donald Trump is far ahead in the opinion polls for the 2024 Republican presidential candidate. But Ron DeSantis, Tim Scott, and others will make sure that there is no such thing as an inevitable frontrunner.

Immigration: Britain Must Call Time on Tory Trickery

If the electorate had not already done so, it must now accept the reality: the Conservative Party is the party of uncontrolled immigration and it has lied to us, of that there can be no doubt.

EU as Arbiter of Ideological Elegance?

The EU’s messianic reflex is all the more worrying considering that Brussels recently acquired a formidable weapon with imprecise contours: financial conditionality.

Giorgia Meloni: ‘Far-Right’ or Just Right?

Giorgia Meloni: ‘Far-Right’ or Just Right?

Just as British conservatives have given up on being conservative, the right-wing press has surrendered any attempt to be right-wing. Given that their popularity is in freefall, and Meloni’s is approaching escape velocity, they would do well to consider their unthinking assaults.

July 29, 2022
A Motu Proprio Designed to Weaken Opus Dei

A Motu Proprio Designed to Weaken Opus Dei

The reform implemented by Ad charisma tuendum is part of a larger trend to hamper institutions and practices that could be classified as rooted in tradition.

July 28, 2022
The Islamic Tail Wagging the Western Dog

The Islamic Tail Wagging the Western Dog

It is not their judgement of the film that is in question; it is their methods and the reasons why they were permitted to behave with impunity in a society where free speech predominates.

July 28, 2022
Joe Biden’s Pick for Hungary: Ambassador or Antagonist?

Joe Biden’s Pick for Hungary: Ambassador or Antagonist?

The U.S. administration should not have begun an ambassador’s new relationship with a foreign ally using the sort of condemnation and condescension reserved for recently vanquished mortal enemies.

The Bill has Come Due for Germany and Europe

The Bill has Come Due for Germany and Europe

Germany’s excessive energy dependence on Russia is not the outcome of a natural process, but rather the consequence of policies that have been irresponsibly made and artificially imposed.

July 26, 2022
Putin and the End of History

Putin and the End of History

What Putin has seen is this collapse of courage in the West, an inability to protect itself from external existential threats and a peculiar, weak slavishness to liberal culture, whilst it erodes the values of traditional societies.

Farmers Fighting the Green Revolution

Farmers Fighting the Green Revolution

For the last seventy years, agricultural policy in Europe and elsewhere has been driving efficiency and increased production, much to the detriment of societal and environmental health. But not all the blame rests on the shoulders of the technocrats. They weren’t the ones who started the revolution that made Spanish farmer Artero cry.

July 22, 2022
The Tories are the First Turkeys to Vote for Christmas

The Tories are the First Turkeys to Vote for Christmas

Truss was ridiculed for wearing furs in Moscow during a thaw. It’s an apt metaphor for her—no matter the weather, she’ll wear furs to Moscow because Thatcher did, and no matter the economic forecast, she’ll cut taxes because Thatcher did.

July 21, 2022
Sweden: No More Christian Schools

Sweden: No More Christian Schools

The Swedish government is aiming to put a blanket ban in place where there will be no new schools of any faith. This restriction is reminiscent of the educational oppression that Christians face in Cuba, Libya, North Korea, and Saudi Arabia.

July 20, 2022
The Race to Replace Boris: Destined for a War of Policy-Wonks?

The Race to Replace Boris: Destined for a War of Policy-Wonks?

Liz Truss should be able to build up enough support from MPs to carry her, beyond Mordaunt, into second place.

July 20, 2022
The English are Demoralised

The English are Demoralised

At every turn the British people vote for parties and provisions which purport to stand in their interests. But no referenda or election halts the displacement and radical deconstruction of our culture.

July 19, 2022
The Race to Replace Boris: All To Play For

The Race to Replace Boris: All To Play For

Trailing Rishi Sunak at the moment are Penny Mordaunt (82 votes), Liz Truss (71), and Kemi Badenoch (58).

July 19, 2022