Category: COMMENTARY

Losing Sight of Ourselves

“I didn’t even look in the mirror to say goodbye to myself. I didn’t care. I wanted to be blind.”

“A Terribly White Balcony”

No matter how much King Charles tried to diversify, it was clear he was going to trip up at some point. And as is so often the way in drama, the denouement of the balcony scene served as his undoing. You could almost hear the media scream “where is the diversity?”

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

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.

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.

Conservatism: From Theory to Practice

Conservatism: From Theory to Practice

Now is the time for us to connect government incursions into our spiritual lives with its incursions into our economic lives.

June 19, 2022
The Impending Death(s) of Vladimir Putin

The Impending Death(s) of Vladimir Putin

A recent U.S. intelligence report claims that Vladimir Putin is “definitely sick,” received cancer treatment in April, and survived an assassination attempt in March. But this isn’t the first time such rumors have been voiced.

June 18, 2022
Finally: Europe’s Economic Recovery

Finally: Europe’s Economic Recovery

Compared to the American economy, Europe is slow to get through the post-pandemic recovery, but these GDP numbers show that it is actually happening—almost everywhere, that is. The paltry numbers out of Germany, Italy, and Spain, three of the largest economies in Europe, tell us that these three countries have become a drag on the European economy.

June 17, 2022
National Conservatism: A Statement of Principles

National Conservatism: A Statement of Principles

We see the tradition of independent, self-governed nations as the foundation for restoring a proper public orientation toward patriotism and courage, honor and loyalty, religion and wisdom, congregation and family, man and woman, the sabbath and the sacred, and reason and justice.

Minimum Wages: Mandatory Socialism

Minimum Wages: Mandatory Socialism

Although this new minimum-wage agreement is not legally binding, it will in all likelihood be treated as such by the EU institutions. We can expect the price floor on labor to be frequently updated and rise regardless of whether businesses can afford it or not.

June 15, 2022
Scandal at the Opéra de Paris

Scandal at the Opéra de Paris

A whole section of the French Right seems to have awakened to the reality that high culture is entirely controlled by left-wing ideology, and by people who defend their turf without intending to give up an inch of ground.

June 15, 2022
The Meaning of Monarchy

The Meaning of Monarchy

Activist lecturers like this belong to a small minority of people within Britain, but it is worth going through her fierce assault on the recent Platinum Jubilee, if for no other reason than to expose the hostile activism that now passes for teaching at our publicly funded universities.

June 14, 2022
The Values We Teach Our Children

The Values We Teach Our Children

As Ronald Reagan put it: “Freedom is a fragile thing and is never more than one generation from extinction.” This requires no explanation for us Hungarians—we have learnt this from repeated experience.

June 13, 2022
Joining the Euro: Stern Advice for the Croatian Government

Joining the Euro: Stern Advice for the Croatian Government

As Croatia’s lawmakers enter the final stretch toward euro membership, it is essential that they understand exactly what happened in Greece, and why. In five short years, 2009-2014, the Greek economy imploded: one quarter of it vanished. This was a direct result of the austerity packages that the EU and the ECB forced upon the government in Athens. What will Croatia do to avoid ending up in the same trap as Greece?

June 11, 2022
New Consistory: What Will the College of Cardinals Look Like?

New Consistory: What Will the College of Cardinals Look Like?

Consistories usually take place in February, June, and November. This time, the pope stepped a little ahead of schedule, as if he wanted to anticipate and name—as soon as possible—those who will compete for the election of his successor.

June 11, 2022
Flurry of Studies Exposes Dangers of COVID-19 Vaccines

Flurry of Studies Exposes Dangers of COVID-19 Vaccines

New studies exposing the dangers of the COVID-19 vaccines are published on a weekly basis. But, along with the mounting number of vaccine-related side effects, they are routinely met with silence by the media and politicians.

June 10, 2022
Davos: No Talks about the Looming Debt Crisis

Davos: No Talks about the Looming Debt Crisis

A debt crisis sweeping across both continents has the potential of bringing about a new global depression. Governments have no room to use fiscal policy to mitigate the crisis; their monetary policy capabilities have already been depleted in responding to the recent pandemic. Yet there was no mention of this threat in Davos.

June 9, 2022