Category: COMMENTARY

The Biden Debacle

Biden has become such a problem for the Democrats that some candidates have quietly asked him not to come and stump for them in their local races. His appearances would lose more voters than they would gain.

One Reform Can Save the Swedish Economy

To cut the Gordian Knot constraining the Swedish economy, I suggest repealing the long-standing ‘fiscal framework’ that currently dictates how the Swedish Parliament conducts fiscal policy.

Frozen Bank Accounts: The New Mechanism of Political Coercion

The take-home lesson here is that among the world’s politically functioning countries, there are three dominant regimes, namely authoritarianism, totalitarianism, and progressive liberalism, all of which share family resemblances.

French Government Not to Be Trusted on Immigration

The government would like to achieve “almost 100% enforcement.” But, while the number of illegal immigrants continues to increase, removal measures are less and less applied. Statistically, an illegal immigrant is more likely to be regularised than to be removed.

Reflections on the Russian Invasion of Ukraine

The numerically smaller Ukrainian ‘David’ stumped the behemoth Russian ‘Goliath’ at the start of the operation. ‘Mission command’ style of leadership is the source of Ukraine’s strength.

How Corona Killed the Crown

Soon, even conservatives will have to ask some unsentimental questions. Where was the royal displeasure when most needed? Where was that counterweight to political power? ‘Locked down,’ is the answer.

Facing Down the World Health Organization

Facing Down the World Health Organization

When the COVID-19 pandemic first broke out, the WHO amazed many by brazenly prioritizing the Chinese Communist Party’s political interests over the health of the world’s population.

August 24, 2021
The Virtue Contest

The Virtue Contest

The manipulations of the Left are easy to avoid if one does not try to prove one’s virtue using social media.

August 13, 2021
Much Ado About Hungary

Much Ado About Hungary

There is no indication that David French has ever visited Hungary, but the idea that leading figures of an American political movement in which he no longer possesses even a crumb of influence or credibility feels affinity for that country clearly angers and frightens him.

August 11, 2021
Ukrainian Patriotism: Between Two Civilizations

Ukrainian Patriotism: Between Two Civilizations

It seems obvious that Russia, as it is now, cannot be an ally of the West. Perhaps in the future the Ukrainian government will be able to rebuild proper relations with Russia while protecting its boundaries. But this currently seems doubtful.

August 8, 2021
The Moral Hypocrisy of the Corona Hysteria

The Moral Hypocrisy of the Corona Hysteria

Fear of nature will rule every meaningful decision regarding life and death. Viruses and climate change will justify continued social isolation and an increasingly totalitarian government.

August 4, 2021
The Unexpected Alliance of Conservatives and Hippies

The Unexpected Alliance of Conservatives and Hippies

Conservatives and hippies would do well to recognise and foster the relationship that already exists between them. Strength in numbers and all that.

August 2, 2021
More Than Life and Death

More Than Life and Death

No amount of flag-wagging by uncouth or brutish xenophobes will reverse, or even oppose, the wilful undoing of an entire culture.

July 29, 2021
Saving Syria

Saving Syria

After ten years of war, with hundreds of thousands of deaths and the mass displacement of millions of civilians, the Syrian people are desperate for peace and stability.

July 27, 2021
Reflections on Pope Francis’s Motu Proprio <i>Traditionis Custodes</i>

Reflections on Pope Francis’s Motu Proprio <i>Traditionis Custodes</i>

In a conservative analysis, employed to detect the presence of revolution, one must distinguish the revolutionaries from all others. Revolutions always mark the overthrowing of an established order in favour of a new system.

July 21, 2021
This Our Purpose

This Our Purpose

Today is a historic day, for it marks the re-launch of this website. It also marks the commencement of expanded

July 20, 2021
Is Critical Theory Anti-Liberal?

Is Critical Theory Anti-Liberal?

A tactical alliance between conservatives and unorthodox figures of the left makes sense.

July 8, 2021
The Problem with a European Islam

The Problem with a European Islam

A major dilemma in Europe has become more acute with the substantial increase of Muslim asylum seekers from impoverished or devastated countries.