Category: COMMENTARY

Too Catholic To Be French Officers

French military schools face a backlash after excluding Catholic pupils, exposing ideological bias and raising concerns over future army recruitment.

Neither Moscow’s Chapel nor Brussels’ Ledger

The Church should not become the government’s alibi. Its role is to preserve the distinction Moscow has violated and Brussels risks misunderstanding: the Church is not the state, and the faith is not the man who exploits it.

America at 250: Heat, Hype, and Heroes

Washington’s America250 festivities unfolded under crushing heat, tight security, and unmistakable Trump branding before ending with a moving celebration of the veterans and ideals that have shaped the United States.

Germany Didn’t Melt Down—Its State Did

The heat wave exposed more than rising temperatures—it revealed decades of neglected infrastructure, political drift, and a government that struggles to perform its most basic functions.

Before Plymouth: The Forgotten Spanish Foundations of America

Before Plymouth: The Forgotten Spanish Foundations of America

From St. Augustine to the California missions and the American Revolution, Spain played a formative role in shaping the history, culture, and institutions of the future United States.

America at 250: Heat, Hype, and Heroes

America at 250: Heat, Hype, and Heroes

Washington’s America250 festivities unfolded under crushing heat, tight security, and unmistakable Trump branding before ending with a moving celebration of the veterans and ideals that have shaped the United States.

Germany Didn’t Melt Down—Its State Did

Germany Didn’t Melt Down—Its State Did

The heat wave exposed more than rising temperatures—it revealed decades of neglected infrastructure, political drift, and a government that struggles to perform its most basic functions.

Islam’s European Slave Trade

Islam’s European Slave Trade

The pirates don’t raid European towns now; they live there.

The EU Is the Answer, Please Hold While We Locate the Question

The EU Is the Answer, Please Hold While We Locate the Question

The Eurobarometer poll invites no serious criticism of past policy choices and gives little space to the genuine concerns clearly demonstrated, time and again, by the public.

July 3, 2026
The European Union’s Air Conditioning Caste System

The European Union’s Air Conditioning Caste System

If not for the piles of regulation produced by the Berlaymont, air conditioning would likely be far easier and cheaper to obtain by hundreds of millions of Europeans.

<em>Citizen Vigilante</em>—A Chronicle of the Near Future

Citizen Vigilante—A Chronicle of the Near Future

This movie isn’t about fiction or fantasy but about what we’re experiencing in Europe right now.

June 30, 2026
The Unfounded Criminal Conviction of Erik Tegnér

The Unfounded Criminal Conviction of Erik Tegnér

The conviction of Erik Tegnér for investigating mass immigration has sparked fears that an anti-harassment law is being repurposed to stifle press scrutiny of mass migration.

Infiltration and Denial: Germany’s Islamism Blind Spot

Infiltration and Denial: Germany’s Islamism Blind Spot

The charge of Islamophobia has served Islamists well. It has allowed them to dodge scrutiny and isolate their critics, often with state approval.

How Long Will the EU Be Writing Checks to UNRWA?

How Long Will the EU Be Writing Checks to UNRWA?

European citizens’ taxes continue to help fund the disgraced UN agency, despite 12% of its personnel being investigated for suspected ties to Hamas.

June 28, 2026
Artsakh: Land That Must Not Be Named

Artsakh: Land That Must Not Be Named

The wars over Nagorno-Karabakh have claimed thousands of lives over the past three decades. The wounds remain fresh in a nation still recovering from repeated conflict and loss.

June 27, 2026
Is Pedro Sánchez the “Number One” in All the Corruption Schemes?

Is Pedro Sánchez the “Number One” in All the Corruption Schemes?

Sánchez defies any political logic known in Western democracies. No leader could even attempt to cling to power while completely surrounded by serious judicial investigations, but he does not abide by the conventional rules of politics.

June 25, 2026