Category: COMMENTARY

Ann Widdecombe: A Trailblazing Convert

Miss Widdecombe was a politician very much in the spirit of St. Thomas More, always letting her faith drive her commitment to public service, staying true to her principles to the bitter end.

Author Ta-Nehisi Coates onstage during the ‘Alight Align Arise: Advancing the Movement for Repair National Conference’ at Thompson Buckhead on June 7, 2023 in Atlanta, Georgia

Nation and Race and Ta-Nehisi Coates

In 2015, Coates became the moral beacon of Western liberals by hurling regurgitated antisemitic vitriol at all white Americans, specifically including Jews. Now the bill is coming due.

Last Hope of the Holy Land’s Christians

The birthplace of Christianity is in danger of losing its indigenous Christian communities. A recent visit to Jerusalem and the West Bank revealed both the severity of their plight and the practical ways in which they can still be helped.

The Smartphone and the Disorder of Modernity

The phone—and technology in general—must be restored to its place in the natural hierarchy: subordinate to higher ends and aspirations, rather than becoming the anchor around which modern life is ordered.

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.

The Smartphone and the Disorder of Modernity

The Smartphone and the Disorder of Modernity

The phone—and technology in general—must be restored to its place in the natural hierarchy: subordinate to higher ends and aspirations, rather than becoming the anchor around which modern life is ordered.

July 18, 2026
From Gavroche to Hamza: France’s Crisis of Authority

From Gavroche to Hamza: France’s Crisis of Authority

Hamza is more than a viral delinquent—he embodies a France where shame has vanished and outrage has become fame.

July 17, 2026
Football World Cup: The Bastille of Diversity Fell on July 14th

Football World Cup: The Bastille of Diversity Fell on July 14th

The French team’s defeat is the defeat of a country that no longer knows how to trust its own children.

July 15, 2026
Too Catholic To Be French Officers

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.

July 13, 2026
Neither Moscow’s Chapel nor Brussels’ Ledger

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.

From Horizontal to Vertical Reading: Reclaiming Permanence in the Age of Mass Publishing

From Horizontal to Vertical Reading: Reclaiming Permanence in the Age of Mass Publishing

A Traditionalist vision argues that only works which have proven their archetypal power deserve physical form—while harnessing modern technology for what is merely useful.

July 11, 2026
‘Democracy in Action’: Sidelined EU Parliament Unable to Stop Chat Control Extension

‘Democracy in Action’: Sidelined EU Parliament Unable to Stop Chat Control Extension

The EP has already rejected the mass surveillance regime once, so the EPP has now forced a second vote, knowing there won’t be enough MEPs on the last day before summer recess to stop it.

July 9, 2026
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