Category: COMMENTARY

Le Canon Français: Banqueting, the New Face of the Far Right

Enthusiasts of locally produced foods enjoyed in good company to the tune of 15th-century drinking songs cannot indulge in their pastime without the Left suspecting them of singing the Horst-Wessel-Lied between bites of sauerkraut.

The Horrors of Cuba’s Prisons

The president denies Cuba has political prisoners—yet an increasing number of dissidents are being jailed under brutal conditions.

Pilgrimage at the Spanish Steps

The legendary steps serve as a reminder that in a world consumed by short-term thinking, we’ve lost sight of the kinds of wealth that don’t show up on a balance sheet.

Happy “St. George Wasn’t Even English” Day!

Happy “St. George Wasn’t Even English” Day!

Every April 23rd, as sure as night follows day, the UK commentariat loves to sneer at ordinary English people.

April 23, 2026
The Pope, ‘Chrislam,’ and the Selective Courage Toward Power

The Pope, ‘Chrislam,’ and the Selective Courage Toward Power

When peace among nations becomes the ultimate end of religion, religions are reduced to geopolitical instruments.

April 22, 2026
The Hypocrisy of Progressive Europe

The Hypocrisy of Progressive Europe

For progressives, ‘liberalism’ now means ‘the compelled acceptance and legal implementation of LGBT ideology.’ To oppose it, conversely, is thus ‘illiberalism.’

April 22, 2026
The Empty Mantra of the ‘Another Inquiry’

The Empty Mantra of the ‘Another Inquiry’

Britain doesn’t need to learn any more lessons—it needs the will to act.

April 21, 2026
The Religion of World War Two

The Religion of World War Two

Moral vanity is the sin into which we can all too easily fall when our ethical model becomes one of fleeing evil, not imitating goodness.

April 20, 2026
Liberalism and the Future of the Family

Liberalism and the Future of the Family

Seeking to defend the family within the discourse of modern rights is like trying to save Gondor by using the Ring.

April 19, 2026
Is the Magyar Option the New Anti-Conservative Winning Formula?

Is the Magyar Option the New Anti-Conservative Winning Formula?

Ultimately, the question is not simply why governments fall but how their opponents win.

April 18, 2026
Why Today’s Silicon Valley Will Never Save the West

Why Today’s Silicon Valley Will Never Save the West

To save the West, we must look to our civilizational roots and embody them in the advances of the future.

April 18, 2026
Europe’s Conservative Catholics Won’t Put Up With Trump’s Attacks on the Pope

Europe’s Conservative Catholics Won’t Put Up With Trump’s Attacks on the Pope

In the clash of wills between the White House and the Vatican, it is already clear that the vast majority of Catholics will rather side with their pope than with the president of the United States.

April 17, 2026
German Establishment Parties Plan Law Change To Prevent True Democracy

German Establishment Parties Plan Law Change To Prevent True Democracy

The effort to ‘AfD-proof’ Saxony-Anhalt is only the latest in a series of measures taken over recent months and years to weaken and marginalise the populists.

April 17, 2026
Illiberalism Is Not an Ideology—It Is a Common-Sense Revolution

Illiberalism Is Not an Ideology—It Is a Common-Sense Revolution

The underlying grievance of Western critics is not a lack of democracy, but rather our refusal to simply nod in agreement with the Brussels consensus.

April 16, 2026
Abortion Is a Luxury Europe Cannot Afford

Abortion Is a Luxury Europe Cannot Afford

A civilization without children does not have a future. A civilization that kills its own children does not deserve one.

April 16, 2026