Category: COMMENTARY

The State of American Conservatism

The competing legacies of Barry Goldwater and William F. Buckley still shape American political discourse, but the relationship between their conservatisms is more complex than commonly portrayed.

Protesters hold placards reading "Antisemitism is not residual" (L) and "Raped Jew(ish girl), the Republic is in danger" at a demonstration against antisemitism called by the Representative Council of French Jewish Institutions (CRIF) in Montpellier, France, on August 27, 2024.

France Is Failing Its Jews

In the name of “reintegration,” a judge has cut short the sentence of a teen who gang-raped a 12-year-old Jewish girl.

When Did Double Suicides Become Trendy?

The strategy is obvious: to propagandize the public into accepting, if not celebrating, our “new normal” in which elderly couples are put down like household pets.

The BBC Is the Voice of Western Self-Loathing

The BBC Is the Voice of Western Self-Loathing

The dispute over the British broadcaster’s butchering of President Trump’s words is a telling sign of the times.

November 20, 2025
Time to Reconsider the Death Penalty?

Time to Reconsider the Death Penalty?

The State has no issue switching off life support for baby and granny but somehow has an attack of conscience when it comes to the Axel Rudakubanas of this world.

November 20, 2025
Germany’s False Generation War: How Boomer-Bashing Masks Political Failure

Germany’s False Generation War: How Boomer-Bashing Masks Political Failure

This dangerous nonsense plays into the hands of inept politicians incapable of solving the country’s pressing problems.

November 20, 2025
‘Climate Misinformation’: Think Wrongly, Pay Dearly

‘Climate Misinformation’: Think Wrongly, Pay Dearly

For the first time, a French television channel has been fined for allowing a guest to cast doubt on the human origins of climate change.

November 18, 2025
AI Has Supercharged the Parasocial Relationship Problem

AI Has Supercharged the Parasocial Relationship Problem

Mistaking digital dopamine for human connection is no way to solve the loneliness epidemic.

November 18, 2025
The Naufrage of Belgium Is a Wake-Up Call for Europe

The Naufrage of Belgium Is a Wake-Up Call for Europe

Public order is not an optional luxury, but the precondition for prosperity and a decent common life.

November 18, 2025
The UK’s Asylum U-Turn Is Too Little, Too Late

The UK’s Asylum U-Turn Is Too Little, Too Late

Labour’s reforms are remarkably sensible. But mass migration has already done untold damage to this country.

November 17, 2025
Portugal’s Transgender Agenda Leaves Parents Fighting an Uphill Battle

Portugal’s Transgender Agenda Leaves Parents Fighting an Uphill Battle

Successive left-wing governments have empowered gender-ideology NGOs in classrooms, giving them legal cover to influence children without parental oversight.

November 17, 2025
Romania’s​‍​‌‍​‍‌ New Mega-Cathedral Reminds Us That Civilisational Rebirth Is Always Possible

Romania’s​‍​‌‍​‍‌ New Mega-Cathedral Reminds Us That Civilisational Rebirth Is Always Possible

The People’s Salvation Cathedral affirms that modernisation can only occur in harmony with a people’s spiritual roots.

November 16, 2025
Is the Vatican Retreating on the Latin Mass Ban?

Is the Vatican Retreating on the Latin Mass Ban?

Pope Leo reportedly plans to grant generous, renewable permissions, softening the hard line taken under Traditionis custodes.

November 15, 2025
The Patriot Alliance: Orbán, Trump, and the Battle for the West

The Patriot Alliance: Orbán, Trump, and the Battle for the West

Viktor Orbán has positioned himself not as a reactionary but as a conservator—dedicated to preserving what is valuable against forces of destruction.

November 15, 2025
New ‘Birth Leave’: A Nightmare for French Parents

New ‘Birth Leave’: A Nightmare for French Parents

The government claims to be combating demographic decline but fails to listen to the needs of families.

November 14, 2025