Category: Dreher

Silencing the Irish To Save Them From Themselves

Any Irish person who has a critical thought about the mass migration overtaking the country better keep his mouth shut and not write, tweet, or TikTok anything about it, or face prison.

Wilders

Election forecasters weren’t prepared for the victory because fondness for Wilders is considered ‘distasteful’ by the Dutch ruling class. Backing Wilders is like wearing a red MAGA cap in downtown Manhattan.

America is a Post-Christian Nation

It is a superficially attractive position, but it’s hard to run a cohesive society on the basis of libertarianism.

A Brand-New World for Free Speech in Orwell’s Native Land

A Brand-New World for Free Speech in Orwell’s Native Land

If this outrageous intimidation is allowed to stand, no one is safe in Britain. All it takes is for the right people to level fashionable accusations against you and you could see your livelihood evaporate overnight.

September 22, 2023
The Digital Apocalypse Is Here: Reading Anton Barba-Kay on the Meaning of Online Culture

The Digital Apocalypse Is Here: Reading Anton Barba-Kay on the Meaning of Online Culture

Digital culture tells you that your will is, or should be, unencumbered by history, materiality, or any unchosen obligation.

September 19, 2023
What Happens in Lampedusa Doesn’t Stay There

What Happens in Lampedusa Doesn’t Stay There

You can’t escape the terribly inconvenient truth: if these illegal migrants had weapons, their hostile trespass onto the sovereign lands of others would be unambiguously seen as an act of war. 

September 14, 2023
Learning From ‘Illiberal Democracy’

Learning From ‘Illiberal Democracy’

So, what happens when the ‘liberal’ undermines the ‘democracy’?

September 10, 2023
In 2023, What Would St. Boniface Do?

In 2023, What Would St. Boniface Do?

Now is the time for European Christians who haven’t been compromised by theological liberalism to warn their American brothers in the faith about where sanctifying hatred leads.

September 6, 2023
We Cannot Say We Weren’t Warned

We Cannot Say We Weren’t Warned

It might seem overblown to call this appeals hearing the Trial of the Century. It’s not. The ability of people in every society of the West to speak freely about what they believe is true is on trial.

September 1, 2023
Heaven Over Budapest: A Sign of the Times in the Hungarian Capital

Heaven Over Budapest: A Sign of the Times in the Hungarian Capital

This is what it means to have a leader who believes that the faith that was inseparable from the founding of the nation is vital to its survival.

August 21, 2023
How Much Ruin Is Left in Britain?

How Much Ruin Is Left in Britain?

Adam Smith once told a friend reassuringly, “There is a great deal of ruin in a nation.” He meant that nations have deep reserves that may not be visible in a crisis moment. But just how much ruin is there left in contemporary Britain?

August 20, 2023
Hillbilly Anthem: With His Viral Protest Song, Oliver Anthony Is This Year’s J.D. Vance

Hillbilly Anthem: With His Viral Protest Song, Oliver Anthony Is This Year’s J.D. Vance

A protest song calling out rich politicians for their indifference to the pain of working people has hit a nerve and topped the music charts, both in the U.S. & around the world.

August 15, 2023
Why the Lights Are Going Out in South Africa

Why the Lights Are Going Out in South Africa

Lessons from the shocking memoir of a top South African electricity executive.

August 14, 2023
Happy Birthday, Renaud Camus

Happy Birthday, Renaud Camus

Camus rejects the idea that le grand remplacement is a conspiracy. It’s not a conspiracy; it’s an observation.

August 10, 2023
The Enchantments of Iain McGilchrist

The Enchantments of Iain McGilchrist

If you want to understand the many-symptomed sickness that has overtaken modern culture, and begin finding our way to a cure, there is perhaps no better secular guide than Iain McGilchrist.

August 8, 2023