Does French Culture Have a Future?
by Pierre ManentThe French are exhausted, but they are first of all perplexed, lost. Things were not supposed to happen this way. Continue Reading »
Understand the Enemy as He Understands Himself
by Rémi BragueFr. Hamel was not killed because he was French, but because he was a Christian, and a priest. To find economic or political reasons for his assassination is rather difficult. Continue Reading »
The Continuing Disaster of Sudan's Islamist Government
by James R. RogersSudan largely dropped out of the news after the secession of South Sudan. Independence for South Sudan came on the heels of reduced conflict in Darfur and, earlier, the inward turn of the Islamist Al-Ingaz (or “Salvation”) regime. These events seemed to portend a turn for the better in Sudan. . . . . Continue Reading »
Terrorism Is Not Hate
by R. R. RenoMulticulturalism has made us too parochial to see this. Technocracy has made it contrary to the interests of our leaders. The truth is that terrorism has its roots in politics, not in hate. Continue Reading »
In Memoriam: Hassan al-Turabi and Sudan’s Islamist Pivot
by James R. RogersSudanese Islamist leader Hassan al-Turabi died last Saturday, March 5 at the age of 84. While never head of state or government in Sudan, he held different government positions at different times. But Turabi’s greatest influence stemmed from his intellectual and organizational leadership, most . . . . Continue Reading »
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