Last year, Christian conservatives had serious reservations about Donald Trump. I was among them. But many of us voted for him anyway. For most, the calculation was straightforward. The end—protecting ourselves, our children, and our country from an increasingly hostile . . . . Continue Reading »
What made the majority of Poles particularly disposed to welcome Trump was precisely what makes him a hate-figure in Germany and among many in his own nation: Trump is thought to be a dissenter. He dissents from the ideologically correct mainstream politics that has been stifling Western civilization for some time. Continue Reading »
A recent lawsuit reveals the intolerance behind the SPLC's list of “hate groups.” Continue Reading »
The death of former chancellor Helmut Kohl marks the definitive end of the post-war period in German politics. Continue Reading »
Rerum Novarum (1891) begins with this sentence: “That the spirit of new things [revolutionary change], which has long been disturbing the nations of the world, should have passed beyond the sphere of politics and made its influence felt in the cognate sphere of practical economics is not . . . . Continue Reading »
A removal of Trump would, absent some great show of wisdom from our elites, contribute to the embittering of our politics. Continue Reading »
The real story of the French presidential race was the rise of the leftwing candidate, Jean-Luc Mélenchon. Continue Reading »
We see it in France, we see it in America: The metaphysical dream that has dominated the West for decades is being challenged. Continue Reading »
Maybe Clinton had trouble prioritizing working-class whites because of her status as a rich, liberal white person who gained her wealth from influence-peddling. Continue Reading »
France’s election illustrates that a nation once considered the epitome of European civilization has entered a state of advanced decline and political paralysis. Continue Reading »
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