Jihadism Re-Emerges in Europe
by Itxu DíazSpanish authorities are doing very little about the rise of violent jihadism in Spain. Continue Reading »
A World Without Rules?
by George WeigelWant to know what a world without order, a world in which even tacit rules are flouted with seeming impunity, looks like? Continue Reading »
9/11, Afghanistan, and the Next War
by Joseph MahoneyWhy would any person of intelligence and character put his or her life at risk to defend a country controlled by a leadership class that continually derides or ignores tens of millions of Americans, along with their needs, their convictions, and their concerns? Continue Reading »
Leaving Afghanistan
by R. R. RenoWhatever one thinks about how the exit was handled, the Biden administration has done what we should have done years ago: admit defeat and come home. Continue Reading »
The Heroism of Arnaud Beltrame
by Jean-Baptiste, crmdArnaud Beltrame was convinced that an ideology could not be fought simply with weapons and computers. Continue Reading »
Are Jihadis “Losers”?
by George WeigelIf jihadist terrorism is to be defeated, the West will need Islam’s help. Continue Reading »
Good and Evil in a Dublin Pub
by C. C. PecknoldBuried somewhere under all the debris, we saw the common good. Continue Reading »
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 »
“Je Suis Jacques Hamel”
by Jean DuchesneThe target of this revenge was the root of the West, the West’s living source, even when it is unremembered—namely Christianity.
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