Weimar America
We may be headed for a 1930s nightmare
Defense of the West
Can Europe Become Western Again?
We need the return of a sane and powerful European co-partner
Squeezing the World’s Vulnerable Peoples
Continued existence of small and vulnerable countries hinge on Western alliances and support
The Meltdown of the Old Order Foretells a New Crisis
The revolutionaries have already ripped up the old foundations of peace and promise a new birth of war
Proft: A Return to Chicago Law Prof. Richard Epstein’s ‘Simple Rules for a Complex World’
Dan Proft, in his latest Counterculture podcast episode, suggested we return to “University of Chicago law professor Richard Epstein’s construct of simple rules for a […]
The Temperature Plummets in the New Cold War: Hamas’ Terrorist Attack on Israel
The resolve of the Free World to defend Israel and all free peoples must not bend or break
The West’s War for Existence: America Is Already At War
The events of October 7 and the reactions to it serve as a wake-up call to the West
Who Will Say No More to the Current Madness?
Most know what must be done, but few will tell the truth: Balance the budget. Return to legal only immigration. Restore a well-funded, but unwoke Pentagon.
The Lessons of the Versailles Treaty
The Treaty of Versailles was signed in Versailles, France, on June 28, 1919. Neither the winners nor the losers of World War I were happy […]
The War Over America’s Past Is Really About Its Future
The summer season has ripped off the thin scab that covered an American wound, revealing a festering disagreement about the nature and origins of the […]
A Transformation of the American Regime?
Almost all observers agree that America is profoundly divided. This intense polarization has been described by the Claremont Institute’s Angelo Codevilla as a “cold civil […]
Reclaiming the Republic
Are Americans too corrupt to be free? As our Constitution’s framers well knew, a republic is the most demanding form of government. If the people […]
Immigration as Reparations?
The New York Times recently published an op-ed advancing a rather peculiar argument. Author Suketu Mehta builds on the familiar, hackneyed debate over reparations for […]
Clarity About Nationalism
In order to make arguments for nationalism, we have to define it. The first definition in Merriam-Webster is “loyalty and devotion to a nation.” But […]
Why Are the Western Middle Classes So Angry?
What is going on with the unending Brexit drama, the aftershocks of Donald Trump’s election and the “yellow vests” protests in France? What drives the […]
‘Hey, Hey, Ho, Ho, Western Civ Has Got to Go’
On January 15, 1987, Jesse Jackson and around 500 protesters marched down Palm Drive, Stanford University’s grand main entrance, chanting “Hey hey, ho ho, Western […]
Sohrab Ahmari and Our Existential Struggle
Perhaps the most amusing intramural intellectual squall on the Right these past few days has centered on “Against David French-ism,” Sohrab Ahmari’s recent polemical reflection […]
The Surprising Internationalism of the Nationalists
Globalism is the ideology of the ruling class. It is the stuff of the World Economic Forum, Paris Climate Treaty, multinational banks pushing transsexuals, payment […]
The Virtues of Patriotism
The elections to the European Parliament underway now through Sunday present a major war of ideas between the “Europe of Nations” and the “Europe of […]
The Constitution Does Not Protect Freedom of Speech
Around the inner rotunda of the Rhode Island state capitol stands this quotation from Tacitus: Rara temporum felicitas ubi sentire quae velis et quae sentias […]