Italy: Salvini Out, Migrants In
Italy’s new government, which has pledged to reverse former Interior Minister Matteo Salvini’s hardline approach to migration policy, appears to have triggered a new wave […]
Europe
Reflections on the Revolution in London
Perhaps my political palette has sophisticated of late. Like that of the helpless addict, more and stronger product is needed to attain that first cotton-wrapped […]
Boris and the Crybullies
There is little more gorgeous than the enunciated subtle rage of the middle-class English blonde. Such spectacle is well worth the very occasional stoke. After […]
Eugenics Returns
The horrific recrudescence of European eugenicists marches on like a storm trooper’s hob-nailed boot to crush the inherent beauty and dignity of human life upon […]
The Chernobyl Primary, An Inevitable Accident
The recent HBO miniseries, Chernobyl, tells the story of two disasters. There’s the story of the reactor explosion at the shoddily built and incompetently operated […]
It’s the Immigration, Stupid
Perhaps it is a lot to ask, but Democrats could learn a great deal from the recent Danish elections. Senator Bernie Sanders (D-Vt.), and the […]
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 […]
Who Are the Big Babies Now?
What better way to demonstrate one’s tolerance and open-mindedness than daubing a placard with a twee proclamation, then dousing a “fascist” with a milkshake for […]
My Father’s D-Day Memories
D-Day is more than a remembrance of America’s great victory in the Battle of Normandy. It is a celebration of the Greatest Generation and the […]
Greece Finds New Footing as a Player on the World Stage
ATHENS—After Greece temporarily hosted a pair of U.S. military drones, Greek Defense Minister Panagiotis Kammenos said last fall that, “It’s very important for Greece that […]
Boris Johnson Is Not the Ally Donald Trump Needs
Often called the “British Donald Trump,” former London Mayor Boris Johnson appears to be the frontrunner in the race for 10 Downing Street following the […]
Nigel Farage: Britain’s Prime Minister-in-Waiting?
Since at least 2014, the most powerful man in the United Kingdom has been someone who holds no noble or royal title, and has never […]
‘Remain’ Wins! ‘Leave’ Loses! And Other Upside-Down Tales
You would be forgiven for thinking that handily winning the vote share over your rivals meant you had won an election. But in the Current […]
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 […]
What Part of ‘Leave’ Don’t They Understand?
To prove one’s progressive credentials, one could do worse than to purchase a milkshake from an ostensibly detested fast-food corporation, douse a politician deemed a […]
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 Chris Buskirk Show: Episode 5—Trump Meets Hungary’s Orban, and More
President Trump met Viktor Orban of Hungary. The liberal establishment went crazy but should they have? What’s going on with populist nationalist movement in Europe […]
Trading Ukraine for Venezuela Would Be a Good Deal
Today, the United States finds itself in a new Cold War. This is not so much an ideological conflict as the last one was. Instead, […]
What’s the Matter With Europe?
For all the flak President Trump gets for insufficient deference to America’s allies, Americans should be aware of the parlous condition of Europe, which long […]
Why Don’t Climate Activists Support Nuclear Power?
For several days in mid-April, downtown London was paralyzed by thousands of “climate activists” protesting the failure of the British government to act swiftly enough […]