In the 2010s a wave of sophomore Machiavellianism swept through American culture. Robert Greene’s amusingly amoral books (The 48 Laws of Power, The 33 Strategies of War, The Art of Seduction) were teaching corporate strivers and self-help enthusiasts to outmaneuver, deceive, bamboozle, seduce, lie, fool, and manipulate their way to the…
The American Dream has become prohibitively expensive, with home affordability at historic lows and the traditional middle-class lifestyle now out of reach for most ordinary people. But no demographic has taken it more on the chin than young Americans. You can see it in stark terms in this week’s…
There are plenty of minority constituencies that are relatively small in number but can still point to one or more elected officials who champion their interests and act as a public face for their cause. Libertarians, for instance, have Rand Paul in the Senate and Thomas Massie in the…
The Founders were well aware of the dangers that affect popular government. When 20-year-old loner Thomas Matthew Crooks ascended a sloped roof in Butler County, Pennsylvania, and opened fire, he unleashed a torrent of cliches. Commentators and public figures avoided the term “assassination attempt,” even if the AR-15 was…
Over the course of his life (1898-1974), Julius Evola published at least 36 books and more than 11,000 articles. Especially in the last decade, few thinkers have experienced such renewed interest on the right. Dressed all in black with his imperious expression and looming monocle, he appeals both aesthetically…
The only way Russia could be defeated in Ukraine would be if Western forces directly intervened in the conflict. Unfortunately, events appear to be rapidly moving in that direction. If long-range missiles supplied and guided by Western countries begin to strike Moscow, it is likely that the Russians will respond…
In my first column after the events of Jan. 6th, 2021, I criticized those who called the protest a “coup,” pointing out that, “Some of the same politicians and bureaucrats denouncing the ridiculous farce at the Capitol as if it were the equivalent of 9/11 have been involved for…
Many believe Gavin Newsom and his team are painting a bloody target on the back of Trump official Stephen Miller. And when you look at what they are putting out online, it is hard to disagree with that very dark and disturbing assessment. After all, in the wake of…
Steve Federico, father of Logan Federico, the young woman who was executed by a career criminal in a South Carolina home earlier this year, went off on Democrats’ soft-on-crime policies during a testimony on Monday morning. As previously reported, a beautiful 22-year-old college student was fatally…
Israel apologists are probably going to make a much, much bigger deal about the second October 7 anniversary than they did about the first anniversary, because they kind of have to. The world is turning against Israel in unprecedented ways in 2025, and yelling about October 7 is all…
