“We really are living through Bloody September” —Will Chamberlain When the newly-formed Confederacy attacked Fort Sumter in Charleston Bay, April 1861, they ignited the Civil War. They, at least, had a clearcut goal: to maintain an economy (and society) based on slavery. It was patently evil, but it was…
Britain’s Keir Starmer is already pulling the rug from under his own grudging declaration. The only hope of change is of the unintended consequences variety. The reluctant recognition of Palestinian statehood by Britain, France, Australia, Canada this week is a con – it is the same switch and bait…
Britain is upset. Already more than 2 million people signed the petition to stop the introduction of Digital ID cards in the UK. PM Starmer announced the digital ID card to be mandatory for all work situations as from 2029. The official goal is to control illegal immigration. But…
It’s rare in peacetime, a meeting of all your flag officers in one place – and even more rare when a country is at war. The first question we must ask our generals and admirals, and our brand spanking new Secretary of War, is “Are we at war?” This question…
One of the best analyses of Tyler Robinson, the suspected killer of Charlie Kirk, was delivered in a since-deleted X post. An anon noted how absurd it was for a Middle American kid from a conservative family to gravitate towards left-wing content that hates everything about him. Only through…
Alexander Dugin says Trump’s “paper tiger” insult is false yet reveals Russia’s past illusions as it awakens into real power and Victory. Trump’s remark about Russia being a “paper tiger” is, of course, insulting. And, of course, untrue. Yet he struck a nerve. By the start of the Special…
Antoine Dresse (“Ego Non”) explains how José Ortega y Gasset saw the rise of the “mass-man”—an average, unqualified individual—as a threat to civilization. This figure, empowered by modern democracy and technology, displaces cultural elites while ignoring the foundations of the world he inherits. Ortega calls it a “vertical invasion…
There is something ineffably eternal about the “drum beating and bell chiming from sundown to daybreak” when it comes to the Bell Tower and the Drum Tower standing in the north end of ancient Beijing. There can hardly be equal structures around the world when it comes to architecture…
How does America survive when its citizens belong to two divided camps that believe fundamentally incompatible things? Over the last century, there has been a trend to establish “truth and reconciliation commissions” in countries emerging from periods of political terrorism, totalitarianism, or civil war. The idea is to acknowledge the…
Note from the author: This essay makes no policy proposal argument and should not be read in light of current events. 20 Rules for Healthy Masculinity: A Guide for Young Men in the Age of Social Media “Where am I when I’m not in reality or in my imagination? Here’s…
