The Irrational Antisemitism of Ireland
Ireland’s relationship with Israel has deteriorated sharply during the Gaza war, as hostility has spread from politics into sport …
What Trump and the Right Forgot About “Weakness”
For years Donald Trump and his supporters have assailed previous US presidents as "weak". But the problem with appearing "strong" …
Christian Europe: A Concept That Loses Its Meaning Without Spiritual Foundations
Can Europe hold on to its core values as it loses touch with their deeper religious and metaphysical roots?
When Pop Stars Turn the Stage into a Political Platform
In Germany, Sarah Connor and Campino have drawn criticism for delivering political lectures between songs. They are part of a broa…
Romance of the Other: Cultural Blindness and the Murder of Maren Sømme
Norway has been rocked this week by the murder of 30-year-old Maren Sømme, allegedly at the hands of a 34-year-old Afghan asylum s…
Too Many Americans Are Subliterate
US reading scores are in the toilet, and some are declaring reading “over” in this country. But we may still have a trick or two u…
Homer’s Hero Loses His Way
Christopher Nolan’s latest epic has survived the culture wars and conquered the box office. Its failure lies beneath the spectacle…
UEFA Had Little Moral Standing Against Infantino's Rapacity
FIFA’s aborted proposal to sell off chunks of the World Cup prompted UEFA to threaten a boycott. But European football has helped …
Where Ambition Ends and Faith Begins
JD Vance’s conversation with Bishop Robert Barron makes the case that Christians should bring their faith into public life rather …
The Bizarre College Rape Case That Shames the Irish Media
Earlier this year, a tale of a college rape ruining a young woman's dreams of life as a doctor became a massive story in the Irish…
Progressivism’s Neo-Marxist War on the West
Progressivism has recast the Marxist conflict between classes as a struggle over race, sex, language and the family. Its vocabular…
The Baby Factory at the End of Human Freedom
Reproductive medicine promises emancipation while turning bodies, motherhood and children into components of a production process.…
Just War as an Alibi for Great Powers
Pope Leo XIV has called the theory of just war outdated. His new encyclical, however, is not so much a rejection of self-defense a…
CS Lewis Warned Us About the World We Now Live In
“European values” are not what they used to be. CS Lewis foresaw the consequences of this shift more than 80 years ago. Once roote…
The Shocking Truth About America
America is full of absurdities, but stories of its awfulness have been greatly exaggerated as the country marks the 250th annivers…