The Iconoclast

Fetish – the idea that spirit can enter inanimate objects – has returned with the speculation that AI can become conscious and have its own will, or that individual human […]

From the Telegraph, photograph from XYZ Law A lawyer has been accused of “blatant discrimination” after refusing to represent an Israeli client because it conflicted with his Muslim faith and his […]

By Victor Davis Hanson I’d like to talk today about the status of Mexican-American, not as a Mexican-American citizen, but Mexico’s relationship with the United States. What is the Mexican-American status quo […]

By Gary Fouse Today’s release of three Israeli hostages is another illustration of just how barbaric Hamas is. Three men, Or Levy, 34, Eli Sharabi, 52, and Ohad Ben Ami, […]

By Reg Green Just a few days after I moved to this country in January 1970, I watched — uncomprehendingly —  Super Bowl IV.       A new world, for sure. Play […]

By Conrad Black Those of us who confidently stated that in waving about 25 per cent tariffs against Canadian goods, U.S. President Donald Trump was just playing poker and raising […]

By Victor Davis Hanson I want to talk about tariffs. If you know, everybody’s noticed the hysteria that happened the last five or six days, that Donald Trump is going to, […]

By William Corden I was going to comment on Armando’s essay but I think it’s worth highlighting the extent of the incompetence I keep recommending a book written by UK […]

By Victor Davis Hanson I’d like to talk about this frenzied activity of Donald Trump’s and the reaction that the Democrats are exhibiting. Remember Donald Trump, almost by fiat, has […]

By Victor Davis Hanson I’d like to talk about diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI). [President] Donald Trump caused a firestorm in the aftermath of this horrific and tragic crash at [Ronald Reagan Washington […]

By Armando Simón “How many countries tax their citizens and send the money to the USA?” —Elon Musk             In two earlier pieces, I detailed all the countries that received […]

By Victor Davis Hanson Donald Trump has issued a flurry of executive orders in his first week in office. One of them outlawed DEI—diversity, equity, inclusion—quotas, or reverse racial discrimination, whichever […]

By Roger L Simon Democrats have plenty of reasons to hate Elon Musk. His DOGE operation is making them look like crooks straight out of Boss Tweed-land with government waste, […]

By Phyllis Chesler I just read the current Torah portion, Beshalach. As all Torah chapters are, it’s about … everything. But this one includes God leading our people out of slavery in […]

By Bruce Bawer In the weeks before this past Christmas, the Norwegian branch of IKEA unveiled a new commercial entitled “Sleep Well when You Can.” To the strains of “Bella Notte,” the […]

By Geoffrey Clarfield In 2007 New York City-based professor and economist William Easterly published his intentionally provocative book, White Man’s Burden: Why the West’s Efforts to Aid the Rest Have Done So […]