The Iconoclast

Trump, in an Astonishing and Historic Personal Victory, Has Defeated the Press and Exposed Its Mendacity
By Conrad Black There have been 59 inaugural addresses from the 40 men who have been elected president of the United States, and the only ones that are remembered even […]

The Permissiveness of Crowds
By Carl Nelson As a boy grows he finds that he is attracted to the military. He likes their rigor, their camaraderie, valor, and fighting ability. When he is […]

Does a Muslim and non-Muslim Resistance Movement Really Exist?
By Phyllis Chesler The Secular Islam Summit in 2007 was a signal event. It was meant to signify that there was–and still is–an anti-Islamist, or as the brave conference organizers […]

Jimmy Carter—Sanctimonious, not Saintly
By Eric Rozenman The eulogies offered at former President Jimmy Carter’s funeral earlier this month suffered from significant errors of omission. Prominent among them were those regarding his Arab-Israeli […]

What Defines Canada’s Unique Identity
By Conrad Black The recent rather cavalier comments by Donald Trump that Canada should simply throw in the towel as an independent country because it doesn’t really pay for its […]

A Distant Mirror: Looking back at ‘Not Without My Daughter’.
By Bruce Bawer Perhaps you’ve seen the 1991 movie Not Without My Daughter. Directed by Brian Gilbert and based on the autobiographical 1987 book by Betty Mahmoody, it starred Sally Field as Betty, an […]

Ouch! LA Fires
By Reg Green All the horses had to be evacuated from our area too and took it harder than the humans. It gave me the chance to ask one of […]

Dear Abigail (Abby) McGrath:
By Phyllis Chesler Carry On! We were girls together at Bard College and we met in the springtime of our lives. I am talking to you Ms. Abigail (Abby) McGrath. […]

Muslim inmate tried to kill five prison officers and shouted ‘Allahu Akbar’, court hears
From the Telegraph A Muslim inmate allegedly tried to kill five “kuffar” prison officers and shouted “Allahu Akbar” before one of the attacks, a court heard. Aklakur Rahman, 38, is […]

Woke DEI + Green Nihilism = Dresden in California
By Victor Davis Hanson Firebombing on the Pacific Over 25,000 acres are ablaze in Los Angeles in the Pacific Palisades fire, a veritable living hell. Some 12,000-plus structures were incinerated. […]

Marriage and Family Life
This is the third paper on marriage and the family. It contains a number of dire warnings concerning modern life, the emancipation of women, and the pleasure mania now gripping […]

“Not worth a rat’s tail:” reflections on what Palestinians mean to the “pro-Palestinian” crowd
By Lev Tsitrin To learn the riches of idiomatic language, one has to be immersed in it from an early age. My exposure to the English of the streets was […]

Justin Trudeau is the worst Liberal leader in history
By Conrad Black Justin Trudeau is only the second elected prime minister in Canadian history after Jean Chrétien, to be ignominiously pushed out as prime minister by his own party, […]

Italian police investigate NYE mass sexual molestation
From The Telegraph, Ansa Brasil and Notize IT Italian authorities are investigating allegations that young women, including at least one from Britain, were molested by gangs of men carrying Palestinian […]

The big lies on Israel lend legitimacy to ignoring Israel women’s rights
By Phyllis Chesler In these times, reality outpaces fiction by far. New York Democratic Sen. Chuck Schumer, of all people, is supposed to have a book out in March titled Antisemitism […]

Islamic State (ISIS), Al-Qaeda, Iran-Axis Supporters Rejoice Over Los Angeles Wildfires, Promote Hashtag ‘#America Is Burning’,
From MEMRI On January 9, 2025, a pro-ISIS outlet published commentary by a prominent ISIS supporter, titled: “Wildfires Devour American State of California, Causing the Ruling Gang Billions in Losses.” […]