The Iconoclast
The mass rape of young girls, British establishment says, ‘So what?
By Conrad Black The grooming gang scandal in Britain has been a long time coming and while aspects of it and some allegations may be excessive (or not), it lifts […]
The Biggest Peacetime Crime—and Cover-up—in British History
By Geoffrey Clarfield One must become a tad Freudian to understand the massive psychological displacement that the left leaning British establishment has engaged in in “blaming the victims” of rape […]
The Democrats May Go Noisily Into the Good Night, but They Are Going and Trump, on Balance, Was Right
By Conrad Black The majority of Americans who hold serious political opinions, and a much larger percentage of American political commentators than the comparatively small number that could be reasonably […]
The Rise and Fall of the Liberals’ Political Fortunes Over Recent Decades
By Conrad Black For the first time since the last days of Prime Minister Pierre Trudeau’s tenure over 40 years ago, there was widespread curiosity in Canada—until this Monday—about whether […]
Woman guilty of possessing IS terror video
I thought there must be a reporting restriction imposed on this trial when the jury went out to deliberate last month and the case disappeared from the list with no […]
Recommendation: “Lady Scrooges” by Rhys Laverty
By Carl Nelson I would like to recommend this essay “Lady Scrooges” by Rhys Laverty published in the journal First Things, December 2024. This short essay, to my mind, has […]
Will the Real Benjamin Netanyahu Please Stand Up?
By Roger L Simon I have been following events in Israel intensely with bated breath since October 7, 2023 – now even more so since Sheryl and I will be […]
Teach children to identify as Muslim instead of British, says frontrunner for Islamic body
From the Telegraph Children in the Islamic community should be taught to identify themselves primarily as Muslim rather than British, the frontrunner to lead the Muslim Council of Britain (MCB) has said. […]
Conspiracies Too Awful to Imagine?
By Victor Davis Hanson Over the decade of Donald Trump’s political career, the left—as exemplified by Democratic politicos, the media, academics, the Washington military hierarchy, and the permeant bureaucratic state—illustrated […]
Tommy, Nigel, and Elon
By Bruce Bawer In cities all over England, so-called grooming gangs – that is, Muslim rape crews – have been in operation for decades, and news about them has made […]
New Orleans terrorist used rare explosive never seen in US or Europe
From the Telegraph The New Orleans attacker who killed 14 people by ramming a pickup truck into a crowd built two bombs with a “very rare explosive compound”, senior law enforcement officials […]
The Marriage Institution
This is the second of three papers specifically on marriage and family life and how it has evolved over time. Marriage is the foundational institution of civilization and also one […]
Ladies and Gentlemen, Please Be Seated
By Reg Green The editor of the Iconoclast said perceptively that the story I wrote about the toilet seat hand-crafted for Queen Elizabeth II on her visit to Manchester Cathedral […]
Keir Starmer waved away Labour grooming gangs whistleblower over systemic bullying
By Robert Harris Jess Philips, a Minister in Starmer’s present cabinet has been criticised a great deal lately. Despite being a self-proclaimed feminist that has been serving as “Parliamentary Under-Secretary […]
The Death Throes of Free Speech in the United Kingdom
From Geoffrey Clarfield from the American Spectator This is not the England I grew up to admire in the 60s and 70s. This is a long piece but worth reading […]
When Socialism Meets Reality. A Review of The Full Catastrophe
By Armando Simón The Anglo-Greek author, James Angelos, went to Greece during the economic/political crisis of the past decade and interviewed people around the country, plus gave some of his […]
