The Iconoclast

Life Off the Pitch
By Theodore Dalrymple There was an article recently in The Washington Post that suggested that the great footballer Lionel Messi might do more for his sport (soccer) and his fame if he […]

Essentialism in the U.K.
By Theodore Dalrymple Dark skin may be a necessary condition of being black, but apparently it is not sufficient for some. When Kemi Badenoch was recently elected leader of the […]

A Perfect Storm Threatens Universities
By Victor Davis Hanson Have you noticed the dilemma that higher education is in? Recently, the Trump administration cut off $400 million in federal grants and aids to Columbia University […]

He Enjoys Being a Girl
By Bruce Bawer Of course you know who Dylan Mulvaney is, but in case the name has floated free in your mind from the image, let me remind you: this […]

Ouch! What Did You Just Say to Me?”
By Reg Green People are so touchy these days. I got a message this week from someone who I had no reason to offend who complained “I resent your email.” I looked […]

Is the Jig Up for Elite Higher Education?
By Victor Davis Hanson Over the last three decades, elite American universities have engaged in economic, political, social, and cultural practices that were often unethical, illegal—and suicidal. They did so […]

Second that Emotion! Medal of Freedom for Dennis Prager!
By Roger L Simon Larry Elder—that evil “black face of white supremacy,” according to the late Los Angeles Times, and a man who himself owes his own brilliant radio career […]

The Rout Continues, But Be Ready for the Counterattacks.
By Glenn Harlan Reynolds Well. Things are certainly moving fast now. USAID basically shut down. (Except for the shredding, apparently). Almost half of the Department of Education staff laid off by the end of […]

Why Won’t Europe Step Up and Help Ukraine?
By Victor Davis Hanson I want to talk about Europe very briefly. Europe is greeting Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy as if he’s a rock hero and giving us all sorts of dramatic, […]

Rochdale: Five victims, 23 offences, 28 years behind bars
Not the on-going trial of eight defendants at the Crown Court at Minshull Street Manchester. This man was convicted in December and sentenced yesterday. He seems to have been tried […]

Trump Has Many Reasons to Be Upset With Mexico
By Victor Davis Hanson Last time I talked about our North American problems with Canada. Now I want to turn the emphasis to Mexico. President Donald Trump has threatened all sorts […]

French senate offers farrago of nonsense, a degenerate view of Western alliance
By Conrad Black Few things could illustrate more clearly the total failure of the Euro-federalists to understand the legitimate political and strategic interests of the United States than the very […]

Post-Nationalism and the Erosion of Civic Cohesion
By Patrick Keeney Cities have long been the crucibles of civic life, where individuals from diverse backgrounds come together under a shared framework of social norms and mutual understanding. It […]

The lesson of Ambassador Boehner’s outreach to Hamas: Trump’s Gaza plan is the only way forward
By Lev Tsitrin The Israeli reaction to the news of face-to-face negotiations between US hostage envoy Adam Boehler and Hamas that contradicted American policy of not negotiating with terrorists directly […]

Say Goodbye (and Good Riddance) to Wikipedia
By Roger L Simon The first time I wrote a paper of any sort for school must have been in the third or fourth grade. That was something close to […]

Ben Leo confronts pro-Palestine protesters at ‘Understanding Hamas’ event in London: ‘Why are you supporting a proscribed terrorist organisation?’
From GB News The event, hosted by the London School of Economics’s Middle East Department, has faced intense scrutiny but has been allowed to go ahead in the name of […]