The Iconoclast
I’m a scholar at New College. Here’s what the haters and con artists won’t admit.
By Bruce Gilley The recent guest column on these pages by the former chair of the New College of Florida Board of Trustees, Mary Ruiz, is the latest example of former NCF […]
The Fault, Dear Democrats, Is in Yourselves
By Victor Davis Hanson In the aftermath of the election, Democrats are engaging in public blame-shifting, while avoiding accountability for their own policies and elite disconnect, which alienated voters and […]
A wealth of glorious objects and images
By James Stevens Curl A new book about the discovery of classical sculptures and frescoes is itself a real treasure The Legacy of Vesuvius: Bourbon Discoveries on the Bay of Naples […]
Believe it or not this monstrosity has been awarded “World Building of the year”
By William Corden RUFKM? Theodore Dalrymple will spontaneously ignite 😊 There should be an arrest warrant out for all of the staff at FJC Studio, the architects for the project. […]
Ouch! Shush! Can’t You See I’m Reading?
By Reg Green The election over, the loud-spoken on both sides are preaching conciliation and practising truculence, leaving the rest of us, who are only too ready to come to […]
Is There a Joe Rogan for the Left?
By Roger L Simon I saw this on a Fox chyron: “Left is longing for a liberal version of Joe Rogan.” At first it made me laugh because Joe appears […]
The Default of Adam and Eve
Remember that had it not been for the Lucifer rebellion, our world would have had well established nations ready to move from monarchy to representative government by this time. Instead, […]
Two more Halifax men are jailed for child sexual abuse; Case against former West Yorkshire Police officer dropped
From local Bradford newspaper the Telegraph and Argus TWO more men have been jailed for child sexual abuse, taking the total to 22 after an investigation by West Yorkshire Police was launched […]
Donald Trump and America’s fundamental greatness
By Conrad Black No one should doubt that in the American presidential election on Tuesday and the long campaign towards it, and in much of the international as well as […]
‘Pogrom’ in Amsterdam
By Bruce Bawer It was while living in Amsterdam, in early 1999, that I realized Europe was in trouble. Let me pause for a moment to apologize for repeating myself: […]
Martian Orders
By Theodore Dalrymple A long-lived creature from Mars, who had paid the earth visits over several centuries, would be very much struck by modern man’s thirst for, or indifference to, […]
Revealed: How Pro-Palestinian mob organised via WhatsApp to ‘Hunt Jews’ across Amsterdam
From the Telegraph, Dutch News and the NL Times On Thursday night, a terrible echo of the “Jew hunts” that took place during the German occupation played out just a […]
Re: The Pogrom in Amsterdam
By Phyllis Chesler Outrageous, terrifying, disgusting—but what’s happening. Remember: This is the country that deported the largest percentage of its Jewish citizens in all of Europe. This is the country […]
Who started Gaza war? To equate Israel and Hamas, UN won’t ask the question
By Lev Tsitrin “The UN’s Human Rights Office has condemned the high number of civilians killed in the war in Gaza, saying its analysis shows close to 70% of verified […]
Ouch! Let’s Hope But Keep All Fingers and Toes Crossed
By Reg Green Predictably, after an election in which each side predicted a golden age if they won and the end of civilization if they lost, the mood of voters […]
Israeli football fans attacked by pro-Palestine mob in Amsterdam
From the Times of Israel and The Telegraph. Photograph from CNN Israeli football fans were kicked and beaten on the streets of Amsterdam on Thursday night by a pro-Palestine mob […]