The Iconoclast

Brian of London reports on the mis-reporting that went round the world, carefully explains what the Pope said and what Pope Francis of course meant, here.

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American journalists and pundits rely upon vigorous free speech, but are not reliable supporters of it. They both instruct and reflect their audience. Ken White writes in overt calls for […]

I abominate smoking and I do not grow or sell tobacco, nor do I have any shares in tobacco companies. During my medical career, I discouraged (not very successfully, I […]

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Here. The basis of intelligent education of the young is based on the conviction that the more educated rightly possess the authority to decide what should be taught to the […]

Citizen — Emperor — Erdogan has found a way, he thinks, to deflect attention from his billion-dollar pleasure-palace, built in the worst possible taste, and that is to encourage others […]

Here. Mshari Al-Zaydi writes for a Saudi-backed newspaper. Arab News, based in London. He’s one of the best of the Arab journalists trying to make sense of Muslim Arab behavior […]

Professor Robert Wistrich (1945 – 2015) Professor Robert Wistrich passed away suddenly yesterday of a heart attack in Rome at the age of 70.   As noted  by his colleagues at […]

The upcoming trip of Pope Francis to Cuba will raise significant issues concerning the future of Cuba in the last days of the Castro regime, but, more importantly, concerning the […]

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Geert Wilders, leader of the Dutch Freedom Party (PVV) in the Hague Parliament The Public Prosecutors in the Hague are demanding a sentence of less than four years for an […]

Here. What would Ataturk have done? He would have had members of his government demand to see every statement by Mehmet Gormuz, as all those by every cleric, in advance. […]

Douglas Murray, on the Muslim Mussolini, finally foiled, but only just, here.