In the '80s, Chronicles emerged as the sole voice within the conservative movement questioning the ever-growing managerial state.
Issue
Month: January 2025
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We Were Right About Foreign Policy
U.S. leaders continue vindicating Chronicles with their disastrous foreign policy decisions. President Trump doesn't appear eager to break this trend.
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We Were Right About Immigration
There was little critical discussion of immigration in the pre-Trump era save in the pages of paleoconservative publications such as Chronicles and VDare. We were right and it's time to say so!
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We Were Right About Tariffs
Trump is again preparing to use tariffs to maximize America’s leverage and expand its deal-making options. Tariffs can (and will) be used to promote an America First trade agenda.
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We Were Right About the Family
As Chronicles broke free of movement conservatism, we began exploring the disintegration of the family and we found many likeminded friends. It was an exciting time.
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Remembering Oswald Spengler
Oswald Spengler confronted the progressive theory of history with his own cyclical theory and diagnosed the causes of the West's decline.
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What We Are Reading: January 2025
Short reviews of Alien Nation by Peter Brimelow, and The Immigration Mystique by Chilton Williamson.
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The Self-Defeating Nature of Jewish Leftism
The book "The New American Anti-Semitism" underlines the limits and the dangers of the American Jewish romance with the political left and yet falls into the old trope of calling all Israel's critics anti-Semites.
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Searching for Zion
Rachel Cockerell's quest in "Melting Point" to discover the truth about her great-grandfather has produced not just a family history but a history of the broader search for a Jewish homeland.
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The Troubled Upbringing Trend
Rob Henderson's story in "Troubled" follows a recent trend in memoirs: A troubled upbringing entailing various hardships. His story is similar to J. D. Vance's "Hillbilly Elegy."
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Books in Brief: January 2025
Short reviews of Missionary Diplomacy by Emily Conroy-Krutz, and Metaracism by Tricia Rose.
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European Democracy Dies in Romania
The Western political class has brazenly overturned Romania's presidential election because they won't allow a critic of the Ukraine War to take power.
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The Remarkably Quiet Death of Tackle Football
The gradual, deliberate banning of tackle football is apparent to avid fans. Those in charge will not stop until the game is completely transformed.
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Megalopolis Is a Mega-Flop
Francis Ford Coppola's passion project confusedly tells the story of a minor event in Roman history. The bloated budget and string of mishaps hardly helped to salvage this disaster.
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America Voted Against Suicide
The majority of Americans—including legal immigrants—agreed with the ideas that Trump and Vance drew from their America First philosophy.
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Is Trump Part of the Swamp Now?
Donald Trump's victory signals that a good portion of the elites have made a tactical calculation to switch sides at a critical time.
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Compassion Denied
There are reasons for the joyous public reaction following healthcare CEO Brian Thompson's assassination. It is important that we understand those reasons.
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Fascism Lives Rent-Free in the Minds of the Left
The left obsessively accuses their enemies of fascism without ever defining the term or addressing their own totalitarian tendencies.