December 2024

Many political theorists have declared the battle over ideologies outmoded and supplanted by a reign of experts or technocrats, but ideology has made a comeback.

Walter Lippmann and John Dewey wrestled over the competence of the common citizen and the very notion of public opinion.

Chronicles readers comment upon and critique recent pieces by Geoff Shepard and Jeremy Carl.

Professor Gottfried shares his candid, lucid, and wild observations as the election unraveled.

There's a new gang of conservatives who only seek to conserve the America that spirited away the Constitution and secured the power of their class in the administrative state.

The New York City council honors the murderous Jean-Jacques Dessalines. Murderers can be honored, in some places, if their victims are white.

Corrêa de Oliveira nursed a desire to restore the traditional Christian principles that have been the basis for the political and social order known as Christendom.

Short reviews of Napoleon's Pyramids by William Dietrich, and The Case Against the Sexual Revolution by Louise Perry.

Judith Butler has made out of her gibberish a lifelong, well-paid gig, and she endeavors to advance her own radical worldview through her sophistical skills. 

Rachel Shteir considers Betty Friedan to be a hero, but it’s not clear exactly what was so heroic or great about the feminist icon.

Victoria Houseman does a thorough job in telling the story of Edith Hamilton, a hero of the Old Right and the classical education revival in the U. S.

Compared to most writers, both now and in the past, Steve Sailer speaks to the moment and has a firm grasp on what is happening around the world.

Short reviews of Go Woke, Go Broke by Charles Gasparino, and The Indispensable Right by Jonathan Turley.

Last Summer tells the story of Anne, a lawyer and spouse with a seemingly idyllic life, who becomes a predator of sexual domesticity when a long-lost family member resurfaces.

Conclave is a blatant and unabashed piece of artistic manipulation that laughably portrays the Catholic Church from the twisted perspective of the progressive left.

World-war-I flying ace Bill "Wild Bill" Wellman lived a daring, eventful life that contributed to successful film career. Such heroic figures were not uncommon in old Hollywood.

It is strange that pundits routinely accuse Trump of being unpredictable on foreign affairs. In fact, during this year’s campaign, he has made a series of statements related to the pressing global issues which are fairly clear and reasonable. 

This year signaled a rightward cultural shift for males and an opportunity for males to shape American culture.

The media is composed of hideous people who, in their dedication to destroying Trump, have lost all credibility.