The failures of sanctuary cities are a choice they don’t have to make. Cleaning up D.C. will help expose this truth.
The Shocking Hypocrisy and Callousness of the Left’s Homeless Outrage
The only effective way to begin tackling the homeless crisis is to stop tolerating street living.
The Platinum Rule?
A health insurer’s missive attempts to advance DEI by subverting and surpassing the Golden Rule.
Is Gavin Newsom the Democrats’ Answer to Trump?
California’s Democratic governor is trying too hard to be as tough as Trump and bumping into the consequences of his own policies while doing it.
‘Weapons’ De-escalates the Self-Righteous Hollywood Act
Unlike other horror films that take themselves too seriously, Weapons is willing to caricature themes and characters that previously have been off limits.
The Hope and Peril of AI
For good or for ill, and probably both, AI is with us. It is up to us to determine whether we will be its master or if we will allow it to master us.
More Questionable Government Statistics, This Time From the Justice Department
A new report from the U.S. Bureau of Justice Statistics is a product of flawed methodology imposed during the COVID era and should not be trusted.
America’s Catholic Bishops Fan the Flames of Violence Against ICE
Comparing immigration enforcement to the work of slavecatchers and Nazis is contrary to Catholic teaching and encourages violence against those enforcing just laws.
The Ugly Truth About a Necessary Ukrainian Peace
There is no path to a clear and just victory. A negotiated peace will require concessions to Russia, and it is better to accept them than to continue this madness.
MAGA Should Not Enable Stoner Culture
Reclassifying marijuana as a Schedule III drug won’t do anything to advance MAGA politically and it will make American culture decidedly less great.
What I’ve Learned While Interning at ‘Chronicles’
Undaunted by the fires raging against our civilization, Chronicles remains a place where sifting through those ashes and building again is possible.
Gerrymandering: Obama vs. Obama
Not surprisingly, at various times, Barack Obama has been on all sides of the gerrymandering question.
It’s Time to Federalize Washington, D.C.
After 52 years of a failed home rule experiment, it’s time to return the responsibility for governing our nation’s capital to Congress as the Constitution intended.
Liberalism’s Cure for the Man Crisis Makes Men Worse
The kind of men we look to for strength are precisely the kind of men our culture now condemns.
Court Halts Boasberg’s Judicial Activism
In an unusual show of deference to the Constitution as it was intended to be read, the judicial branch limited its own authority to interfere with executive powers.
The Fauci Variants
Dr. Anthony Fauci’s acolytes populate governmental health institutions at all levels and continue their quest for permanent panic. They should be marginalized and ignored.
Just Say No to More Marijuana
The president should ignore the well-funded cannabis lobby and focus on what more marijuana use means for ordinary Americans.
What We Owe Graduates in the Age of the Great Slowdown
For too long, we’ve allowed the idea of college to operate on autopilot and assumptions.
Erik Wemple Should Call Out His ‘New York Times’ Colleagues for Their Lies
The former Washington Post media columnist has an opportunity to do some housekeeping and call out his new colleagues at The New York Times.
A Quarter of Americans Are on Medicaid
When that many people are receiving Medicaid to cover their medical expenses, one has to wonder whether this level of dependency is part of the plan.
The ’80s Called—They Want Their Sanctuary Policy Ideas Back
Sanctuary cities are a dated concept that, even from the point of view of immigration doves, are unsustainable when confronted with today’s realities.
A Territorial Lease Agreement Could End the War in Ukraine
A territorial lease approach may be the most face-saving solution for all parties involved in the Ukrainian quagmire.
DEI Henchmen Continue to Threaten Florida’s Freedoms
The University of Florida’s board of trustees is attempting to undermine the board of governors’ rejection of a DEI ideologue as president of the Florida system.
Democrats Have Been Gerrymandering the Whole Country
The immigration policy of Democrats for the last generation is a much more brazen version of gerrymandering than anything proposed by Republicans in Texas, or anywhere else.
Will the GOP Make Liberals Generous Again?
Are wealthy liberals willing to put their money where their mouths are?
We Need a Sexual Nonproliferation Pact
Mutually assured destruction may have worked during the Cold War, but it’s a lousy dating strategy.
Polemics & Exchanges: August 2025
Chronicles readers tussle over history, immigration, and economics!
The Woke Right and Déjà Vu All Over Again
Conservatism Inc. pins the "woke right" label on anyone who confronts the left rather than cowering before it.
Why the Woke Right Crusade Failed
James Lindsay's campaign against the "woke right" was a ploy to ensure that the right-wing reaction to wokeness didn't stray too far from whatever he considers “classical liberalism.” Most people have seen through his ruse.
Remembering Alasdair MacIntyre
The late Alasdair MacIntyre equated justice with playing one’s assigned role in one’s community. This theme echoed in his major works.
What We Are Reading: August 2025
Short reviews of 'Standardbearers: British Roots of the New Right' from Bloomsbury Publishing, and 'You, the Jursy' by Mary Borden.
The Modern Right’s Most Original Thinker
A new biography of Chronicles columnist Sam Francis by Joseph Scotchie is filled with quotes and stories that testify to Francis’s underappreciated brilliance and wit. Sam’s memory lives on!
The Truth About the Kent State Shootings
Brian VanDeMark’s ‘Kent State: An American Tragedy’ combines history and advocacy. Unfortunately, the facts get in the way of the story—as is often the case with left-wing myths.
Tapper’s Tombstone for the Legacy Media
'Original Sin' is an exercise in hypocrisy and folly on the part of Jake Tapper and Alex Thompson. It also raises two important questions: Can the legacy media survive? And, should it?
Books in Brief: August 2025
Short reviews of 'Stolen Pride: Loss, Shame, and the Rise of the Right,' by Arlie Russell Hochschild, and 'Archbishop Fulton J. Sheen: Convert Maker,' by Cheryl C. D. Hughes.
The Depths of Humanity
Netflix’s documentary on the OceanGate disaster shows how an over-inflated ego, if given a little power, can get people killed.
Ernst Nolte: Germany’s Heretic Historian
The critics of German World War II historian Ernst Nolte called him a whitewasher of genocide, while his admirers considered him a courageous scholar. In truth, he was simply a man trying to follow a line of reasoning to its logical conclusion.
The Land That Hath No Music
The patriot sings because he loves his own culture; The multiculturalist doesn't sing, he shouts, because he doesn't love, he hates.
Crossing Borders, Crossing Centuries: The World of Leon Steinmetz
Leon Steinmetz is one of the few artists today who seems to achieve the almost unthinkable conjunction of the classical and the contemporary.
The Shaman of the Radical Right
The British nationalist Jonathan Bowden has gained a cult-like following since his death in 2012. His image and powerful oratory continue to captivate the online right, especially in Britain.
The Emerging Right on Parade
A former MSNBC host paraded out a selection of young people on the new right and their performances left much to be desired.
Is Islam a Problem?
Islam has no monopoly on violence or extremism, but it has other distinct problems that should concern the West.
Brooke Rollins, Corporate America’s Favorite Mole Within MAGA
Brooke Rollins is a libertarian wonk who managed to hitch her wagon to the Trump movement, but she does MAGA no favors.
Sweeney Bod
The left’s unhinged and entirely predictable meltdown over the Sydney Sweeney blue jeans ad is, in fact, an expression of their dismay at realizing their days of bullying the beautiful are over.
The Rich and the Vulgar In Venice
We've gone from applauding elegance to sneering at it. This modern mentality prefers equal misery to unequal prosperity.
How Progressive Researchers Are Trying to Turn Men Into Victims of Sexual Violence
A new “made to penetrate” category of rape attempts to expand the definition of sexual violence and blur the distinction between male and female sexuality.
When Architecture Kills
When architecture is divorced from the collective memory of history and tradition, it ceases to inspire. Often, it even ceases to be functional.
Think the George Floyd Riots Were Bad? What If Obama Gets Indicted?
If Obama is charged, the 2020 “Summer of Love” riots are going to look like a picnic.