Dimwitted right-wingers seeking an alliance with the left because they are angry with Trump will discover how little they get and how much it costs.
The Elites, the Popular Classes, and ‘The Bad News Bears’
The American classic that walked a generation through the cultural chaos of the 1970s turns 50 this year.
Trump Should Strike Back as Vatican Escalates Its War Against Him
God may be using Caesar to correct the sinful heir to St. Peter.
California’s Election Fraudyssey
In California, voter fraud is institutionalized, and measures that qualify for the ballot don’t always stay on the ballot.
How Globalists Manipulated Hungary’s Election, and Plan to Crush Europe’s Conservative Nationalists
The EU’s censorship regime, with an assist from U.S. affiliated agencies claiming to “promote democracy,” has put electoral victory out of reach for Europe’s conservative nationalist movements.
Magazine Worships Trans Representative as ‘Full of Grace’
Washingtonian magazine’s profile of Sarah McBride is an in-your-face assault on common sense and decency—though par for the course in today’s journalism.
Hochul’s Folly: Sanctuary Politics Over Public Safety
A radical new proposal in New York is about to make the state even more unattractive and unsafe than it already is.
Filibustering the Republic
Through the filibuster, the two parties have created conditions where it appears neither side ever gets what it wants. But make no mistake: Both are getting what they need.
The Silenced Generation
An American-style social credit system of pervasive technology combining with woke ideology to enforce submission is rampant on campus.
The Supreme Court Strikes a Blow Against Racial Gerrymandering
The Court has affirmed the idea that the law guarantees equal rights for citizens—not equal outcomes for racial groups.
Victor Riesel’s Trial By Acid
The labor union insider and columnist who was the victim of an acid attack at the behest of New York gangsters deserves a serious retelling of his story.
Why Chronicles Matters
Chronicles CEO and Publisher Eric Teetsel remarks on the legacy and enduring relevance of Chronicles upon the publication's 50th anniversary.
The Indispensable Magazine
Chronicles Editor in Chief Paul Gottfried remarks on 50 years of Chronicles.
America’s Media Is Enemy-Occupied Territory
An unrestrained, socially subversive left has taken over our entertainment and popular culture. The media’s hostility to normal Americans is apparent.
Media Bias in the Age of Trump
While activist reporting has undermined the left-wing media’s credibility, Big Tech seeks to save the left via biased story aggregation.
Remembering Andrew Breitbart
Andrew Breitbart was a patriot who set out to destroy the anti-American Democrat Media Complex by empowering citizen journalists.
What We Are Reading: May 2026
Short reviews of 'The Heir Apparent' by Jane Ridley, and 'The Chouans' by Honoré de Balzac.
How Charles Murray Found God
In 'Taking Religion Seriously, Charles Murray leads the reader along his fascinating, intellectual journey toward God.
Make Humans Great Again
In 'The Primate Myth,' Jonathan Leaf reaffirms the distinction between the animal called man and all other animals.
The Regime’s Enemies: Old and New
Laura Field‘s 'Furious Minds' explains more about the left's hatred of the New Right than the paleoconservative ideas undergirding that movement.
Books in Brief: May 2026
Short reviews of 'Proto: How One Ancient Language Went Global' by Laura Spinney and 'Selected Letters of John Updike,' edited by James Schiff.
Hollywood Throws a Hail Mary and Scores
'Project Hail Mary' explores the depths of space and human nature in a universally appealing manner.
The Great American Western
Piers Shepherd remembers two politically incorrect films that defined the Western genre: 'The Searchers' and 'The Outlaw Josey Wales'
The Untold Immigration Story
Our nation’s best course of action on immigration can be determined empirically—even though few are willing to frame the issue this way.
Viktor Orbán, Down But Not Out
Viktor Orbán was voted out last month, but he remains Western civilization’s indispensable man as Europe suffers its dark night of the soul.
Red Diaper Tourism
Faulty 14th Amendment jurisprudence has beget the massive, nightmarish Chinese birth-tourism industry in California.
European Integration at 75: A Flawed Project
The hope of unifying Europe in all its national diversity has been hopelessly overturned by leftist ideologues who, instead, want to destroy national diversity in the name of a forced unity.
The Medium Is the Miasma
Left-wing media bias is harmful and addictive, but the delivery system is far worse than the drug.
Do GOP Voters Recognize How Trump Saved Them From Trans Barbarism?
At this decisive moment, Republicans must not squander Trump’s hard-won restoration of biological truth.
Whose Creed? Whose Country?
We should consider the implications and limits of creedal nationalism as we approach the 250th anniversary of our separation from Britain.
A Leftist Is Not Improved by Zionism
It is interesting to note how establishment American conservatives equate moderation with support for Israel and, for that, are willing to overlook all other leftist sins.
The Lost Literary Life of Marilyn Monroe
There was a time when American popular culture was one of real intellectual and cultural striving.
Women Are Having Fewer Kids Because They Don’t Want Them
We are unlikely to solve America’s fertility problem unless we ask hard questions about feminism and its priorities.
What Americans Can Learn From China’s Dating Hellscape
China’s dystopia stems from its culture of crude utilitarianism and materialism.
Once Again, Events Prove Political Violence Is a Democrat Problem
Even if some Democrats have a problem with how readily some in their party approve and celebrate political violence, they will have a hard time reversing the rot that is now mainstream on the left.
Selfish Liberals Hate Selfless Marital Love
A life devoted to empty self-fulfillment will often be quite unfulfilling.
Colleges Are Making Political Violence Worse
Young men like Cole Allen shouldn’t emerge from years of “liberal” education more ready to accept, or commit, political violence.
The Yale Report Won’t Save American Higher Education
Putting a committee of faculty in charge of determining what has gone wrong in American higher education was like putting a team of drug dealers in charge of determining how best to enforce the nation’s drug laws.
Clarence Thomas Is Right on Rights
Government cannot create our rights any more than it can create the truth. It is charged only with recognizing and protecting them.
The Strange Leftism of Middle-Class Professionals
Patronage networks explain why white, middle-class professionals are so fanatically loyal to the left.
A Film That Could Change a Student’s Life
What if the great debunking machine of academic science is sputtering to a stop? The Story of Everything makes that persuasive case.
Workplace Raids Are Coming—and They’re Essential
It is not extreme to encourage aggressive enforcement of the law against those engaged in illegal hiring practices. It is a realist’s understanding of our national situation.
Lessons From a Finnish Attack on Free Speech
A recent, chilling decision from the Finnish Supreme Court underscores how the U.S. is one of the last bastions of free speech.
The Very Big Lie About Sam Francis and ‘Chronicles’
Recent attempts to smear Sam Francis and, with him, this magazine with the views of people like David Duke are just more tired myth perpetuation by the left to discredit serious American populism.
David Byrne Is Joyful, and the Left Can’t Stand It
The former Talking Heads artist invokes a joyful energy in his music that affirms American life and repulses the mindless worship of the ugly that preoccupies the left.
‘Trumping’ Woke Savages by Honoring Jefferson and Clay
Trump understands that the nation that dishonors its founders will fail to thrive.
When Democrats Engaged in ‘Mortal Kombat’
How a low-resolution video game once enraged pearl-clutching Democrats and led to a moral panic.
Immigration Amnesty by Any Other Name
For the GOP, this bill means death with indignity at the polls.
How the 2020 United States Census Defrauded the American People
The Census Bureau is deliberately falsifying real population data and manipulating our elections through a harmless-sounding algorithm called “differential privacy.”
Calling out the Billionaire ‘Boss’
“Born in the USA” Bruce Springsteen never supported the America that actually exists, but rather its Obama-style transformation.