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."
Books in Brief: January 2025
Short reviews of Missionary Diplomacy by Emily Conroy-Krutz, and Metaracism by Tricia Rose.
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.
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.
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.
2024: A Chaotic Year in Review
A noteworthy year full of developments in world affairs leaves us wary of the evil they reveal, and hopeful that this evil will never triumph.
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.
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.
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.
Feelings Don’t Care About Facts
New Yorkers who sense that they have something to fear from crime are not irrational or crazy, whatever the numbers say.
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.
When Enough Isn’t Enough: Carter’s True Legacy
The embarrassing fawning over Carter’s legacy from establishment conservatives reveals their abiding desire for social respectability at the expense of truth.
‘Seeing’: A Christ-Filled Jazz Record
An interview with jazz pianist Tord Gustavsen about the influences that converged to help him create his masterpiece.
Another Attempt to Climb Mount Resolution
Here I am again, draped with tackle and gear, preparing to begin the climb.
Make a Resolution to Fix Social Security
Calling attention to the fiscal realities that apply throughout the federal government has never been more essential.
A Yuletide Note: Jesus, the Asylum Seeker?
Contemporary attempts to paint Jesus Christ as a slighted migrant are politically, not biblically, inspired.
The Sources of Our Woke Politics
A response to Grant Havers on the question of the sources of woke politics.
President Trump Should Reject the UK’s Ambassadorial Nominee
The incoming Trump administration is under no obligation to accept Britain's hostile ambassador.
The Gargoyle Becomes a Phoenix
The reopening of the great cathedral, Notre-Dame de Paris, is a great reminder of the achievements of Western civilization and our potential to live up to them.
Immigration Moratorium Now
There is no MAGA without immigration sanity—including limited H1-B visas.
How to Recapture the Lost ‘Literary Men’
Perhaps the way to get men interested in literature again is to take seriously the topics that appeal to them.
Luigi Mangione: A Martyr for Losers
Born to privilege but not to do anything great, Mangione earned himself a seat in the libtard “Valhalla” next to the other losers of our age.
Old Saint Knick
Washington Irving’s contribution to America’s celebration of Christmas may have been the first blow against the religion of “woke.”
There’s No Such Thing As the ‘Woke Right’
The “woke right” concept seems to be little more than the latest way to marginalize the real right.
Bing Crosby’s Irish and American Christmas
While much of the America at the heart of Bing Crosby’s famous Christmas movies seems lost, we should remember what is fundamental.
The Christmas Season Is a Time to Recall the Finitude of Our Days
It is not morbid thinking to remember that Christmas is a call to love one another as we reflect on our mortality.
The Last Christmas in Bethlehem
Israel’s campaign to rid its neighboring lands of their inhabitants, including Christians, recalls the situation of the first Christmas. Is there a like hope?
Our Homegrown Ideological Enemy
We do not have to go searching abroad for the roots of our own ideological ruination.
Don’t Let the Grinches Spoil Your Christmas
Three ways you can fortify your home and your heart against those who would spoil the joy of the Christmas season.
Thoughts on Fatherhood: A Post-Birth Dispatch
First-time fatherhood is an exhilarating but also jolting experience that prompts reflections on the meaning of family.
Tax the Rich. It’s Only Fair
The burden of paying for an extravagant welfare state should not fall to struggling families who have their own responsibilities.
The Reeducation of Mitt Romney: From Trump Hatred to Respect?
Mitt Romney is singing a much different tune now that Trump has won the election.
The Return of Due Process
In the post-Kavanaugh age, Americans are clamoring for a return to due process and the presumption of innocence.
Biden’s Final Act of Border Sabotage
Joe Biden’s plan to sell off unused sections of the border wall cements his disgraceful legacy of failure to secure the border.
Why They Hate Kash Patel
Patel exposed the Russia Collusion Hoax in the first Trump administration, and he can expose more of the Intelligence Community's lies.
The Duke Lacrosse Hoax Is Not an Aberration
The media refuses to acknowledge it, but the Duke Lacrosse story wasn’t the first time they created a moral panic with no evidence, and it won’t be the last.
Remembering Lee Edwards: Chronicler of Conservatism
Lee Edwards was present at the creation of the conservative movement.
Fighting Communism After the Cold War
Twenty-first-century Communism in this country is a way to feel clever about holding stupid and morally bankrupt views.
Government of Germany’s Chancellor Scholz Collapses
Scholz lost a vote of confidence due to mounting economic concerns. New elections in February may embroil Germany further in the war in Ukraine.
Reality Dysphoria Update
The dictatorship of the subjunctive mood colonizes athletics, the courts, and public opinion.
The Casualties of Political Warfare
When political loss becomes a personal catastrophe for so many, it’s time for the left to reevaluate its priorities.
The Last Ugly Biden Christmas
We can be thankful this Christmas knowing it is Jill Biden’s last year to decorate the White House for the holidays.
Christopher Rufo’s Dangerous Wishful Thinking
A friendly rebuttal to the idea that the right can declare victory against wokeism and the leftist ideology that inspired it. The battle is not over.
Is There a Woke Right?
How some classical liberals are using a word that describes the left to gatekeep the right.
James Lindsay Is Wrong About Wokeness
Lindsay's attempted hoax on a Christian magazine falls flat because of his own inadequate understanding of the intellectual history he meant to caricature.
The Coming Conservative Media Collapse
Leftist corporate media is collapsing, and conservative media is not immune to suffering the same fate.
Word Tricks of the Democrat Media Complex
The vigilance required to parse one’s way through the Democrat Media Complex drives many Americans to seek better alternatives.
Birthright Citizenship Is a Breach in the Border
Trump’s promise to end birthright citizenship will be a battle but it’s a battle America can’t afford to lose.