In the end the task of making America great again will depend upon the backstage crew of ordinary Americans who are doing the hard work of making America good again.
Ninety Seconds to (Nuclear) Midnight
It is difficult to overstate the recklessness of the Biden administration in moving us closer to nuclear confrontation with Russia.
The Pardon America Needs
America will never come to grips with the COVID hysteria and the racialist moral panic that it supported until Derek Chauvin is pardoned.
The Follies of ‘Centrists’ on Academic Freedom
The defense of academic freedom offered by those who wish to position themselves as centrists on the question is no help at all.
Americans Now See the Fraud of Sanctuary Cities
The high-water mark of virtue signaling sanctuary policies has been reached and the tide is now receding as common sense catches up to reality.
Hughes for the Holidays
The holidays are the perfect time to relive the iconic elements of the John Hughes America—a time when the middle-American everyman had the sympathy of our culture.
‘Mary’: A Beautiful, Realistic Film about the Blessed Mother
Director D. J. Caruso has created a masterful work with a relatable portrayal for faithful and curious audiences alike.
Kid Dynamite’s Last Ride
Iron Mike’s last turn in the ring may have been a “loss” and a travesty. But it represents something irrepressibly human and admirable at the same time.
Biden Breaks His Promise and Pardons His Son—Yeah, But Trump!
Is anyone surprised by the Biden family corruption?
The 2024 Election Was a Triumph of Leadership Over Consensus
Democrats tried to force a consensus instead of allowing for organic leadership and persuasion. They failed.
The Battles Ahead and Why We Fight
The work of restoring the American republic is only just beginning with the coming inauguration of Donald Trump.
Go West, Big Government, and Slim Down in the Country
An idea from Horace Greeley and the post-Civil War burst of national imagination has come to the fore again.
Conservatives Can Curate Art for Themselves
As the right has discovered, the way around legacy media is to become the media. It can also become the culture’s art curators.
Identity Politics, Not Biden, Cost Democrats the Election
Democrats are the victims of their party’s ideology.
Daniel Penny is Guilty … of Being White
Daniel Penny is up against a system that sees capable white men as enemies.
Striking Back at the White-Coat Empire
Trump’s appointment of Jay Bhattacharya to the NIH will give Elon Musk and RFK Jr. a powerful ally in the battle against white-coat supremacy.
Polemics & Exchanges: December 2024
Chronicles readers comment upon and critique recent pieces by Geoff Shepard and Jeremy Carl.
Election-Day Journal
Professor Gottfried shares his candid, lucid, and wild observations as the election unraveled.
The New Conservatives’ Democracy Theater
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.
Intersectional Technocracy: The New Matrix
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.
Democracy and the Manipulation of Public Opinion
Walter Lippmann and John Dewey wrestled over the competence of the common citizen and the very notion of public opinion.
Making a Hero Out of a Mass Murderer
The New York City Council honors the murderous Jean-Jacques Dessalines. Murderers can be honored, in some places, if their victims are white.
Remembering Plinio Corrêa de Oliveira
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.
What We Are Reading: December 2024
Short reviews of Napoleon's Pyramids by William Dietrich, and The Case Against the Sexual Revolution by Louise Perry.
Judith Butler, Gender Sophist
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.
The Betty Friedan Mystique
Betty Friedan has been portrayed as a hero, but it’s not clear exactly what was so heroic or great about the feminist icon.
Edith Hamilton and the Resurgence of American Education
Edith Hamilton was a hero of the Old Right and of the classical education revival in the U.S. A review of "American Classicist."
The Crime of Noticing
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.
Books in Brief: December 2024
Short reviews of Go Woke, Go Broke by Charles Gasparino, and The Indispensable Right by Jonathan Turley.
The Domestic Cruelty of Desire
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.
The Next Pope, as Seen Through a Left-Wing Fever Dream
Conclave is a blatant and unabashed piece of artistic manipulation that laughably portrays the Catholic Church from the twisted perspective of the progressive left.
Wild Bill Wellman’s Hundred Lives
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.
A Global Agenda for Trump 2.0
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.
American Men and the Emerging Culture Shift
This year signaled a rightward cultural shift for males and an opportunity for males to shape American culture.
The Insurmountable Evil of the American Media
The media is composed of hideous people who, in their dedication to destroying Trump, have lost all credibility.
It’s a Wonderful Magazine
At this time of the year, Chronicles readers should ask themselves what the world would look like if our magazine did not exist.
Religious Liberty or Subordination to the State
A new report presents the stark reality in Xi Jinping’s Communist China as it relates to faith and religious freedom—but can the “free world” still present the alternative?
No Quarter for Crybaby Diplomats
The incoming Trump administration should fire State Department employees who are too emotionally fragile to defend America.
Disrupting the Health Agencies Will Save American Lives
Medicine needs to be practiced with unflinching demand for evidence, not politics.
Spite Not Your Neighbor Over Politics
The inclination to view friends, family, and neighbors as evil when they disagree with us politically is usually a way to scapegoat our own shortcomings.
Profanity and Obscenity Diminish Dignity
Our casual disregard for propriety in language is costing us more than we imagine.
Logos in the Land: “Can We Talk?”
Donald Trump’s unusual verbal skill, accurately labeled “the weave” during the campaign, gives Americans hope of making reasoned political speech great again.
Washington Post Shake Up Should Shake Out Ruth Marcus
The Post’s op-ed page deputy editor is a dishonest hack and if Jeff Bezos wants to save his paper, she should go.
Trump Draws the Map to 2028
Donald Trump destroyed the Democrats’ blue wall and, with it, their hopes for 2028.
Weaponized Sex Charges Target Trump Picks
Sexual assault allegations against political figures usually have an ulterior motive: to punish those who challenge the status quo.
Time for Feminism to Take Inventory of its Failing Prescriptions
Feminist lifestyle prescriptions aren’t resulting in feminism sending America its best.
How to Curb the Deep State at the State Department
By reinforcing civilian control of the department and implementing other common-sense reforms, some sanity to our foreign affairs may be restored.
The Cowardice of Modern Journalism
More evidence of the diminished standards and dishonorable behavior of America’s fourth estate.
What Was the Matt Gaetz Attorney General Pick Really About?
Has the maestro of Mar-a-Lago outwitted his political foes yet again?
