Category: Serious Commentary
Merkel Wins the Battle: But Can She Win the War?
As fringe parties gradually mainstream themselves in the polling, the underlying anxieties that motivate protest and fringe votes become ever more pressing concerns.
Random Thoughts (VII): EU Sabotage
Fear and Terror in 21st Century Brussels The UK’s hardball approach to EU negotiations doesn’t appear to have won them any favors. Is this a gamble that failed?
Random Thoughts (VI): Sweden’s Summer of Hate, and Some Naughty Plants!
First World Antisemitism, First World Problems
Trade Deals With China: Moral Appeals, or Strictly Business?
Human rights are a controversial issue anywhere in the world; China can hardly be an exception to the rule.
Fears Grow Of Intensified North Korean Cyber-Terrorism
An internationally respected think-tank has predicted an increase in North Korean sponsored cyber-terrorism.
No, Jews and Christians are Not “People of the Book.” Thanks for Asking!
There’s an old piece of folk wisdom among the hucksters and snake oil peddlers of this world: If you can’t beat ’em, assimilate ‘em! And this is certainly relevant to the ‘People of the Book’ (Ahl-al-Kitab) forgery libel, commonly applied…
Fragmented Dogmatism: The Postmodern Academy is on the Verge of ‘Post-Stalinism’
The old lament of Ultramontane Catholics is that when the wicked apostates and schismatics destroyed the unity of the Church, Christendom ended up with an ungovernable ‘Babel’ (or ‘babble’) of heretics speaking every tongue under heaven. One true church, on…
30 Questions for Privileged ‘Choice Feminism’ Brofems About Enforced Patriarchal Clothing
There is nothing wrong with a man being a feminist, or identifying himself as pro-feminist; but there is everything in the world wrong with ‘Brominism,’ or opportunistic virtue-signalling about gender.
Twitter Claims Another Scalp: Who’s In, Who’s Out?
Controversial journalist Milo Yiannopoulos, or @nero, was banned from Twitter a while back.
Reality’s Advocate: Sadiq Khan is Not Wrong About the Normality of Terrorism
The controversial British tabloid journalist Katie Hopkins often calls London Mayor Sadiq Khan ‘Khant.’