World Politics
The Strange Case of Lebanon’s ‘Ceasefire’
The Lebanese government is powerless unless it decides to engage in military conflict against Hezbollah. Even then, the outcome is uncertain, and losing is not an option.
The Justice Department Indicts the Ministry of Love
To avoid ending up on the Hate List, people watch their words, meaning they watch their thoughts. If we accept the premise that we want to stamp out hate, we acquiesce in this erosion of our freedom of thought, which is ultimately an erosion of our very humanity.
The Renewal of the West and a Reckoning for New Zealand
A people who can no longer affirm their own worthiness to endure have chosen, quietly and finally, the path of extinction.
What Do You Most Despise?
Today we need rear-guard actions and bravery, not vacillating invertebrates.
Every Story Needs a Villain
Turns out you can farm your opposition and call it a win.
The Power Play
How Trump is running the most aggressive geopolitical play in a generation – and why it has to be this way.
Pope Nowhere to Be Seen for Nigeria’s Christians
This is what ‘coexistence with Islam’ really looks like.
New Yorker Story on Maduro Comes off as Comedy
Does Maduro think that no one in Venezuela has noticed that he he gone? Yes, they have noticed, but the funny thing is they don’t even much care, including his vice-president who hasn’t really bothered much to bring about his return other than a few initial words of protest.