Category Archives: Current Affairs and Comment

Current Affairs and comment

HOLA, Ann Coulter!

Posted on June 20, 2015 by leslie

HOLA, Ann Coulter Immigration patriot Ilana Mercer welcomes Ann Coulter’s conversion “Adios America” is the apropos title of Ann Coulter’s latest book. It details how mass immigration is killing America, as Bill O’Reilly would say (or still will). Adios means … Continue reading →

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From Purges at National Review to Duggar Paedophilia

Posted on June 9, 2015 by leslie

From Purges at National Review to Duggar  Paedophilia Ilana Mercer uses the “I” word Fellow Canadian Kathy Shaidle sends her latest Taki’s Magazine column, “Beta Male Suckiness at National Review.” In it I learn that Kathy’s benevolence approaches the saintly; only … Continue reading →

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The West: Its Legacy and Possible Future

Posted on June 8, 2015 by leslie

The West: Its Legacy and Possible Future Mark Wegierski considers unfolding developments in America, Europe and the Middle East The following essay is a 2015 iteration of the draft of a presentation read at the 2012 Telos in Europe L’Aquila … Continue reading →

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Ask Bush why the Iraqi Military won’t fight

Posted on June 1, 2015 by leslie

Ask Bush why the Iraqi Military won’t fight The fall of Ramadi – Ilana Mercer apportions blame It’s quite a surprise that John McCain did not rise on his hind legs when he got wind of what U.S. Defense Secretary … Continue reading →

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Iraq Liars & Deniers: we knew then what we know now

Posted on May 24, 2015 by leslie

Iraq Liars & Deniers: we knew then what we know now Ilana Mercer is vindicated by history “If we knew what we know today, we would not have gone into Iraq”: This is as good an apology Republicans vying for … Continue reading →

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Savouring Hillary’s Vow of Silence

Posted on May 18, 2015 by leslie

Savouring Hillary’s Vow of Silence Ilana Mercer waxes prophetic The national media are sulking. Hillary Clinton won’t speak to them. But what is it about this power-hungry dirigista that the media don’t already know? Prior to taking a vow of … Continue reading →

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Pamela Geller offends ‘Sharia’ media

Posted on May 11, 2015 by leslie

Pamela Geller offends ‘Sharia’ media Ilana Mercer defends the WND columnist Sandhya SomethingOrAnother is a “social change” reporter for The Washington Post. (Yes, the WaPo has such a beat.) Ms. Somashekhar (her surname copied and pasted) implied that WND columnist Pamela … Continue reading →

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Living in the shadow of fascism

Posted on May 8, 2015 by leslie

Living in the shadow of fascism Mark Wegierski considers the ideological consequences of the Second World War Seventy years after its end, World War II continues to shape the world. One of its main ideological results was the general discrediting … Continue reading →

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Fame – deserved and undeserved

Posted on May 4, 2015 by leslie

Fame – deserved and undeserved Ilana Mercer distinguishes between heroism and celebrity “True bravery is shown by performing without witness what one might be capable of doing before all the world,” said a wise man named La Rochefoucauld, centuries ago. … Continue reading →

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Marx out of ten?

Posted on May 1, 2015 by leslie

  Marx out of ten? On May Day, Mark Wegierski wonders what remains of value in Marxist thought Karl Marx and his intellectual collaborator and patron Friedrich Engels established a heritage of thought which is said today to be nearly-universally … Continue reading →

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