Russia’s military is experiencing failures that are unexpected from one of the world’s largest military forces. Two weeks into Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, it has become apparent Russia’s military is experiencing failures – both technical and strategic – that are perhaps unexpected from one of the world’s largest military forces. There are multiple issues one […]
Amid the alarming images of Russia’s invasion of Ukraine over the past few days, millions of people have also seen misleading, manipulated or false information about the conflict on social media platforms such as Facebook, Twitter, TikTok and Telegram. One example is this video of military jets posted to TikTok, which is historical footage but captioned as live video of […]
The memory of a fierce regent of old can inspire Ukrainians today in the face of war. The past few days have seen a spate of videos showing Ukrainians and their president defying an onslaught of Russian aggression. Who could fail to be moved by the video of a Ukrainian woman confronting an armed and jackbooted soldier, […]
We no longer think of ourselves as subject to the world’s fixed nature, or of it as having an objective authority or meaning. The idea that the self is something plastic — that, we believe, we can shape in any way we wish — is the West’s reigning idea of selfhood. This idea especially shapes […]
Europe’s dependence on natural gas mutes its objections to Russia’s invasion. “Save the planet!” Ah, what a wonderful phrase. To quote an adorable little Swedish girl, “how dare you” even think otherwise? Well, pace Greta, dare we must. Garry Kasparov recently hit the nail on its head, when he tweeted, “You can’t save the planet if […]
Christian morality is a ‘seamless garment’. For years, not just in the past few weeks, Vladimir Putin has sought to portray Russia as the world’s staunchest guardian of authentic Christian values. Some people have even cast the invasion itself as a war of Orthodox Christianity on decadent, woke Western culture. In his speech to the […]
A new public orthodoxy is being imposed upon the United States. What are we to make of “cancel culture” and what Mary Eberstadt has dubbed the “new intolerance”? One of the most astute analyses was offered by Megan McCardle several years ago in The Washington Post. Societies, McCardle wrote, do have “orthodoxies,” beliefs that they place “beyond debate” […]
A former Prime Minister of Australia warns that Vladimir Putin’s ambitions in Ukraine threaten us all. History isn’t malicious, just instructive. It tells us that progress isn’t inevitable; that justice isn’t always done; that good won’t always win; and that danger always lurks. Above all, it tells us that individual and collective choice matters: that […]
“The great enemy of truth is very often not the lie–deliberate, contrived and dishonest–but the myth–persistent, persuasive and unrealistic.” – John F. Kennedy, Commencement Address at Yale University, June 11 1962. If you are new to the crazy world of gender, you’ve heard that trans is something you just know. So, if your kid comes […]
It’s being used as a slur and means almost nothing. The concept of “misinformation,” or “misleading, false and/or harmful information,” has been repeatedly invoked by Big Tech media companies and governments to justify the suppression and invalidation of information and perspectives they disapprove of. It has been employed by Twitter, YouTube, Facebook, and national health […]
A humble Italian priest won tens of thousands of converts. In 1905, one of the greatest Catholic missionaries to China wrote down his thoughts for the Chinese New Year. His story is still of interest today. “It is Chinese New Year, and a new epoch has begun for China. It is now essential to activate […]
Russia has been laying the ground for military action against Ukraine since 2014. Despite suggestions to the contrary from the Kremlin, Ukraine remains surrounded by Russian troops, both along its long border with Russia and from within occupied Crimea. The Russian Federation has deployed land, air and naval forces that give the Kremlin a range […]
Is it harmless to advertise your “preferred pronouns”? Or does it reinforce a toxic ideology? I’m a parent of a “trans-identified” teen, so the pronoun dilemma is close to home for me. However, as a society, we cannot tackle this issue only when it impacts us personally — we need to band together as a […]
Two organisers of Canada’s peaceful Freedom Convoy, Chris Barber and Tamara Lich, were arrested today, after the Trudeau government earlier this week invoked the Emergencies Act, formerly the War Measures Act. As part of its crackdown on mandate critics, Canada has also expanded the definition of “terrorist financing” in order to freeze bank accounts and […]
‘State of Our Unions 2022’ shows little evidence that those marrying over the age of 25 have stronger marriages than those in their early 20s. Marriage works best if the guy and girl both have a degree, a job, financial security, and plenty of life experience, right? Early marriage leads to divorce, right? Wrong. A […]