Category Archives: Historical Essays

Armenia’s memorial to the 20th century’s first genocide–against 1.5 million Christians

The Armenian Genocide Memorial rests atop the Tsitsernakaberd—literally, “swallow’s fortress”—a hill that rises sharply from [...]

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The cruelty of John Steinbeck

In October 25, the auction house Bonhams in New York hosted the sale of a [...]

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What Morocco Taught Me About the Decline of the West

I am not a globalist, but I am something of a hypocrite. Which is to [...]

The Long March of the Lemmings

In an interview with John Anderson last fall, Douglas Murray delivered a passionate denunciation of [...]

Why Are Historians Suddenly Discovering So Many Transgenders?

When new ideological movements seize power in institutions, it is always necessary to rewrite history. [...]

Anti-Semitism is surging–and young people are forgetting the Holocaust

Walk in almost any major European city, and you are likely to come across golden-colored [...]

Sir Roger Scruton Against the Sexual Revolution

This essay was first published on January 12 at The European Conservative. Social media won’t [...]

Travels with Charles

Six months after the Russian invasion, I meet Charles Coloumbe at his apartment outside Vienna [...]

A Christian Remembrance Day in Canada

Last week, I wrote a column for The European Conservative on the Trudeau government’s attempt [...]

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Cutting God out of Remembrance Day

Every year on November 11, Canadians across the country cluster in the cold around cenotaphs [...]

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