Marine Le Pen’s inexorable rise augurs poorly for France and Europe.
The Christian Terror of Saint Augustine
In an earlier era, rampaging monks sought to create the Christian equivalent of the ISIS caliphate.
Venezuela at a Crossroads?
The Venezuela opposition win is both astonishing & unsurprising. It’s not an unqualified good result.
The Libel Equating Islam With Terror
The homegrown attacks in the U.S. and Europe have more in common with secular mass shooters than with Mideast jihad.
Why India Needs More Freedom
The world’s second-largest nation faces a true culture clash.
North Sea Boats and Spanish Crossings
Today’s refugee crisis imagery echoes the Dutch England-Voyagers and French escapees of World War II
Russo-Turkish Confrontation and Future of Putin’s Regime
Repercussions inside Russia of the jet incident on the Syrian border.
Real Reason Behind Turkey’s Shoot-down of the Russian Jet
The data support Putin’s assertion that the shoot-down was prepared in advance.
Paris Climate Talks Need to Focus on Innovation
Only when the unsubsidized cost of clean energy is cheaper than fossil fuels will nations switch en masse.
Why ISIS May Be Targeting France
By seeking to destabilize France, already struggling economically, ISIS aims at bringing down the whole European Union.























