How are we to think of the influx of masses of Muslims into the Western world? From a Christian point of view, there are at…
OK, so this is my 250th article on Islam, and the threat it poses to us all. Does that make me obsessed, or somewhat off-kilter?…
Lenin called gullible Western supporters of communism “useful idiots”. They were utterly naive about the real nature of bloodthirsty communism, and they became terrific apologists…
In 2009 Jamie Glazov wrote an important volume entitled United in Hate. In it he spoke about how the political left in the West has…
Ignatius, 2012. This is a very important book indeed. It is not just about the threat of expansionistic Islam, but about Western naivety and gullibility.…
As the dust settles, let me offer here a few more reflections on the re-election of Obama. Plenty of commentary will be forthcoming in the…
We might have thought that crucifixion was no longer being practiced in the world. And we might have thought the Arab Spring was a good…
Two noted political leaders have just passed away: the Czech political liberator, Vaclav Havel, and the North Korean dictator Kim Jong-il. The two lives could…
One of the more odd sets of bedfellows today is the Western left and Islam. While it might seem that the two groups should be…
As the marriage wars intensify, so too does the heavy-handed assaults by the militant homosexual lobby. They have long specialised in intimidation, deception, harassment and…
Dutch politician, firebrand, and outspoken critic of Islamism Geert Wilders has been on trial in the Netherlands for his strong stance against terrorism and creeping…
For both religious and non-religious reasons, history is vitally important, and it is imperative that we do not forget the lessons of history. As the…
The enemies of freedom and democracy are always at work. Sadly they are often helped by those whom Lenin referred to as “useful idiots”. That…
21stCentury Press, 2009. https://www.exodusfromdarkness.org.au/ (Also available in Australia at Koorong Books) This is the powerful and inspiring story of an Iranian who went from being…
Bernard-Henri Lévy is not your average French intellectual, for at least three reasons: what he says usually makes sense; he is more or less conservative;…
Encounter Books, 2002. As the Western world grows increasingly secular, the attacks on religion in general and Christianity in particular become ever more shrill and…
Cambridge University Press, 1988. Just over a decade ago, one could ask whether the greatest threat to Christianity in particular and Western civilisation in general…
Here are eleven books by four authors you should be aware of: There is never a shortage of good books out there, nor of good…
History can teach us much about the decline of cultures: The value of history is that we will hopefully learn from it. But as we…
We can rightly ask: whither the West? As is so often remarked, civilisations can die from at least two things: external attack or internal decay.…