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A Christian uprising is here to save the West
By Conrad Black It has long been unfashionable in most of the Western world to discuss religion and particularly Christianity other than in an historical or sentimental or even somewhat condescending context. But important trends are changing: in the United States religious practice which was in decline for some decades, after being steady for more than five years, is increasing.
Conrad Black: A Christian uprising is here to save the West
Skip to Content Pope Leo XIV's visit to France was a revelation Pope Leo XIV's visit to France was a revelation, writes Conrad Black. It has long been unfashionable in most of the Western world to discuss religion and particularly Christianity other than in an historical or sentimental or even somewhat condescending context. But important trends are changing: in the United States religious practice which was in decline for some decades, after being steady for more than five years, is increasing.
Conrad Black: A Christian uprising is here to save the West
Vatican 1 day ago First images released of Pope Leo after cancer surgery, celebrating Mass at hospital ncronline.org - Nicole Winfield • 1d The Vatican on Friday released the first images of Pope Leo XIV since his lung cancer surgery, showing him celebrating Mass, as doctors said that … Nagorno-Karabakh 14 hours ago The courage to risk death for life osvnews.com - Katie Yoder • 14h I am rushing through the winding corridors of my hotel in downtown Yerevan, the capital of Armenia, when I spot...
Rubio is right about the West, if not about the Greeks
By Conrad Black US Secretary of State Marco Rubio went to considerable lengths to give a comprehensive address on the American-European relationship on October 7, with the Acropolis and the Parthenon as his background and the Pnyx hill, where the Athenian assembly once met, as his platform.
Rubio is right about the West, if not about the Greeks
US Secretary of State Marco Rubio went to considerable lengths to give a comprehensive address on the American-European relationship on October 7, with the Acropolis and the Parthenon as his background and the Pnyx hill, where the Athenian assembly once met, as his platform.
Toronto Police Arrest 3rd Canadian Armed Forces Member in Connection to Organized Crime, Kidnapping
The Toronto Police Service arrested Jack Miley, 24, on Sept. 24 on charges of organized crime, kidnapping, and theft of firearms and weapons. A third member of the Canadian Armed Forces has been charged in a kidnapping investigation along with four civilians, the Toronto Police Service has announced. Police arrested Jack Miley, 24, of Toronto, on Sept.
Where Is Charles De Gaulle When France, Amid Escalating Unrest, Needs Him?
By Conrad Black The disturbances in France are in part the confirmation of the centuries-old addiction of the French, periodically in that rich and splendid country, to hurl paving stones at the police, burn piles of garbage and automobiles in the streets, and barricade whole districts.
Where Is Charles De Gaulle When France, Amid Escalating Unrest, Needs Him?
Columnists Many are comparing the current events to those of 1968, but the two are easily distinguished. President Charles de Gaulle during a visit to Lyon on March 24, 1968. Alain Nogues/Sygma via Getty Images The disturbances in France are in part the confirmation of the centuries-old addiction of the French, periodically in that rich and splendid country, to hurl paving stones at the police, burn piles of garbage and automobiles in the streets, and barricade whole districts.
What September’s 68,000 Job Losses Signal for the Canadian Economy
News Analysis Canada’s labour market has shed 110,000 jobs over the past two months, but with rising energy costs adding to inflationary pressures, it remains to be seen whether the Bank of Canada will cut interest rates to support a softening economy or raise them, with implications for mortgage rates. Statistics Canada announced on Oct. 9 that employment fell by 68,000 in September, following a loss of 42,000 jobs in August. The unemployment rate rose to 6.5 percent.
Why Quebec Is Unlikely to Separate From Canada Anytime Soon
By Conrad Black At first sight, it may seem that the replacement of the ambiguous Coalition Avenir Québec party by the Parti Québécois in Quebec’s election last week is a victory for the forces of Quebec independence. This is an illusion. The CAQ was a fusion of interests that wished to de-emphasize constitutional issues and emphasize policies that would encourage increased Quebec and particularly French Quebec prosperity.
Conrad Black: Why Quebec Is Unlikely to Separate From Canada Anytime Soon
Commentary At first sight, it may seem that the replacement of the ambiguous Coalition Avenir Québec party by the Parti Québécois in Quebec’s election last week is a victory for the forces of Quebec independence. This is an illusion. The CAQ was a fusion of interests that wished to de-emphasize constitutional issues and emphasize policies that would encourage increased Quebec and particularly French Quebec prosperity.
Democrats, Blinded by Disdain of Trump, Ride Toward Midterms on Wave of False Optimism
By Conrad Black It is not necessary to be a reactionary or a rabid partisan to dissent from the conventional wisdom that a Democratic wave will sweep the midterm elections. It is also assumed that it will doom the country to two years of failed attempted presidential impeachments and frenzied mudslinging in congressional committees, which will probably be replied to with a blizzard of indictments of Democratic worthies by the Justice Department.
Democrats, Blinded by Disdain of Trump, Ride Toward Midterms on Wave of False Optimism
Columnists Furthermore, election polling is unreliable and in the Trump era generally has been unusually inaccurate. President Trump during a campaign rally at the Freeman Coliseum on October 7, 2026 at San Antonio, Texas. Win McNamee/Getty Images It is not necessary to be a reactionary or a rabid partisan to dissent from the conventional wisdom that a Democratic wave will sweep the midterm elections.
Conrad Black: Quebec's Gilbert and Sullivan election Original
Skip to Content Monday produced the most fragmented result in the province's history Parti Québécois Leader Paul St-Pierre Plamondon gives a victory speech following his win in the Quebec election, in Montreal on Monday. Monday’s election in Quebec produced the most fragmented result in the province’s history, where three parties had between 20 and 28 per cent of the vote, and two others between 12 and 14 per cent.
Brazil’s run-off puts the last piece of the hemisphere in play
By Conrad Black With the disorders in France, the revolving-door governments in Great Britain and the disintegration of the mandate of the Federal Republic government in Germany, there may not be a great deal of attention paid in Europe at the moment to developments in Latin America.
Tucker Carlson’s Revisionist History
Expansionism for Thee, But Not for Me By Conrad Black Tucker Carlson’s conversation with Jacob Rees-Mogg last week should trouble anyone who has long admired him as a talented commentator. As a near-absolutist on free speech, while I disagree strongly with much of what has emerged as Tucker’s warped worldview, he has every right to state whatever views he pleases.
Tucker Carlson's Revisionist History
Expansionism for Thee, But Not for Me Tucker Carlson’s conversation with Jacob Rees-Mogg last week should trouble anyone who has long admired him as a talented commentator. As a near-absolutist on free speech, while I disagree strongly with much of what has emerged as Tucker’s warped worldview, he has every right to state whatever views he pleases. However, having grown accustomed over the years to a high quality of polemic from him, it has been difficult to watch this gradual devolution.
Brazil’s run-off puts the last piece of the hemisphere in play
With the disorders in France, the revolving-door governments in Great Britain and the disintegration of the mandate of the Federal Republic government in Germany, there may not be a great deal of attention paid in Europe at the moment to developments in Latin America.
Why This Year’s UN Session Was Different
By Conrad Black This year’s meeting of the U.N. General Assembly was more interesting than they usually are, as it occurred at a critical moment in a number of important international events. The president of the United States and the president of Iran both commented on the present sporadic conflict between them in vastly different terms. President Trump, though a nationalist, is far from an isolationist, and his influence can be felt and asserted everywhere in the world.
Conrad Black: France Has a Long History of Rowdy Mass Protests
Commentary The riots in France are following a traditional pattern in that country. It is a part of the political nature of the French republics that every 20 or 30 years, discontent suddenly bubbles up uncontrollably. All who know France know that it is a beautiful country with magnificent landscapes almost everywhere, where the French language is spoken beautifully even by apparently uneducated people, and where it is almost impossible to get a bad meal or a poor glass of wine. From Gen.
The delights of not running a newspaper
Writing this diary and the amiable correspondence I have had recently with my old friend Mathias Döpfner as he assumes control of the Telegraph titles remind me of how much more agreeably simple my days are now than when I was Telegraph chairman. Thanks to the internet, my reflections on a number of outlets in different countries ricochet all around the world to an astounding number of people.
Conrad Black: Carney's invasion musings Original
Skip to Content The comments were extraordinary, but didn't cause much more than a ripple Prime Minister Mark Carney speaks during a Liberal caucus meeting on Parliament Hill in Ottawa, September 18, 2026. The green shoots of rational thought may finally be surging out of the ground in the current imbroglio between Canada and the United States.
Hail to the Chief, at Last — the Reappraisal of Nixon’s Legacy Is in Full Swing
By Conrad Black There is not now and has never been one scintilla of probative evidence that Nixon committed any felonies or broke any laws. It was my good fortune last week to participate in a panel discussion held by the Spectator at New York re-examining the presidency of Richard Nixon. My fellow panelists were the Watergate expert and deputy counsel to President Nixon, Geoff Shepherd, and a younger writer and researcher on the subject, Daniel McCarthy.
Hail to the Chief, at Last — the Reappraisal of Nixon’s Legacy Is in Full Swing
Columnists There is not now and has never been one scintilla of probative evidence that Nixon committed any felonies or broke any laws. President Nixon gives the victory sign before boarding Marine One after resigning the presidency on August 9, 1974. Bettmann/Getty Images It was my good fortune last week to participate in a panel discussion held by the Spectator at New York re-examining the presidency of Richard Nixon.
Where Worries Arise in the Paramount Deal
By Conrad Black A management system based upon the complete separation of ownership and an apparently self-perpetuating management group invites skepticism. The pending sale of Warner Brothers’ broadcasting and entertainment assets to the Paramount Skydance group breaks new ground in the long-sensitive area of eligible owners and concentration of ownership in these critical fields.
Europe’s Catholic revival is the continent’s biggest story
By Conrad Black European affairs are evolving, with the conspicuous failure of Russian arms in Ukraine, where after a war longer than that between Hitler and Stalin, Russia has not been able to occupy more than 20 per cent of Ukrainian territory. And Europe is affected by the collapse of the moral authority and aptitude to govern of the centrist parties in most of Western Europe. But perhaps the most potentially important European phenomenon is the contemporary resurgence of Roman Catholicism.
V čem bylo letošní zasedání OSN jiné
Komentář Letošní zasedání Valného shromáždění OSN bylo zajímavější než obvykle, protože se konalo v kritickém okamžiku několika významných mezinárodních událostí. Prezidenti Spojených států a Íránu se k současnému sporadickému konfliktu mezi svými zeměmi vyjádřili zcela odlišně. Prezident Trump je sice nacionalista, ale k izolacionismu má daleko a jeho vliv je patrný po celém světě.
When Spectator Sport Was the Best Game in Town
Ahead of Conrad Black speaking at a Spectator event on Richard Nixon, he looks back on his time presiding over the renaissance of the storied British magazine. By Conrad Black The 15 years when I was the chief proprietor of the Spectator were a never-ending cavalcade of amusing interactions between the many memorable personalities associated with that magazine. The experience was made more pleasant by the extraordinary economic success that we had with it.
Europe’s Catholic revival is the continent’s biggest story
European affairs are evolving, with the conspicuous failure of Russian arms in Ukraine, where after a war longer than that between Hitler and Stalin, Russia has not been able to occupy more than 20 per cent of Ukrainian territory. And Europe is affected by the collapse of the moral authority and aptitude to govern of the centrist parties in most of Western Europe. But perhaps the most potentially important European phenomenon is the contemporary resurgence of Roman Catholicism.
Truth, damned truth, and reconciliation
A call for truth on the National Day of Truth and Reconciliation Words have meaning, and they matter. When the Truth and Reconciliation Commission opened its 2015 report with the proclamation that Canada had participated in “cultural genocide,” it was not providing a comprehensive assessment of Canada’s residential school policy; it was leading the witness before the testimony had begun. The suffix “-cide” is not a decorative appendage that is open for subjective interpretation.
Why This Year’s UN Session Was Different
By Conrad Black This year’s meeting of the U.N. General Assembly was more interesting than they usually are, as it occurred at a critical moment in a number of important international events. The president of the United States and the president of Iran both commented on the present sporadic conflict between them in vastly different terms. President Trump, though a nationalist, is far from an isolationist, and his influence can be felt and asserted everywhere in the world.
When Spectator Sport Was the Best Game in Town
Arts+ Ahead of Conrad Black speaking at a Spectator event on Richard Nixon, he looks back on his time presiding over the renaissance of the storied British magazine. Barbara Amiel and Conrad Black at a party for the 175th anniversary of The Spectator at London's Four Seasons hotel on 24 September 2003. PA Images via Getty Images.
Where Worries Arise in the Paramount Deal
Columnists A management system based upon the complete separation of ownership and an apparently self-perpetuating management group invites skepticism. The Paramount water tower is seen at Los Angeles. Jae C. Hong/AP The pending sale of Warner Brothers’ broadcasting and entertainment assets to the Paramount Skydance group breaks new ground in the long-sensitive area of eligible owners and concentration of ownership in these critical fields.
Conrad Black: Why This Year’s UN Session Was Different
Commentary This year’s meeting of the U.N. General Assembly was more interesting than they usually are, as it occurred at a critical moment in a number of important international events. The president of the United States and the president of Iran both commented on the present sporadic conflict between them in vastly different terms. President Trump, though a nationalist, is far from an isolationist, and his influence can be felt and asserted everywhere in the world.
L’accord sur le Groenland est une bonne nouvelle pour l’Alliance occidentale
L’annonce de l’accord conclu entre le Danemark, le Groenland et les États-Unis est, sans conteste, une bonne nouvelle pour l’Alliance occidentale.
By Conrad Black President Trump’s address on Tuesday to the United Nations was the most successful of the five occasions when he has spoken to the General Assembly, the great majority of whose 193 members usually disagree with almost everything he says.
Conrad Black: Mark Carney's EU blunder Original
Skip to Content Before further escalation against the U.S., the prime minister should consider the vast differences in size between the two economies Prime Minister Mark Carney delivers a speech to the European Parliament in Strasbourg, France, on September 17, 2026. I have the painful duty of advising that I consider the basic points Prime Minister Mark Carney tried to make in his address on Sept. 27 to the European Parliament in Strasbourg profoundly mistaken.
Conrad Black: Mark Carney's EU blunder
Now Ten New York Times journalists and editors interviewed the Canadian prime minister for an hour at The Times office in New York on Wednesday. Here’s what we learned. On Wednesday, Prime Minister Mark Carney of Canada visited the New York Times headquarters in Midtown Manhattan after his engagements …
Trump’s Threat To ‘Annihilate’ Iran’s Regime Could Be Undermined by Waiting for the Midterm Elections
Columnists Most people would prefer that he make his choice as soon as possible. President Trump speaks during the 81st session of the United Nations General Assembly, September 22, 2026. Michael M. Santiago/Getty Images President Trump’s address on Tuesday to the United Nations was the most successful of the five occasions when he has spoken to the General Assembly, the great majority of whose 193 members usually disagree with almost everything he says.
Carney tells Europe what it wants to hear
The response to Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney’s address at the European Parliament in Strasbourg on September 17, a day after European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen opened the door to Canada becoming the EU’s first “associate member”, has reflected and aggravated the public policy and psychology gap between Western Europe and the United States.
Dohoda o Grónsku je dobrou zprávou pro západní alianci
Komentář Oznámení o dohodnutých podmínkách ujednání mezi Dánskem, Grónskem a Spojenými státy je jednoznačně dobrou zprávou pro západní alianci.
Democrats Eye Impeachment of Trump If They Prevail in Midterms, Yet President Holds a Profusion of Wild Cards
By Conrad Black This has been the most difficult midterm election to predict with confidence in living memory. It is a truism that midterm elections normally are unfavorable to the administration and in two-term administrations the last time that the midterm election after six years for a re-elected president was not unfavorable was in 1906 under Theodore Roosevelt.
Greenland Deal Is Good News for the Western Alliance
By Conrad Black The announcement of agreed terms for an arrangement between Denmark, Greenland, and the United States is unambiguously good news for the Western Alliance.
Democrats Eye Impeachment of Trump If They Prevail in Midterms, yet President Holds a Profusion of Wild Cards
Columnists The record of elections shows that successful military or strategic activity just before the balloting is a great vote-getter. President Trump at the White House on April 6, 2026. Anna Moneymaker/Getty Images Published: Sep 22, 2026, 03:55 AM ET Updated:Sep 22, 2026, 04:09 AM ET This has been the most difficult midterm election to predict with confidence in living memory.
Conrad Black: Greenland Deal Is Good News for the Western Alliance
Commentary The announcement of agreed terms for an arrangement between Denmark, Greenland, and the United States is unambiguously good news for the Western Alliance.
Conrad Black: Canada must mature as a nation Original
Reflexive anti-Americanism does not look good on us A Canadian and American flag fly along the border at the Detroit River in Windsor. /The Windsor Star The trade imbroglio with the United States is escalating and ramifying in ways that are potentially dangerous.
One of the most astonishing manifestations of the chronic reluctance of Western media to grant President Donald Trump and his administration an impartial evaluation is occurring in the so-called Iran war. Trump came to office denouncing so-called “forever wars” and promising to avoid the deployment of American forces in substantial numbers in combat zones, “boots on the ground”.
The West sulks while Trump squares the circle in Iran
One of the most astonishing manifestations of the chronic reluctance of Western media to grant President Donald Trump and his administration an impartial evaluation is occurring in the so-called Iran war. Trump came to office denouncing so-called “forever wars” and promising to avoid the deployment of American forces in substantial numbers in combat zones, “boots on the ground”.
New to The New Criterion ?
Lee Harris’s new book Lincoln, Roosevelt, Trump is an interesting study that makes many good points and bucks contemporary “learned” opinion in doing justice to President Donald Trump. But it overreaches in a number of areas. The concept of American exceptionalism is overused and generally misused. Every country is entitled to its own mythos, and the American mythos is vast and durable.
Europe Need Not Fear the Rise of Right-Leaning Parties
By Conrad Black The almost outright victory of the Alternative for Germany party in the recent Saxony-Anhalt election vividly illustrates the European political sickness and the failure of the European Union and the euro-federalist establishments of the principal member countries to recognize the problem.
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