View The Myth of the Atomic Bomb By Srdja Trifkovic The decisive factor in Japan's decision to surrender was the Soviet entry into the war and the Japanese elite's fear of Soviet influence. The enduring myth of the effectiveness of the atomic bombs, however, birthed the ideology of deterrence. Read More
View The Triumph of the Atomic Bomb By Michael F. Scheuer War's only mercy is a speedy conclusion producing irrefutable victory, attainable only by using overwhelming force to exert maximum destruction upon the foe. The bombing of Hiroshima and Nagasaki saved countless lives by bringing an end to the war. Read More
View The Tragedy of the Atomic Bomb By C. Jay Engel Roosevelt’s policy of unconditional surrender reached its tragic culmination in death and destruction for Japan, and became the first step toward a new era of American foreign policy which saw the Old Republic continue its long march toward Empire. Read More
View Dropping the Ball on the Bomb By Alan J. Levine The history of the bombing of Hiroshima and Nagasaki has been distorted by those more concerned with politics and ideology than with truth. An honest verdict must acknowledge that it ended WWII early, accounting for about 2 percent of total deaths. Read More
Society & Culture The Virus Sidelines Europe's Right Wing By Emma Freire As the virus swept across the European Union, national governments quickly rediscovered the need to put their own citizens first, rendering Europe’s right-wing parties all but obsolete. For now, the right must rest on their laurels. Read More
Society & Culture Hobbes, the First Individualist By Jack Kerwick Too many conservatives get Thomas Hobbes wrong. If Hobbes is the champion of individuality that I contend he is, then he has something important to say to us about our present politics of crisis, which has been on steroids during the last few months. Read More
Reviews Books in Brief By Derek Turner, Catharine Savage Brosman The Shortest Way With Defoe—Robinson Crusoe, Deism, and the Novel, by Michael B. Prince (University of Virginia Press; 350 pp., $69.50). Simon the Fiddler, by Paulette Jiles (William Morrow; 352 pp., $27.99). Read More
Reviews A Decadent Diagnosis By John M. DeJak In his most recent book, Ross Douthat analyzes our decadent society from several perspectives—cultural, political, and philosophical. He insists that decadence has interconnected economic, demographic, intellectual, and cultural factors. Read More
Reviews Slaying Dragons, Coddling Snakes By Chris Timmers David Kilcullen argues in The Dragons and the Snakes that the West’s mixed success against non-state adversaries to date compels a more hands-off approach going forward, even if such a strategy contravenes conventional military tactics. ... Read More
Reviews Solid Strategy, Limited Vision By Srdja Trifkovic In his recent book, Wolffram Siemann makes a strong case that Metternich was a first class strategist, but comes up short in proving him a visionary. ... Read More
Reviews What the Editors Are Reading By Catharine Savage Brosman, Stephen B. Presser Catharine Savage Brosman reviews Marie-Henri Beyle's La Chartreuse de Parme and Stephen B. Presser reviews Saul Bellow's The Adventures of Augie March. Read More
Remembering the Right Remembering George Grant By Grant Havers Grant valued the particularity of the Canadian nation, her culture, history, traditions, and way of life. He predicted that technological capitalism and American imperialism would destroy this particularity. His admirers consider him prophetic. Read More
Polemics & Exchanges Polemics & Exchanges Paul Craig Roberts replies to Tom Pauken's comments on Buckley and Reagan from the June number. Prof. Trifkovic replies to a critique of his 'Monocultural Resilience.' And, Michael Leaser and Prof. Mark Brennan tussle over Pennsyltucky. Read More
In This Number In This Number By Paul Gottfried Chronicles Editor-In-Chief Prof. Paul Gottfried introduces the August 2020 issue and the four marquee pieces on the 75th anniversary of the atomic bomb drop. Read More
Editorials Antifa: Nazis Without a Plan By Paul Gottfried The antifascist left resembles the Nazis in a striking way, particularly when these earlier advocates of violence were on their way to power. Political movements often imitate those that they purport to stand in opposition to. Read More
Editorials Defending Ourselves Without Hate By Edward Welsch Antifa and BLM are determined to wage war upon Christian patriots who love God and America. We need to find like-minded people, support their causes, and gather together to support one another in the defense of America and Western civilization. Read More
Correspondence Seattle's Summer of Hate By Christopher Sandford The Summer of Love signified an experiment in unfettered freedom of expression and peaceful self-rule which seemed to promise great things then. It bears little resemblance to the scenes on Seattle’s Capitol Hill as I have recently experienced them. Read More
Columns The Revolution, Televised (test) Mr. Jones disturbingly renders the Holodomor with Ukrainian peasants driven to extremes of hunger under Stalin's man-created famine. James Norton plays the eponymous Welsh journalist who exposes the horrible truth. Read More
Columns A Bit of British Virtue Signaling By Freddy Gray In recent days, Britain, taking after America, has been convulsed by a widespread rage against the perception of racial injustice. None of this made much sense. What did George Floyd have to do with Britain? Read More
Columns Don't Know Much About History By Tom Piatak The left has used its growing cultural power to paint the darkest possible picture of the history of our country and our civilization, seeking nothing less than the abolition of America. We need to once again insist on the superiority of the West. Read More
Columns Alien Intuitions By George McCartney George McCartney with commentary on The Vast of Night (2019), Shirley (2020), and Shadow of a Doubt (1943). Read More
Columns U.S. Dream Turned UK Nightmare By Taki Theodoracopulos The real agenda behind these riots is the overthrow of capitalism and the establishment of a socialist police state. Racism is the excuse and the vehicle, but capitalism is the target. Read More