Emmet Penny in Spectator World lays out a succinct case against Western governments seeking to pass the buck to Vladimir Putin regarding worsening energy shortages. The current energy crisis in Europe began well before the Russian invasion of Ukraine, Penny writes, and North America is sliding in the same direction.

Palestinian Culture: Unique in its Own Destructive Way
Although the Palestinian Authority enjoys an array of cultural departments and programs, A.J. Caschetta in Jewish World Review finds that all of it – art, education, literature, poetry, music, education and film – is oriented to two goals: the vilification of Jews and the destruction of Israel. Caschetta notes this is in sharp contrast to Arab and Muslim traditions, which include myriad aesthetically normal cultural works. Palestinianism, Caschetta finds, is “a very sick culture”, driven by resentment and fuelled by hate.


