The “chainsaw” taken by Argentina’s new-ish president, Javier Milei, to his battered nation’s bloated bureaucracy, catastrophic finances and – perhaps most important – failed leftist governing dogmas has worked magic. As David Harsanyi notes in Jewish World Review, Argentina’s public service has shrunk by tens of thousands, the budget is nearly in balance, inflation has plunged, trade is reviving and wages are inching up. The lessons for Canada and the U.S. are clear.
The Slavery that Dare Not Speak its Name
In an interview with The European Conservative, author Simon Webb discusses the modern myopia surrounding the enslavement of white, male (and frequently castrated) Christians by Islamic empires throughout history. “It is taken for granted that white people are always the villains of the piece,” Webb says. “This is a pity, for it precludes a wider discussion of the topic, one which might shed light upon the essential nature of slavery.”
