“There are certain social principles in human nature, from which we may draw the most solid conclusions with respect to the conduct of individuals and of communities.” —Alexander Hamilton (1788)

Over the last three years, there have been downward trends in corporate support for leftist woke agendas and efforts to identify with progressives and social justice activists.

Hit hardest are corporate campaigns promoting gender confusion and diversity, equity, and inclusion agendas. Those declines started in the Joe Biden years and have accelerated under Donald Trump.

Community and corporate support for so-called “Pride Month” celebrations has been trending downward for several years, driven in part by the Demos’ ever more deviant transnormalcy agenda — especially promoting the Demo/LGBT advocacy for so-called “gender-affirming” care for children, which is code for “gender mutilation” of children.

As our managing editor Nate Jackson concluded during last year’s Pride Month: “Maybe it’s a reaction to the overreach of leftist culture warriors foisting ‘pride’ on everyone through increasingly lewd public displays, often billed as ostensibly ‘family friendly.’ Maybe it’s simply that more people are figuring out that Pride Month is gross.”

And the question now, especially given the high-profile increase in mass violence perpetrated by those suffering from gender-disorientation pathology, is this: Will the gender cult implode?

Diversity is Britain's strength, we're told. But apparently the immigrants in Birmingham aren't so certain about that.

They are complaining that British natives are stealing their jobs, which explains why they are on welfare.

Since they can't find work by taking the jobs from white Brits, they are forced to rely on those native Brits' taxes to fund the welfare that keeps them living in comfort.

That seems to be the upshot of Michael Deacon's interviews in the migrant neighborhoods of Birmingham, where welfare use is through the roof. Wondering why, he decided to find out by asking the people who need it.

Over the past couple of decades, more than a few British people have accused immigrants of stealing their jobs, by under-cutting them on pay. At last, though, it seems that things may be starting to change. Because these days, apparently, it’s the other way round.

The Despair and Hope of J. R. R. Tolkien

But some scholars have argued otherwise, detecting contemporary, 20th-century influences in his storytelling.

Tolkien fought at the nightmarish Battle of the Somme in World War I. He witnessed the slaughter of the youth of Europe in the trenches that lived with him the rest of his life.

In the 1930s, he despaired over both the rise of the godless Communist Soviet Union and the transformation of a once-enlightened Germany into a monstrous fascist regime.

Tolkien, a devout Catholic, was dismayed not only by the growing power of these totalitarian empires but also by the West’s urbanized industrialism and secularized modernism on the eve of World War II.

In middle age, he lived through the even greater slaughter of World War II. Adding to his concerns, he finished his novel at the height of Soviet expansionism, as the Cold War began and nuclear weapons emerged.

The catastrophic decades of the 1930s and 1940s not only shaped his overall worldview but plausibly helped inspire at least some of the most dramatic elements of his novel.

This October 7 will mark the third anniversary of the horrific attacks on Israel by Hamas.

Twelve hundred people were killed, primarily Israeli citizens, which made it the deadliest day for Israel since its independence.

Additionally, 240 people were taken hostage during the attack, and those alive have since been released.

Yet, since October 7, 2023, antisemitism has significantly risen globally.  That includes increased violence and hostility toward Jewish communities.

Below is an interview from different outlets that delve into the threats against the Jews.

Clara and Julia Kuperberg’s new documentary, Hollywood and Hitler, explores the influence the Nazis exerted on American movie studios in the 1930s.  It focuses on how some American film studios cooperated with the Nazis and highlights certain groups and individuals who tried to expose them.

It is relevant today because of all the propaganda being spread by pro-Hamas groups after October 7 that has created major antisemitism abroad and here in America.

As the 2026 midterms rapidly approach, the consensus among the commentariat is that the Democrats will retake control of the House of Representatives and perhaps the Senate as well.

This meeting of the “expert” minds is based primarily on the polls, despite their increasing tendency to underestimate GOP performance, and the fact that the president’s party usually loses seats in one or both houses of Congress in midterm elections.

But there is another factor at play this year that most of the pundit class has overlooked. The Democrats are usually flush with cash in midterm cycles and they use much of it to fund turnout and ad campaigns. But this year many of their donors deserted them.