‘While Americans continue to uphold a strong belief in free speech, modern Europe has adopted a more technical approach—one focused on “right” speech rather than free speech; one that censors expression strategically and discreetly.’

‘Today, as geopolitical unrest combines with the clear emergence of new right-wing currents across Europe and beyond, our contemporary era increasingly resembles the era in which Rudolf Kjellén (1864–1922) was active. There are, therefore, good reasons to return to the Swedish founder of geopolitics and his views on conservative politics and international relations.’

‘The honest takeaway from the year’s first two to three weeks is this: to the American Empire, everything remains on the table. Yet its interest in the world has never been narrower. The United States is not retreating from the globe, but from those regions that no longer yield dividends. For the same reasons, China and Russia will likely follow suit.’

‘Progressive reformers often attack inherited institutions without understanding their purpose. They see a custom, find no use, and abolish it.’

‘The issue of language doesn’t end with the culture war, it’s relevant across every level of issues and ideological questions.’

‘“Personnel is policy,” and right now the liberal managers are running the show, even with the New Right in power.’

‘What does democracy look like today?…We have become socially liberal, while the government has become more federalist and centralized.’

‘In Budapest, not only have the Hungarians worked to build and restore buildings beautifully, but also to remove modernist intrusions, reclaiming space for beauty.’

‘If we are truly conservatives today, then we must want to revolt against this contemporary, anti-conservative world. Does anyone seriously believe that Burke would want to conserve what we have right now?’

‘Had Trump been a Democrat, he would have won the Nobel Peace Prize. It is nothing short of a scandal that he did not win it this year.’