Years ago I shared a couchette with some italians on a train headed north through Europe to Holland. When I asked where they were from, they all said ‘Bari’ in unision, tapping on their heels. My look of incomprehension caused…
In a recent newsletter, OM founder George Verwer wrote that quite a few Americans he encounters ‘think that the United Kingdom is about to be taken over by Islam or Muslims.’ However, he continues, ‘having lived in Britain for 46…
Barely a week goes by these days without someone somewhere in the world sending me an email about Geert Wilders, the controversial Dutch politician with the blonded hair. Often the subject line says something like: ‘This will give you the…
As an Indian, Vishal Mangalwadi brings refreshing and penetrating perspectives to western life and values. Those of us who have grown up in the west often take for granted the fruit of the Biblical roots of our society. For example,…
Dare we dream, like Robert Schuman, about Europe becoming a ‘community of peoples deeply rooted in Christian values’, as we wrote about last week? Today that sort of talk raises eyebrows in many political and academic circles in our multi-culti…