My old teacher and friend, a Catholic priest, recently published this book called "The Bond." At a time when far-right "America first" nonsense calls for separation from the Jews, Fr. Barry Bercier offers serious insight with real depth and understanding on the bond between Christianity and Judaism and its role in preserving Western Civilization. "For a very long part of their history, Christians were commonly taught that the New Covenant had replaced the Covenant of the Jews. By the time of the Second Vatican Council, this teaching was fading from view as a new understanding arose, effectively affirming that the Covenant of the Jews is in fact living and valid. This shift concerns not a peripheral dimension of Christian self-understanding, but a matter of the very origins of Christianity, and therefore, of its essential character. The little book you find here aims to suggest the theological extent, depth, and consequences of that shift as Christians and Jews find themselves bound together in the midst of the crisis of the West, the civilization which they have so profoundly influenced, by which they are now threatened, and in the face of which they are called to stand and respond." https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0GCCDP214#

I went on Ynet, Israel's largest news outlet, to deliver a critical message from the Iranian people as the regime attempts to hide a massacre under a total internet blackout. With reports of over 12,000 dead in just two days, the situation on the ground is catastrophic, yet Iranians are still taking to the streets and calling for the return of Crown Prince Reza Pahlavi. In this interview, I remind Prime Minister Netanyahu of his promise to stand with us, explaining that the Iranian people are Israel's most vital allies in the region, and that while the Islamic Republic is on the brink of collapse, we need immediate support to stop the slaughter and secure a future of peace and friendship between our two nations.

Interesting documentary for anyone interested in Islam and its impacts on the West. Islam: What the West Needs to Know - YouTube https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NnWpd4r3IYI

Politics is a spectrum. Those who lean left are not all the same, and those who lean right are not the same. American progressives, for the past ten years-- in spite of being a minority compared to their liberal counterparts-- have dominated America's Democrat party. Failing to distinguish their own values from progressive values, and out of ignorance and naive kind-heartedness, Western liberals support and give power to the progressive agenda. But just as many on the Left often support the wrong things for the right reasons, many on the Right support the right things for the wrong reasons. On the Right, there are many who, for a long time, have been pushed out of mainstream conservative discussion. These people give conservatives a bad name; their views are rigid, tribalistic, enmeshed with animus, and antithetical to Western values-- yet they vote with mainstream conservatives due to a common enemy. In America's two party system, the choice is either Democrat or Republican-- two choices that have become synonomous with Left or Right. But now, suddenly, these fringe conservatives have a voice. Nick Fuentes and his "groyper" movement have shifted the political landscape in a serious way, and there are more of these "fringe" conservatives than mainstream conservatives would like to believe. American conservatives are now in a civil war, vying for control of the conservative movement. If the most fundamental principles of Western civilization are to be preserved, healthy conservativism-- now facing formidable attacks from both sides-- must find a path forward by presenting a clear identity and allying with those who "reject the fringe" and a decline into tribalism.

The attack on Western civilization is like an earthquake where political fault lines run through everything: families, friends, nations, hearts. For too long, the real problem; the dynamic that is breaking us apart, has evaded our consciousness. The Right blames the Left, and the Left attacks the Right. But the problem is not Left verses Right. Just as a therapist does not treat family or marital problems by pointing to one thing or person, we must do the same. If we are serious about making things better, we must act as a therapist and understand our dysfunction by studying the dynamic that has brought us to this point. And to do so, we must look within; at those on our own side of the political spectrum as well as those across from us. Traditional liberals and mainstream conservatives have long considered each other political enemies. And this is a problem. If the West is to survive and defeat the fringe ideologies that have grown in power on both sides of the spectrum, traditional liberals and mainstream conservatives must recognize and prioritize what ties them together and separates them from the fringe ideologies-- respectively, progressive ideology and the "woke right" that has now seeped into political discussion on mainstream platforms. Classical liberals and mainstream conservatives are bound together though their belief that all people are created equal and that our most fundamental rights are given to us by a higher power -- not the state. This belief, this truth; the underlying foundation of our civilization, makes traditional liberals and conservatives vastly different than their radical counterparts. Is there potentially a silver lining behind New York City's election of communist Mamdani and the rise of Nick Fuentes on the right? Can conservatives and liberals awaken to the pathology of those on their own side of the spectrum and reject radical ideology by forming an unlikely alliance and prioritizing what is most important and fundamental to our civilization?