History
Answering Hillsdale College’s President: Is a ‘Christian Nation’ Possible?
Hillsdale College is one of the finest undergraduate schools in the U.S. I say that as someone who for a decade edited the ISI guide Choosing the Right College and so became deeply informed about the state of education in our country. We stopped…
This Day in American History : The Other McCain
Posted on | August 20, 2025 | No Comments Before we discuss what it means — this date marking a crucial anniversary — let us first recount the relevant facts: On or about August 20, 1619, “20 and odd” Angolans, kidnapped by the Portuguese,…
Today in History: How Islam Swallowed Up Christendom
On August 20, 636, the most consequential battle in world history took place: the Battle of Yarmuk. Not only did it decide whether the Arabian creed would thrive or die, it became a source of inspiration and instruction for jihadists throughout…
The Enduring Mandate: Why Israel’s Right to Exist Transcends Misinterpretations of Scripture
In a recent op-ed for L’Osservatore Romano, a Vatican newspaper, German-Israeli Jesuit priest and scholar David Neuhaus explored the challenging task of reconciling biblical texts with the realities of the current conflict in Gaza. His…
The Civilizational Struggle That No One Talks About
In a recent article, I made the point that the Israeli-Hamas war should be seen as part of a 1,400-year-long civilizational struggle between Islam and just about everyone else. As Yusuf al-Qaradawi, one of Islam’s most popular and influential…
Jonathan Cahn Addresses Candace Owens and Antisemitism Among Conservatives
By Jonathan Cahn Published on August 15, 2025 What happened to Candace Owens? Something dark. In this 25-minute video, Jonathan Cahn addresses the changes to Owens, the charges she’s leveled against the Jewish people, and even the rise of…
Today in History: Greek Fire and God’s Storms Save Constantinople from Islam
On August 15, 718, Constantinople hurled back the greatest assault the forces of Islam had ever mustered — and in so doing, preserved Western civilization. The irony of this date runs deep: The Muslims’ siege of that great city had begun on the…
Renaissance Artist Finishes Masterpiece That Will One Day Be Great Training Data For AI
ROME — Renaissance artist Vicente De Antonio put the finishing touches on a new painting that he hoped would someday be used to train AI on how to recreate Renaissance paintings.De Antonio sat back with a sigh of satisfaction, looking at his…
Beheaded for Refusing Islam: The 800 Christian Martyrs of Otranto and the Bloody Continuity from Ottoman Jihad to ISIS Barbarism
Today in history, a little-remembered episode that casts a long shadow over the present occurred. When we are told that modern-day jihadists have “hijacked” a peaceful religion, the events on a lonely hilltop at Otranto force us to confront a…
Jesus, Pigs, and Private Property
Did Jesus oppose private property? One well-known story, found in Matthew 8:28-34, Mark 5:1-20, and Luke 8:26-39, seems to suggest at the very least that He did not respect it. He drove demons from a man into a large herd of pigs which then…