Trump’s latest immigration push goes far beyond his first-term agenda – and raises a sharper question: why now? Josh Ferme’s latest piece looks at the sweeping new proposals, the shifting power dynamics inside the MAGA movement, and the political pressures driving Trump toward harder rhetoric. With midterms looming and critics rising on his right, the timing may be more strategic – and more fragile – than it first appears.

Portugal’s political left may dominate electorally, but its cultural instinct remains strikingly conservative. This week’s essay explores how the country protects its monasteries, monuments, and civic rituals not out of nostalgia, but through a deeper civilizational intuition that transcends party politics. In an age of cultural volatility, Portugal offers a rare model of coherence – a nation that modernises without forgetting what must endure.

Europe was built on Christianity: cathedrals, monasteries, and parish life shaped its culture and conscience. Today, that foundation faces quiet erasure and open hostility. From church arsons to censored Scripture in universities, believers confront both violence and “polite persecution.” This week’s analysis examines how Europe’s treatment of Christians signals a broader cultural forgetting – and why the continent’s survival may depend on whether it remembers its spiritual roots.