The October 2026 issue of Chronicles, “The Wussification of Sports,” is online and available to subscribers. In our lead feature this month, John Ziegler (@Zigmanfreud) discusses the wussification of sports and how it is a symptom of a much larger cultural disease afflicting the t.co/vm2pYKrY0B

Anthony Esolen (@AnthonyEsolen) explains that the humility of the faithful is more powerful and righteous than the zeal of the ideologue: chroniclesmagazine.org/society-cultur…

Paul Gottfried dissects the great hue and cry from Con Inc. over Bo French’s comment on demographics: chroniclesmagazine.org/editorials/mor…

John Howting (@howtingmi) weighs in on the Lindsay Clancy hysteria: chroniclesmagazine.org/editorials/lin…

Noel Yaxley tells of the daring statesmen trying to restore England: chroniclesmagazine.org/reviews/restor…

Srdja Trifkovic explains how Donald Trump can secure his legacy by using bilateral negotiations to end the conflict in Iran: chroniclesmagazine.org/columns/the-am…

Derek Parker examines Frederick H. Fleitz’s analysis of U.S.-North Korean nuclear negotiations in 'North Korea, Nuclear Brinkmanship, and the Oval Office’: chroniclesmagazine.org/reviews/the-ar…

Stephen Presser (@StephenPresser) delves into Allen Guelzo and James Hankins’ ‘Golden Thread’ series—a compelling survey of Western intellectual history: chroniclesmagazine.org/reviews/reweav…

Alexander Riley (@AllThingsRhap) reviews J. Budziszewski’s ‘Pandemic of Lunacy’ and explains modern society’s madness: chroniclesmagazine.org/reviews/make-i…

John Ehrett (@johnehrett) critiques Ridley Scott’s ‘The Dog Stars’: chroniclesmagazine.org/reviews/dont-s…

Derek Turner (@DerekTurner1964) and Alexander Riley analyze the works of Sir Thomas Browne and Arnold Gehlen: chroniclesmagazine.org/reviews/what-w…

Jack Trotter remembers the astute critic of democratic excess, Henry Adams: chroniclesmagazine.org/remembering-th…

Mark G. Brennan examines the woke left’s weaponization of film casting—and offers creative suggestions: chroniclesmagazine.org/columns/the-sh…

And Daniel McCarthy (@ToryAnarchist) explains how blank slate liberalism infects both interventionist and non-interventionist schools of foreign policy: chroniclesmagazine.org/columns/libera…

Those features, along with book and film reviews and more, are in the October issue, available in full for subscribers here: chroniclesmagazine.org/2026/10/ Support our work and subscribe to Chronicles here: chroniclesmagazine.org/subscribe/

High Plains Drifter

Roger McGrath reflects on his recent journey through the American West en route to the Sturgis Motorcycle Rally: chroniclesmagazine.org/columns/high-p…

How a 1959 Classic Is More Relevant Today Than a Bomb Like ‘Digger’

The best films don’t offer pedantic lectures but speak to timeless questions of right and wrong.

Mark Judge (@markgjudge) writes for Chronicles Online: chroniclesmagazine.org/web/how-a-1959…

The Deepening Transatlantic Rift

Twenty months ago, the Trump administration warned Europe that a change in priorities and orientation was necessary for its survival. Europe’s leaders have ignored this to their peril.

Srdja Trifkovic writes: chroniclesmagazine.org/web/the-deepen…

A Failed Satire in Defense of the Global Warming Grift

Alejandro G. Iñárritu’s ‘Digger’ fails as a satire, defending sacred cows rather than skewering them.

Paul du Quenoy (president of the @PalmInstitute) writes for the November issue of Chronicles: chroniclesmagazine.org/online-feature…

A Failed Satire in Defense of the Global Warming Grift

Alejandro G. Iñárritu’s ‘Digger’ fails as a satire, defending sacred cows rather than skewering them.

Paul du Quenoy (president of the @PalmInstitute) writes for the November issue of Chronicles: chroniclesmagazine.org/online-feature…

The Deepening Transatlantic Rift

Twenty months ago, the Trump administration warned Europe that a change in priorities and orientation was necessary for its survival. Europe’s leaders have ignored this to their peril.

Srdja Trifkovic writes: chroniclesmagazine.org/web/the-deepen…

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“They will kill you. I do not mean that metaphorically. That is where the lawfare progression ends, if nobody stops it.”

CRA Distinguished Fellow @EagleEdMartin delivers a chilling warning about the consequences of legal weaponization against political opponents.

In his latest piece for @ChroniclesMag, Martin argues that political lawfare doesn't end in the courtroom. It destroys careers, bankrupts families, strips Americans of their livelihoods, and ultimately threatens the very foundations of our constitutional republic.

When the justice system becomes a political weapon, the rule of law itself is at stake. Read his full warning below👇

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How a 1959 Classic Is More Relevant Today Than a Bomb Like ‘Digger’

The best films don’t offer pedantic lectures but speak to timeless questions of right and wrong.

Mark Judge (@markgjudge) writes for Chronicles Online: chroniclesmagazine.org/web/how-a-1959…

High Plains Drifter

Roger McGrath reflects on his recent journey through the American West en route to the Sturgis Motorcycle Rally: chroniclesmagazine.org/columns/high-p…

They Will Kill You

Former Trump administration pardon attorney Ed Martin warns about where the left’s lawfare ultimately leads.

Ed Martin (@EagleEdMartin) writes for Chronicles Online: chroniclesmagazine.org/web/they-will-…

Why Washington Would Deport Mahmoud Khalil

Foreigners attempting to influence U.S. foreign policy from within our borders and a recognition of the need to limit their political activity while here are nothing new.

From Daniel McCarthy (@ToryAnarchist): chroniclesmagazine.org/web/why-george…

They Will Kill You

Former Trump administration pardon attorney Ed Martin warns about where the left’s lawfare ultimately leads.

Ed Martin (@EagleEdMartin) writes for Chronicles Online: chroniclesmagazine.org/web/they-will-…

Why Washington Would Deport Mahmoud Khalil

Foreigners attempting to influence U.S. foreign policy from within our borders and a recognition of the need to limit their political activity while here are nothing new.

From Daniel McCarthy (@ToryAnarchist): chroniclesmagazine.org/web/why-george…

As the news of President Trump’s negotiated release of Stephen James Hubbard from Russian custody breaks today, his son offers his thanks and a meditation on the importance of mercy in our world, writes Father Joseph Coleman.

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Elite finger-waggers may be paying the price for trying too hard to dictate terms to an inherently defiant gaming community, writes @NoelYaxley

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The Gaming Revolution Is the Backlash to Elite Control

Elite finger-waggers may be paying the price for trying too hard to dictate terms to an inherently defiant gaming community.

Noel Yaxley writes for Chronicles Online: chroniclesmagazine.org/web/the-gaming…

Books in Brief: October 2026

Short reviews of ‘Enduring Hostility: The Making of America’s Iran Policy,’ by Dalia Dassa Kaye, and ‘Crabgrass Catholicism: How Suburbanization Transformed Faith and Politics in Postwar America,’ by Stephen M. Koeth: chroniclesmagazine.org/reviews/books-…

NYT List of the 100 Best Shows Snubs Anti-Woke Productions

While the list’s selections will be remembered for their production values, acting, and other attributes, courage to resist the banal tropes of the age isn’t among them.

Auguste Meyrat writes: chroniclesmagazine.org/web/nyt-list-o…

Universitates Populusque Americae

How dare the American people expect American elite universities to serve them?

Michael S. Kochin writes for Chronicles Online: chroniclesmagazine.org/web/universita…