At the start of the week, we introduced a special series at SteynOnline, a brand new audio adaptation of Mark's prophetic bestseller - America Alone: The End of the World as we Know It - delivered every Sunday to club members here at SteynOnline. A new episode will be available later today.

Later Steyn's Song of the Week featured a pop culture footnote to our audio serialisation of America Alone...

~ On Monday, Mark considered The Health of the State and wished RFK Jr good luck in continuing to push forward MAHA (Make America Healthy Again) whilst fending off attacks from certain sick senators.

~ An America Alone thought for the day on Tuesday came with the release of a gruesome video revealing the slaughter of an innocent Ukrainian refugee at the hands of the usual suspect on a train followed by the lack of intervention or help from any of the passengers around her as she slumped forward in her seat. (Help later arrived from other passengers but sadly it was too late.)

This shocking incident was one of the last things on Charlie Kirk's mind - as evidenced by his tweets - when he was assassinated the following day.

~ As Mark noted in our Clubland Q&A Action Replay:

"Minutes before we went on air, Charlie Kirk, the founder of Turning Point USA, was shot on stage in Utah. A quarter-hour after the show ended, President Trump announced on Truth Social that Charlie was dead."

Since when, many might have preferred the shocking callousness of those train passengers to the reaction that actually followed from some on the left - a topic Mark took up on Friday.

~ It is indeed "The Turning Point" (as 9/11 was meant to be) as Laura noted in her links on Thursday.

~ The weekend brought some lighter notes...

On this week's episode of Mark Steyn on the Town, Mark celebrated the centenary of Mel Tormé.

And, Rick McGinnis was back on Saturday night with his review of Atlantic City.

A new week begins later today with Steyn's Song of the Week at Serenade Radio at 5:30pm British Summer Time/ 12:30pm North American Eastern Time.

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Attention New England readers!

The producers of the popular podcast featuring Mark's trial in DC will be staging their theatrical reading of the events of October 7 at Bowdoin College in Brunswick, Maine on Thursday, September 18th at 7:30pm.

Our review of "October 7: In Their Own Words" at SteynOnline is here. Ann McElhinney and Phelim McAleer look forward to seeing as many of our readers as possible. Tickets are free and available to reserve here.

Join Mark at SteynOnline later today for the launch of a new audio delight for Mark Steyn Club members...

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Geoff from Indiana has just joined:

I have been enjoying the emails for years and decided I should be contributing. Thank you for the amazing writing.

Thank you, Geoff and welcome to you and all our new and returning members from Alabama, Alaska, Alberta, Arizona, Belgium, British Columbia, California, Colorado, Connecticut, Florida, Illinois, India, Indiana, Ireland, Israel, Kansas, Kent, Kentucky, London, Maine, Maryland, Michigan, Missouri, New Brunswick, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New South Wales, New York, North Carolina, Ohio, Ontario, Oregon, Pennsylvania, Queensland, Rhode Island, Saskatchewan, Scotland, Shropshire, Somerset, South Australia, South Carolina, Tennessee, Texas, Utah, Virginia, Washington, West Yorkshire, Wyoming, Zimbabwe, and beyond...

If you are not yet a member or your membership has lapsed, we invite you to join us here.

Meanwhile, in case you missed it, here's how the last seven days looked at SteynOnline:

~ For Labor/ Labour Day weekend, Mark presented an audio special including a brand- new installment of The Hundred Years Ago Show with a snapshot in hits and headlines of the Labour Day holiday of 1925.

~ In Mark's Monday Notebook, President Trump appears to finally see the light on the Covid vaccine while the Overton window on the dispossession of European peoples in their native lands rapidly shifts...

~ Mark considered the criminalisation of jokes and the difference between a radical and moderate Muslim in our most read column on Tuesday.

~ Mark was back behind the Clubland Q&A microphone on Wednesday fielding questions from Mark Steyn Club members live around the planet. This week's show covered a range of topics from Russia's interests in getting what they claim to be theirs back to "Generation Remigration's" interest in getting a world ~most of them have no memory of~ back. Plus, Mark answered questions re: the current state of free speech in the western world.

If you missed it, here's the action replay.

~ On Thursday, Laura's Links surveilled the "Brave New World".

~ Kicking off the weekend, Mark was back on the big picture revealing what they think of you...

~ On this week's episode of Mark Steyn on the Town, Mark prepared to bid farewell to summer with a Dane singing in German, closed out his remembrances of Alan and Marilyn Bergman with the number they wrote on the day they met, and played the unlikeliest Sinatra song ever.

~ Later in Rick's Flicks, Rick McGinnis reviewed David O. Selznick's 1944 production of Since You Went Away.

A new week begins later today with Steyn's Song of the Week at Serenade Radio at 5:30pm British Summer Time/ 12:30pm North American Eastern Time.

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Attention New England readers!

The producers of the popular podcast featuring Mark's trial in DC will be staging their theatrical reading of the events of October 7 at Bowdoin College in Brunswick, Maine on Thursday, September 18th at 7:30pm.

Our review of "October 7: In Their Own Words" at SteynOnline is here. Ann McElhinney and Phelim McAleer look forward to seeing as many of our readers as possible. Tickets are free and available to reserve here.

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THE MARK STEYN 2026 CRUISE - October 4th-11th

Imagine:

Cruising from the picturesque Quebec City to the vibrant streets of New York, with stops at the stunning fjords of Saguenay, the historic charm of Sept-Îles, and the lively culture-rich shores of Halifax.

Exclusive access to live tapings of The Mark Steyn Show and all your favorite Club features – Sunday Poem, Tales for Our Time, and Steyn's Song of the Week.

Enjoying intimate parties and social hours with Mark and his special guests, as well as fellow cruisers who share your passion for meaningful conversation and unforgettable experiences.

Experiencing the timeless elegance and impeccable service aboard the Queen Mary 2 – truly a floating palace.

Spaces for this intimate voyage are very limited, and we want to make sure you don't miss your chance to embark on this journey with Mark and like-minded fellow cruisers from around the world.

Ready to secure your spot or want to chat about the best stateroom options?

Give a call to our Steyn at Sea Cruise Travel Partners at 1-844-340-3350. They'll help you every step of the way.

Or, better yet, click here to book your adventure now.

Happy Labor/ Labour Day Weekend to our North American readers.

Also, welcome all our new and returning members around the world this week. If you have not yet joined or your membership has lapsed, now is a great time to enjoy all the benefits of The Mark Steyn Club - including our huge library of Mark's narrations of classic fiction in Tales for Our Time.

Meanwhile, in case you missed it, here's how the last seven days looked at SteynOnline:

~ This week we reprised a live-performance video edition of Steyn's Song of the Week with the indestructible hitmaker Peter Noone and his group Herman's Hermits.

~ In Mark's Monday Notebook we joined "The Great Big Convoy" of Americans who aren't American...

~ On Tuesday, Mark weighed in on the big picture in "Forcing the Contradictions" across the border and across the ocean.

~ Mark was back fielding questions from Mark Steyn Club members live around the planet on Wednesday. This week's show covered a range of topics from the latest psycho tranny killer in Minneapolis to the bravery of a certain Dundee girl and how we got here.

If you missed our Clubland Q&A, here's the action replay.

~ There was another fresh batch of Laura's Links at SteynOnline from Laura Rosen Cohen - including her take on the disturbing rise in Chinese land acquisitions in America.

~ Twenty years on from Hurricane Katrina's landfall in New Orleans, Mark examined the lessons from Katrina for where we are right now.

~ A new episode of Mark Steyn On the Town aired on Saturday with a celebration of two musical centenaries. In case you missed it, the replay is available for Mark Steyn Club members here.

~ Later Rick McGinnis reviewed Faye Dunaway as Joan Crawford in "Mommie Dearest".

A new week begins later today with Steyn's Song of the Week at Serenade Radio at 5:30pm British Summer Time/ 12:30pm North American Eastern Time.

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Attention New England readers!

The producers of the popular podcast featuring Mark's trial in DC will be staging their theatrical reading of the events of October 7 at Bowdoin College in Brunswick, Maine on Thursday, September 18th at 7:30pm.

Our review of "October 7: In Their Own Words" at SteynOnline is here. Ann McElhinney and Phelim McAleer look forward to seeing as many of our readers as possible. Tickets are free and available to reserve here.

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THE MARK STEYN 2026 CRUISE - October 4th-11th

Imagine:

Cruising from the picturesque Quebec City to the vibrant streets of New York, with stops at the stunning fjords of Saguenay, the historic charm of Sept-Îles, and the lively culture-rich shores of Halifax.

Exclusive access to live tapings of The Mark Steyn Show and all your favorite Club features – Sunday Poem, Tales for Our Time, and Steyn's Song of the Week.

Enjoying intimate parties and social hours with Mark and his special guests, as well as fellow cruisers who share your passion for meaningful conversation and unforgettable experiences.

Experiencing the timeless elegance and impeccable service aboard the Queen Mary 2 – truly a floating palace.

Spaces for this intimate voyage are very limited, and we want to make sure you don't miss your chance to embark on this journey with Mark and like-minded fellow cruisers from around the world.

Ready to secure your spot or want to chat about the best stateroom options?

Give a call to our Steyn at Sea Cruise Travel Partners at 1-844-340-3350. They'll help you every step of the way.

Or, better yet, click here to book your adventure now.

Welcome to our new and returning members from California, Colorado, Connecticut, Florida, Georgia, Indiana, Israel, Italy, Lincolnshire, London, Louisiana, Massachusetts, New Mexico, Oregon, Pennsylvania, Switzerland, Tennessee, Texas, Vermont, Virginia, Washington, West Sussex, Wisconsin, Zimbabwe and beyond...

Jerry from Vermont has just joined:

While being surrounded by progressives, I need to feed my brain with all the expansive thinking I can.

*Enjoy with a side of maple creemee, Jerry!

Michael from Colorado has renewed:

So grateful for the efforts Mark and team perform to deliver superior content. Good health to you all.

*Thanks, Michael for your very kind words!

Returning member Van from Texas is already thinking about 2026:

Hope to see you again on the next cruise!

*The next cruise is going to be very special indeed - an amazing itinerary during peak foliage season on an iconic ship. We look forward to seeing Van, our other alumni and new cruisers on board next October! If you haven't booked your cabin yet, please don't delay. This ship will sell out fast. More details here.

Meanwhile, in case you missed it, here's how the last seven days looked at SteynOnline:

~ In Steyn's Song of the Week, Mark reprised his take on "Come Fly With Me" by Jimmy Van Heusen and Sammy Cahn - and, popularised by Frank Sinatra.

~ On Monday at SteynOnline, we reviewed the very low bar of the District of Columbia Bar Association.

~ Tuesday's Topical Take followed President Trump's historic gathering of EU big shots re: Ukraine at the White House and considered the difference an election makes.

~ Guest host Laura Rosen Cohen was back on Wednesday, fielding questions from Mark Steyn Club members live around the planet. This week's show covered a range of topics including several questions on what is "reasonable and proportionate" when defending one's country or simply one's home from Illinois and Ontario to down under in Victoria. If you missed our Clubland Q&A, here's the action replay.

~ In Thursday's collection of Laura's Links, Laura also shared some links to stories discussed during the previous day's show. And, as always, it included some moments of human grace.

~ In Friday's column at SteynOnline, we responded to the breaking news out of New York that the unconstitutional $500M civil fraud fine against President Trump was tossed on constitutional grounds.

~ Mark was back on Saturday with a brand-new episode of Mark Steyn on the Town at Serenade Radio. Mark began with The Naked Gun and a very niche musical genre and worked his way round to a Vegas lounge take on monarchical music hall from England. The replay is available for club members here.

~ Later Rick McGinnis reviewed MGM's movie adaptation of Thirty Seconds Over Tokyo with Spencer Tracy which was released in November of 1944.

A new week begins later today with Steyn's Song of the Week at Serenade Radio at 5:30pm British Summer Time/ 12:30pm North American Eastern Time.

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THE MARK STEYN 2026 CRUISE - October 4th-11th

Imagine:

Cruising from the picturesque Quebec City to the vibrant streets of New York, with stops at the stunning fjords of Saguenay, the historic charm of Sept-Îles, and the lively culture-rich shores of Halifax.

Exclusive access to live tapings of The Mark Steyn Show and all your favorite Club features – Sunday Poem, Tales for Our Time, and Steyn's Song of the Week.

Enjoying intimate parties and social hours with Mark and his special guests, as well as fellow cruisers who share your passion for meaningful conversation and unforgettable experiences.

Experiencing the timeless elegance and impeccable service aboard the Queen Mary 2 – truly a floating palace.

Spaces for this intimate voyage are very limited, and we want to make sure you don't miss your chance to embark on this journey with Mark and like-minded fellow cruisers from around the world.

Ready to secure your spot or want to chat about the best stateroom options?

Give a call to our Steyn at Sea Cruise Travel Partners at 1-844-340-3350. They'll help you every step of the way.

Or, better yet, click here to book your adventure now.

Thank you to all our readers – far and wide – across the globe. This week we welcome new Club members in the U.S., the UK, Canada, Australia, and New Zealand. If you think a friend is missing out on being a Mark Steyn Club member, we have gift memberships at the ready. Now is the perfect time to get a start on your Christmas shopping – shop early and often. Plus, all memberships are tariff-free no matter where in the world you are!

The week that has been began with the conclusion with Mark's own personal take on the Final Problem, as in Sherlock Holmes and Professor Moriarty in Tales of Our Time. If you missed it, you can listen here.

Mark's Song of the Week – Rock-A-Hula Baby – brought back fun childhood memories, including this from Teresa in the U.S.:

Loved the Rock-A-Hula Baby clip from Blue Hawaii! As a kid, I would scour the TV Guide for any Elvis movie – hopefully occurring at a time my parents were out at one of their frequent church meetings! Ha. Ben Weisman's secondary gift to posterity was his poignant final conversation with Elvis. Listening to Presley's live performance of "Softly as I Leave You," was quite touching.

While David from Australia, said:

An energetic, lyric-rich song aided and abetted by the great Angela Lansbury. What's not to like!

As for the rest of the week at SteynOnline:

~ In Mark's Monday Notebook, Mark noted once again, "To go back to where we came in, in the UK as in Canada, the logic of the state is to incentivise the burning down of it all."

~ In our most commented column of the week on Tuesday, A Stopped Grok is Right Once a Day, it was Mark vs. AI.

~ Wednesday, Mr. C had to go to emergency, accompanied by the lovely Mrs. C, so Clubland Q&A and Laura's Links traded places – a full roundup of links Wednesday, followed by Q&A, guest hosted by Laura, Thursday. Laura fielded questions like a pro short stop for an hour plus!

~ Friday was simultaneously the 80th anniversary of VJ Day and yet a day all about Putin.

~ On Saturday, Rick McGinnis dug into an overlooked western in Last Chance: Jack Palance and Anthony Perkins in The Lonely Man.

And finally, on Saturday evening's On the Town, Mark starts the show with Caterina Valente and finishes strong with Frank Sinatra sings Cole Porter! Tune in here.

A new week begins later today with Steyn's Song of the Week at Serenade Radio at 5:30pm British Summer Time / 12:30pm North American Eastern Time.

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THE MARK STEYN 2026 CRUISE (October 4-11)

Imagine:

Cruising from the picturesque Quebec City to the vibrant streets of New York, with stops at the stunning fjords of Saguenay, the historic charm of Sept-Îles, and the lively culture-rich shores of Halifax.

Exclusive access to live tapings of The Mark Steyn Show and all your favorite Club features – Sunday Poem, Tales for Our Time, and Steyn's Song of the Week.

Enjoying intimate parties and social hours with Mark and his special guests, as well as fellow cruisers who share your passion for meaningful conversation and unforgettable experiences.

Experiencing the timeless elegance and impeccable service aboard the Queen Mary 2 – truly a floating palace.

Spaces for this intimate voyage are very limited, and we want to make sure you don't miss your chance to embark on this journey with Mark and like-minded fellow cruisers from around the world.

Ready to secure your spot or want to chat about the best stateroom options?

Give a call to our Steyn at Sea Cruise Travel Partners at 1-844-340-3350. They'll help you every step of the way.

Or, better yet, click here to book your adventure now.

This week we were treated to a brand-new Tale for Our Time narrated by none other than our fearless leader Mark Steyn.

The newest addition to our collection is our fourth adaptation by the author who launched our series of audio adventures, Sir Arthur Conan Doyle. In this weekend's short story, The Final Problem, Dr Watson is forced to consider: has Sherlock Holmes finally met his match?

This short story is shared in two parts. Part One and Part Two are available now for the listening pleasure of our club members. Enjoy!

Speaking of club members....

Welcome to our new and returning members from Alabama, Arizona, British Columbia, California, Connecticut, Florida, Georgia, Illinois, Indiana, Kansas, Kent, Kentucky, Lancashire, London, Maryland, Massachusetts, Michigan, Minnesota, New York, North Carolina, Nova Scotia, Ohio, Pennsylvania, Quebec, Queensland, Surrey, Sweden, Tennessee, Texas, Thailand, Virginia, and beyond.

Ronald from North Carolina just joined:

We appreciate all that you have done, Mark, and we know that it has been at great cost.

On a lighter note, another new member, John from Michigan says:

Bring back gay show tunes. I don't care about who is up 2 points in Iowa.

Also, Anne from Quebec has returned to the fold:

Love you, Mark Steyn. One day I'll make it on a cruise! Back on board the website now. Cheers.

We hope to see you on board the next cruise, Anne! Conveniently, this year's cruise will begin just a stone's throw away from you in Quebec City next October. More details here and below.

And, if like Anne your membership lapsed, it is easy to renew just here. (If you forgot your login details, just pop us a note and we will be pleased to help you access your account.)

Meanwhile, in case you missed it, here's how the last seven days looked at SteynOnline:

~ Mark dug into a Cole Porter classic: "I Get A Kick Out Of You" in Steyn's Song of the Week.

~ In Mark's Monday Notebook, he kept it simple, including something called "the Steyn rule".

~ On Tuesday, Mark shared some nuggets from our too-stupid-to-survive files. It was our most read piece of the week.

~ Mark returned to the microphone on Wednesday to field questions from Mark Steyn Club members live around the planet. This week's show covered a range of topics including President Trump's proposal to re-federalise the diseased District of Columbia, the Russia Hoax, imperialism and more. If you missed it, here's the action replay.

~ Laura's Links was back on Thursday with her round-up of stories on "The New West".

~ On Friday, Mark expanded on the biggest story of our time: the demographic death spiral as exemplified through the latest numbers out of Japan.

~ In this weekend's episode of Mark Steyn on the Town, we went down the Mississippi and up the Nile.

~ Later, Rick McGinnis reviewed Frank Capra's "You Can't Take It With You".

A new week begins later today with Steyn's Song of the Week at Serenade Radio at 5:30pm British Summer Time/ 12:30pm North American Eastern Time.

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THE MARK STEYN 2026 CRUISE - October 4th-11th

Imagine:

Cruising from the picturesque Quebec City to the vibrant streets of New York, with stops at the stunning fjords of Saguenay, the historic charm of Sept-Îles, and the lively culture-rich shores of Halifax.

Exclusive access to live tapings of The Mark Steyn Show and all your favorite Club features – Sunday Poem, Tales for Our Time, and Steyn's Song of the Week.

Enjoying intimate parties and social hours with Mark and his special guests, as well as fellow cruisers who share your passion for meaningful conversation and unforgettable experiences.

Experiencing the timeless elegance and impeccable service aboard the Queen Mary 2 – truly a floating palace.

Spaces for this intimate voyage are very limited, and we want to make sure you don't miss your chance to embark on this journey with Mark and like-minded fellow cruisers from around the world.

Ready to secure your spot or want to chat about the best stateroom options?

Give a call to our Steyn at Sea Cruise Travel Partners at 1-844-340-3350. They'll help you every step of the way.

Or, better yet, click here to book your adventure now.

Welcome and thank you to our new and returning members from around the world. We especially appreciate your kind comments...

New member John from Lancashire:

...I owe you so much for all the joy your work has brought me. Never give in!

First-year founding member Linda from Virginia:

I hope my membership contributes in some small way to the vast contributions you make to CIVILIZATION!

And, from North Carolina, Muriel has also renewed:

Just a remark about Tales for Our Time - they all suffer from the same problem, they end...

Indeed. Tales for Our Time - Mark's brilliant narrations of classic fiction - is one of the most popular features of The Mark Steyn Club - a terrific value as well as a necessary escape from the churn of daily headlines.

Our archive is now seventy-two titles strong with something available for everyone:

• Thrillers and Adventures from John Buchan to Agatha Christie.
• Romance and Comedy from Jane Austen to P.G. Wodehouse.
• Future Dystopias and Science Fiction from George Orwell to H.G. Wells.
• History from Arthur Conan Doyle to C.S. Lewis.
• Fantasy and Horror from F Scott Fitzgerald to Robert Louis Stevenson.
• Short Stories and Novellas from Rudyard Kipling to Jack London. And more...

If you have not yet enjoyed our Tales for Our Time series or our most recent selection, Heart of Darkness by Joseph Conrad, this is a great time to test it out.

Our new audio player makes it easy to switch from listening to the car to the beach during these last dog days of summer. And, if you're not yet a member, we invite you to join here!

Meanwhile, here's how the last seven days looked at SteynOnline:

~ In Steyn's Song of the Week, Mark told the story of one of the most recorded songs of the last hundred years: "Summertime".

~ In our most read piece of the week, Mark asked, "What happened to "the most eminently civilised society on earth?'".

~ On the first anniversary of the slaughter at Southport, Mark pondered "The State as Liar".

~ Mark was behind the Clubland Q&A microphone on Wednesday fielding questions from Mark Steyn Club members live around the planet. This week's show covered a range of topics including the UK's draconian "online safety" measures, Trump's triumph over Europe, illegals enforcing the law and more. In case you missed it, here's the action replay.

~ During Clubland Q&A, Johnny in Mid-Ulster requested a reprise of one of our Sunday Poems remembering the Claudy bombing. Mark obliged here.

~ Laura's Links was back on Thursday with a word from SteynOnline's Laura Rosen Cohen on "The Nine Days" in the Jewish calendar.

~ "A Baroness on Barrenness" was remembered on Friday: PD James and "The Children of Men".

~ In this week's episode of Mark Steyn on the Town, we start and end with memorable mononyms, from Sting to Hildegarde. We also remembered Cleo Laine and the Royal Victoria Hotel in Nassau. If you missed its airing on Serenade Radio, you may log in and have a listen here.

~ Later Saturday, Rick McGinnis reviewed Carole Lombard in "Hands Across the Table", a 1935 hit from the screwball genre.

A new week begins later today with Steyn's Song of the Week at Serenade Radio at 5:30pm British Summer Time/ 12:30pm North American Eastern Time.

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THE MARK STEYN 2026 CRUISE - October 4th-11th

Imagine:

Cruising from the picturesque Quebec City to the vibrant streets of New York, with stops at the stunning fjords of Saguenay, the historic charm of Sept-Îles, and the lively culture-rich shores of Halifax.

Exclusive access to live tapings of The Mark Steyn Show and all your favorite Club features – Sunday Poem, Tales for Our Time, and Steyn's Song of the Week.

Enjoying intimate parties and social hours with Mark and his special guests, as well as fellow cruisers who share your passion for meaningful conversation and unforgettable experiences.

Experiencing the timeless elegance and impeccable service aboard the Queen Mary 2 – truly a floating palace.

Spaces for this intimate voyage are very limited, and we want to make sure you don't miss your chance to embark on this journey with Mark and like-minded fellow cruisers from around the world.

Ready to secure your spot or want to chat about the best stateroom options?

Give a call to our Steyn at Sea Cruise Travel Partners at 1-844-340-3350. They'll help you every step of the way.

Or, better yet, click here to book your adventure now.

Welcome and thank you to our new and returning members from Alaska, California, Cayman Islands, East Yorkshire, Florida, Iowa, Kentucky, London, Louisiana, Michigan, Missouri, Nevada, New Hampshire, New York, Norfolk, North Carolina, Ohio, Oklahoma, Prince Edward Island, Surrey, Switzerland, Tennessee, Virginia, and beyond.

Thomas of California has renewed:

Best of health to Mr. Steyn... Thank you as always to everyone involved in giving us the wonderful content provided by the Mark Steyn Club throughout the year.

As has Ann from Oklahoma:

...My heart stopped when I saw I'd expired! Please bring my life back to normal with my reinstatement to all things Steyn!

Don't let yourself be discombobulated like Ann was! If you are not already set up for auto-renew, it is easy to do so here. And, if you haven't yet joined, please consider this your formal invitation!

Meanwhile, in case you missed it, here's how the last seven days looked at SteynOnline:

~ Recently, Mark lost a dear friend, the great lyricist Alan Bergman just a few months shy of his hundredth birthday. Mark celebrated the life and lyrics of Alan and his late wife Marilyn in Steyn's Song of the Week and yesterday, in a brand-new episode of Mark Steyn On the Town.

~ On Monday Mark made observations re the state of the western world from a Minneapolis election night party to the opening of a new Islamic center across the pond.

~ On Tuesday, Mark asked the burning question: is this The Return of Durham?

~ Mark returned to Clubland Q&A on Wednesday fielding questions from Mark Steyn Club members live around the planet. This week's show covered a range of topics including Obama's treason, asylum seekers, civil war and more.

If you missed it, here's the action replay.

~ Laura's Links was back on Thursday with Laura Rosen Cohen's excellent round-up of gems around the internet including a truthful observation by someone who would know.

~ Mark's topical take on "The Insurrectionists" kicked off the weekend at SteynOnline with lots of feedback received both at SteynOnline and on Twitter.

(Oh, and if you missed Mark's interview with George Papadopoulos the first time around, you may find it in our archives here.)

On Saturday, Rick McGinnis gave us his review of the classic British gangster film "The Long Good Friday".

Finally, the weekend brought the conclusion of Mark's brilliant narration of Heart of Darkness by Joseph Conrad. If you have not yet had a chance to listen, we invite club members to log-in and catch up here.

A new week begins later today with Steyn's Song of the Week at Serenade Radio at 5:30pm British Summer Time/ 12:30pm North American Eastern Time.

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THE MARK STEYN 2026 CRUISE - October 4th-11th

Imagine:

Cruising from the picturesque Quebec City to the vibrant streets of New York, with stops at the stunning fjords of Saguenay, the historic charm of Sept-Îles, and the lively culture-rich shores of Halifax.

Exclusive access to live tapings of The Mark Steyn Show and all your favorite Club features – Sunday Poem, Tales for Our Time, and Steyn's Song of the Week.

Enjoying intimate parties and social hours with Mark and his special guests, as well as fellow cruisers who share your passion for meaningful conversation and unforgettable experiences.

Experiencing the timeless elegance and impeccable service aboard the Queen Mary 2 – truly a floating palace.

Spaces for this intimate voyage are very limited, and we want to make sure you don't miss your chance to embark on this journey with Mark and like-minded fellow cruisers from around the world.

Ready to secure your spot or want to chat about the best stateroom options?

Give a call to our Steyn at Sea Cruise Travel Partners at 1-844-340-3350. They'll help you every step of the way.

Or, better yet, click here to book your adventure now.

Mark's current and highly popular narration of Heart of Darkness by Joseph Conrad in our Tales for Our Time series continues apace.

In last night's episode, there was something more terrifying than cannibals - fog:

Keep a lookout? Well, you may guess I watched the fog for the signs of lifting as a cat watches a mouse; but for anything else our eyes were of no more use to us than if we had been buried miles deep in a heap of cotton-wool. It felt like it, too—choking, warm, stifling. Besides, all I said, though it sounded extravagant, was absolutely true to fact. What we afterwards alluded to as an attack was really an attempt at repulse. The action was very far from being aggressive—it was not even defensive, in the usual sense: it was undertaken under the stress of desperation, and in its essence was purely protective.

Access to Tales for Our Time is one of the many benefits of membership in The Mark Steyn Club - and our newish audio player makes it even easier to listen in the car or at the beach. When logged in, you may pick up where you left off between devices - so you never lose your place!

If you are not yet a member, or your membership has lapsed, please join us today!

Meanwhile, in case you missed it, here's how the last seven days looked at SteynOnline...

~ For Bastille Day, France's fête nationale, a very special Steyn's Song of the Week.

~ One year on from the attempted assassination of President Trump, Mark pondered, "When the Government Wants You Dead". It was our most read piece of the week.

~ On Tuesday, Mark revisited two existential threats he saw coming a generation ago in two international bestsellers on demography and debt respectively.

~ Mark returned to Clubland Q&A on Wednesday fielding questions from Mark Steyn Club members live around the planet. This week's show covered a range of topics including the apparent extraordinary number of Afghan "translators", the need for remigration and the continued reverberations in MAGA land from the Trump administration's handling of the "Epstein files". In case you missed it, the action replay is here.

~ Laura's Rosen Cohen was back on Thursday with her excellent collection of links to interesting items found on the internet. She also introduced a new word that sounds real...

~ In Mark's weekend notebook, it was all about choosing sides in our existential civil conflicts... (any guesses what side the Brit Wanker Coppers are on?)

~ On this week's episode of On the Town at Serenade Radio, Mark remembered two female singers and counted down a cavalcade of Non-Stop Number Ones across a century and beyond. In case you missed it, please click here and log-in.

~ Later Rick McGinnis reviewed Robert Wise's "The Day the Earth Stood Still" (1951).

A new week begins later today with Steyn's Song of the Week at Serenade Radio at 5:30pm British Summer Time/ 12:30pm North American Eastern Time.

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THE MARK STEYN 2026 CRUISE - October 4th-11th

Imagine:

Cruising from the picturesque Quebec City to the vibrant streets of New York, with stops at the stunning fjords of Saguenay, the historic charm of Sept-Îles, and the lively culture-rich shores of Halifax.

Exclusive access to live tapings of The Mark Steyn Show and all your favorite Club features – Sunday Poem, Tales for Our Time, and Steyn's Song of the Week.

Enjoying intimate parties and social hours with Mark and his special guests, as well as fellow cruisers who share your passion for meaningful conversation and unforgettable experiences.

Experiencing the timeless elegance and impeccable service aboard the Queen Mary 2 – truly a floating palace.

Spaces for this intimate voyage are very limited, and we want to make sure you don't miss your chance to embark on this journey with Mark and like-minded fellow cruisers from around the world.

Ready to secure your spot or want to chat about the best stateroom options?

Give a call to our Steyn at Sea Cruise Travel Partners at 1-844-340-3350. They'll help you every step of the way.

Or, better yet, click here to book your adventure now.

Today is the first anniversary of the shooting of the attempted assassination of Trump while on stage in Butler, Pennsylvania. As Mark notes in this morning's column:

Once it became clear that the hit had not succeeded, the awful corrupt American media lost all interest in the story, which remains the most under-investigated presidential assassination attempt of the last hundred years. Curious.

Do read the whole thing here.

This week, Mark introduced the seventy-second audio entertainment in our series Tales for Our Time.

The newest addition to our collection is Joseph Conrad's Heart of Darkness, the Modern Library's choice for the sixty-seventh Best Novel of the Twentieth Century - though it's more of a novella and was first published in Blackwood's Magazine in 1899. As Mark notes in his introduction, it has certainly lasted through the twentieth century and into the new millennium.

Here are Episode One and Episode Two. Please tune-in later today for the next episode of Mark's nightly narration. To listen, simply log-in. We hope you enjoy it!

Welcome and thank you to our new and returning members from Alabama, Alberta, California, Florida, Kent, London, Michigan, Minnesota, Missouri, Nevada, New York, New Zealand, North Carolina, Ohio, Oklahoma, Ontario, Oregon, Pennsylvania, Portugal, South Australia, South Carolina, Spain, Texas, Washington, and beyond...

Glenn from Ontario says:

I said the same thing when I originally joined during the first month (shameful, I know)--you're a gem, Mr Steyn! And however many years on now, you're even gemmier!

Karen from Florida has renewed:

Thank you Mr. Steyn. You are a national treasure, I pray for you daily.

and, Mike from New York:

I'm very happy to finally become a Club member. I've been a reader and listener for many years now. I was (still am) a huge Rush Limbaugh fan, but my favorite part of his show was when you filled in. Thanks for all your work.

Thanks Mike. We all miss Rush dearly. It would be wonderful to hear his take right now.

Meanwhile, in case you missed it, here's how the last seven days looked at SteynOnline:

~ On Sunday, Mark paid tribute to an anthem for rebellious youth written by a guy born in the nineteenth century: "Rock Around the Clock".

~ In our most read piece of the week, Mark further explored the death of the West with a warning re: public pools in Germany (and elsewhere in Europe).

~ On Tuesday Mark wrote about Sir Sadiq Khan and Sir Keir Starmer paying their "respects" at the twentieth anniversary of the London Tube bombings the day before.

~ Mark returned to field questions from Mark Steyn Club members live around the planet on Wednesday. This week's show covered a range of topics from the latest on the Epstein "list" to demographic displacement plus some memories of Mark's early interviewees. In case you missed it, here's the action replay.

~ Laura Rosen Cohen thanked you for your attention to this matter in her round of links this week.

~ Mark's Weekend Notebook offered a few last-minute vacation suggestions...

~ On Saturday, we had our annual Bastille Day episode of Mark Steyn on the Town. In case you missed it, club members may log-in and access the replay here.

~ Also, Rick McGinnis was back with his review of Barbara Stanwyck in "Baby Face".

A new week begins later today with Steyn's Song of the Week at Serenade Radio at 5:30pm British Summer Time/ 12:30pm North American Eastern Time.

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THE MARK STEYN 2026 CRUISE - October 4th-11th

Imagine:

Cruising from the picturesque Quebec City to the vibrant streets of New York, with stops at the stunning fjords of Saguenay, the historic charm of Sept-Îles, and the lively culture-rich shores of Halifax.

Exclusive access to live tapings of The Mark Steyn Show and all your favorite Club features – Sunday Poem, Tales for Our Time, and Steyn's Song of the Week.

Enjoying intimate parties and social hours with Mark and his special guests, as well as fellow cruisers who share your passion for meaningful conversation and unforgettable experiences.

Experiencing the timeless elegance and impeccable service aboard the Queen Mary 2 – truly a floating palace.

Spaces for this intimate voyage are very limited, and we want to make sure you don't miss your chance to embark on this journey with Mark and like-minded fellow cruisers from around the world.

Ready to secure your spot or want to chat about the best stateroom options?

Give a call to our Steyn at Sea Cruise Travel Partners at 1-844-340-3350. They'll help you every step of the way.

Or, better yet, click here to book your adventure now.