Yes, it's me! Mark Steyn of that ilk - back for another hour of questions from Steyn Clubbers around the planet. The fun starts at 3pm North American Eastern - which is 8pm in the British Isles and 9pm in western and central Europe.
Lots going on in the world - too much really. The new war continues to widen, at least rhetorically. Also widening are the divisions on the American right:
No one asked you, you piece of shit. https://t.co/3VC9sXLo0J
— John Podhoretz (@jpodhoretz) June 14, 2025
I'm not sure that's the most helpful contribution from Mr Podhoretz. Jedediah was very kind about my vax victims special, and my only reservation about her back then was a vague feeling that she was best buddies with Not-Quite-NeverTrumper Mark Levin, who testified against me at trial (he lost). So, with the soi-disant "Great One" having supplanted Tucker in Trump's ear, I was surprised to see Jed reject the Levin line so decisively. I confess my declining health and lack of travel has now almost entirely disconnected me from all the fractious factions of conservatism, so today we shall try to stay focused on the geopolitics.
So: The salient fact about the Ukraine conflict is that, shortly after its commencement, the rest of the world decided that its interests did not align with "the west". Me earlier this month and just before Israel hit Iran:
We were told that the world was united against Putin's aggression. In fact, the world is united against the west, and very much on Putin's side. [He] is wanted by the 'International' Criminal Court, but, when he hosts a summit on Russian soil, China, India, Brazil, Iran, the Arabs, South Africa et al are happy to fly in for the group photo... The rest of the planet concluded over three years ago that it was not in their interest to permit Putin to lose. If Lindsey Graham, Ms Nuland and the others panting for World War Three actually get it, China, India and the rest will likewise conclude that it is not in their interest to permit America to win.
A fortnight later, and Hot Pants Graham has got his war. Do the ChiComs et al feel the same about this one as they do about the one in Europe?
Elsewhere:
The UK House of Commons has voted for a disgusting (and somewhat Canadian) abortion regime. When societies have a serious death wish, it is very hard to talk them out of it.
Speaking of which, the media reaction to Baroness Casey's Pakistani-rape report is not encouraging. Headline from the Telegraph:
Muslim leaders must speak out against the horrific grooming gangs
They've had two decades to speak out, and have chosen not to - as the paedo rape gangs have metastasised across the land. It seems reasonable to conclude that, like the Labour Party, "Muslim leaders" are okay with it, and therefore any belated "concerns" would be entirely insincere.
On the other hand, Allison Pearson has a rather good column arising from a question she was asked after this recent edition of The Mark Steyn Show:
"Forgive me for asking, Miss Pearson, but what happened to the British men?" The silver-haired American in sports jacket and tie in front of me had a concerned look on his face. I had just appeared on a panel discussing the Pakistani rape gangs chaired by Mark Steyn, who had campaigned relentlessly for their victims when he was a presenter on GB News. Survivors Sammy Woodhouse and Samantha Smith, my fellow panellists, had told the international audience about the ordeal they, and thousands of other British girls, had lived through. Not just being raped and tortured as children, but later stigmatised as prostitutes, criminals and liars in their twenties when they finally plucked up courage to speak out.
Sammy recalled that police in Rotherham colluded openly with her abuser, Arshid Hussain, buying his drugs and tipping him off when he was about to have his collar felt.
When officers found Sammy in bed with "Ash", a 24-year-old British Pakistani, they arrested her for possessing an offensive weapon (which was his). The serial rapist with a rumoured string of more than 50 under-age girls in his highly-profitable harem was not held by police. Sammy was 14 at the time and pregnant. Still a child, then, although childhood and the bubbly, bright little girl who dreamed of being a professional dancer were long gone.
After those two brave, articulate women up on stage finished telling their stories of almost surreal depravity, Steyn's audience – Aussies, Kiwis, Canadians, Americans, Brits – sat in horrified silence. Not quite silence; a lot of people were crying. A question hung in the incredulous air. How could the UK have allowed such monstrosities to happen to its kids and then allow it to be covered up for years until victims-turned-campaigners, like the two Samanthas, fought tooth and nail to bring it to public attention?
Clearly, that's what was bothering the American. He was desperate to understand why British men had not protected their girls.
But such are the contradictions of our time: in the dying west, Ukraine's borders are inviolable, but our own must remain open to legions of predators upon our daughters. And, if you're minded to object, as they have in Ballymena, the Brit Wanker Coppers will damn you as bigots - which, not so long ago, would have been a faintly surreal criticism to make in Ireland, north or south. Nevertheless:
Disorder after alleged sex assault was 'racist thuggery', say police
Yeah, Prods and Papists all got a bit boring, didn't it? So let's import large numbers of Roma. That's the ticket.
Happy to take your thoughts on the above or any of the other topics we've discussed in recent days. Whether or not you're a member of The Mark Steyn Club, you can listen to our show live as it happens wherever you chance to be on this turbulent earth: Club membership is required only to ask a question. We love to hear from brand new members, and especially appreciate those who are having such a grand time around these parts that they've signed up a chum for a Steyn Club Gift Membership. Among the additions to our ranks in recent days are newbies from around the globe - from Toronto to Tokyo, Venice to Virginia, Scunthorpe to the Seychelles. If you've joined this week either for a full year or a see-how-it-goes experimental quarter, do shoot me a head-scratcher for today's show.
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