On April 15, 2026 at 2:56 pm, Chris Davies wrote:
Mark,
I hope you are relatively well and enjoying the best of Zelenskyyyyyy's hospitality.
How is the general disposition of Ukrainians over 4 years into this futile war.
It seems to me that the rapid depopulation of both Ukrainian and Russian men is a good template for the WEF and Bill Gates disciples who would like to see a maximum population of 500 Million on the planet. Another 8 Billion Shaheds should get it done.
Keep your chin up and watch out for those unibrows on your way to the bunker.
Keep well Mark.
On April 15, 2026 at 2:56 pm, Brian Bennett wrote:
Mark, why should an American care about the outcome of the war in Ukraine?
Floor minus one is far better than minus six. Stay safe!
On April 15, 2026 at 3:01 pm, mike jacobs wrote:
Mark - hope this finds you basking in the glow of a bevy of Ukrainian hotties, so upon Orban's loss, a bunch of Republican types seem to be expressing glee, because it now ends his association with Putin. So it begs the question: in their minds, is it better to open Hungary up to the threat of the Muslim hordes that the EU seems to favor or Putin?
On April 15, 2026 at 3:03 pm, Glen Flint wrote:
Hi Mark,
I do miss your full throated Keeeeeeev. Do dreams of Ukrainian hotties retrieving you in the middle of the night interfere with some much needed rest or lull you to sleep?
Would a Mark Steyn cruise through the Strait of Hormuz next year be of interest to the club? I hear the fireworks are to die for.
Stay safe, stay free!
Glen
On April 15, 2026 at 3:04 pm, Drew Weber wrote:
Hello Mark,
Good to hear you arrived in The Ukraine. Please be safe.
I am listening again to your audio interpretation of The Power-House by John Buchan.
Serialized in 1913, Buchan writes of an elderly host who states a visionary message to the protagonist:
"A little mechanical device will wreck your navies. A new chemical combination will upset every rule of war ... yet we never dream that these things are possible."
Yes, billion dollar ships are needed to defend a waterway from a country with no navy or air force. Yet, they possess drones which cost a few thousand dollars.
The elderly host also comments:
"It is the same with our commerce. One or two minute changes might sink Britain to the level of Ecuador or give China the key of the world's wealth."
Your audiobooks are indeed as you say, Tales for Our Times. Thank you.
On April 15, 2026 at 3:06 pm, Kiwi Gav in London wrote:
HI Mark - hope your travels are going well.
I've asked a few questions previously of the more light hearted nature - unfortunately this is not one of them.
The first report from the Southport enquiry was released on Monday. Initial headlines in the media were that the parents were to blame. Then reports that there were failures in the system and a number of "missed opportunities".
There is no mention in the media of the key issue - that reports were changed and people felt shut down because they were concerned about being called racist.
So my question is, when will we wake up? And more importantly, who is going to jail for allowing this atrocity to happen?
All the best,
Gavin
On April 15, 2026 at 3:07 pm, Toby Pilling wrote:
Should the Welsh choirboy's parents be deported?
On April 15, 2026 at 3:08 pm, Willy wrote:
Greetings Mark,
Late last year, the German government quietly passed a law (buried in the Military Service Modernization Act) requiring men between the ages of 17 and 45 to obtain permission before leaving the country for more than three months. This law went into effect the first of the year. No major paper covered the legislation's long walk to Law. It was only in April that the 'blackout' on writing about the law was lifted. The defense ministry says, doing their butchest Nancy P impression, that German males will have to wait and see what the law really means. Is this to do with the military, or to do with population control — knowing where your tax base has absconded to?
On April 15, 2026 at 3:10 pm, Catherine DeHart wrote:
Oh, my goodness, Mark!
I am not sure what I am more worried about. Your being in Ukraine. Or the likelihood of you climbing stairs to the penthouse. Worrying about your health is going to give me a heart attack.
With that out of the way, here is my question. Full disclosure, prior to listening to Rush, I didn't pay much attention to history, and my opinion of the UN was formed by Eva Gabor and Bob Newhart singing the "Rescue Aid Society" song.
With that in mind, what is America's "win rate" both before the UN and after?
And now, with a new Mullah type installed as head of some committee, I have to wonder if the UN is needed. And if it's needed, does it need to be housed in America and funded by Americans?
Stay healthy
Cathy in California, where "Swal's" well that ends well.
On April 15, 2026 at 3:13 pm, Alison Castellina wrote:
The bad news - if your hotel is in Lviv and you are hoping that you are reasonably safe due to its proximity to the historic UNESCO district - is that it was drone-bombed about three weeks ago.
My good (?) news is that my local election opportunity to put the boot into Neville Chamberlain-Starmer is a choice between the LIb Dems and Reform. If that were your choice, which way would you vote - or would you abstain on the basis of your deep-seated antipathy towards Nigel Sharia-Farage?
On April 15, 2026 at 3:15 pm, Fred Jones wrote:
Intrepid Mark,
You wondered aloud yesterday how the EU-crats could be so ghoulish in cheerleading the ongoing death of Ukrainian men ... and the demographic annihilation of Ukraine, itself.
Simple: for most of this war to save Ukraine, cheering from the cheap seats was their only role. The real struggle was waged with American materiel & money and Ukrainian blood. Sure, their voices may have been strained from all their solidarity speeches, but small price to pay to drain Putin's military-aged men and armories (the latter being paid by EU gas purchases).
These cold-hearted bastards didn't appreciate Trump turning the tables on this raw deal for American taxpayers, forcing them to put their own skin in the game. And that's when they turned to the billions of confiscated Russian money housed in London and EU banks as the means of paying for American military hardware. Except there was one EU nation, and really one guy in that country, who stood in their way: that devilish "Putin crony" in Hungary.
So Creulla and Co went to work removing that obstacle, culminating in Sunday's resounding defeat of Orban. And so the ongoing demise of an entire population (well, their men of fighting age, namely 16-70), marches on.
I suppose that's great news for roving Western journalists and opinion writers keen on picking up lonely Ukrainian chicks. Not so great for the future of Ukraine.
Stay safe and stay free and enjoy the padded bunker with the hotel hotties.
On April 15, 2026 at 3:17 pm, Thomas Carey wrote:
Hi Mark,
I was searching for info on David Axelrod's meeting with the pope using an AI Assistant. It told me there were no meetings between the two, because Pope Leo XIV is a fictional character. No Joke!
This entire thing looks like a political operation, between the Pope's comments, the cardinals on 60 minutes, etc. Very much out of the dem playbook. If it looks like a duck...right?
Be safe out there and remember to take a torch with you to the bomb/missile/drone shelter.
Tom
On April 15, 2026 at 3:20 pm, Pat Smith wrote:
Hi Mark,
For your sake I hope Putin sends some non-lethal drones your way. I'm sure that a "retrieval" by a Ukrainian hottie would be the just the cure for what ails you.
I see the Pope is jetting around Africa to deliver the message that Hungary is now open for mass migration and Islam is as cool, if not cooler, than Roman Catholicism. I did happen to notice that he won't be stopping in Nigeria to deliver this message even though he is flying right over that country on his hop from Algeria to Cameroon. I'm sure the Boko Haram chaps would be so excited to hear his message that they would take a day or two off from kidnapping 9-year-old child brides.
Since the Pope won't be stopping, do you think there is a chance he will at least issue a #BringBackOurGirls hashtag?
On April 15, 2026 at 3:24 pm, Wes Whitten wrote:
Mark, the conduct of the US government and its Chief Executive as of late has left one word emblazoned in my mind: Weak. If a 3 time Trump voter can smell it, what do you think our alleged allies and enemies are sniffing on the wind?
On April 15, 2026 at 3:26 pm, Peter wrote:
Greetings Mark,
What happens when 50% of the population of a civilization wishes to thrive, and the other 50% has given up the will to live and instead sides with invaders seeking to loot and plunder said civilization?
Are there any historical examples you can think of? Is civilizational divorce the best path forward for the half that wishes to preserve their existence?
Cheers,
Peter
On April 15, 2026 at 3:29 pm, Strait of Hormuz United Toll Takers Local 210 wrote:
Dear Mark--
I read recently that the nation's Wise Latina Laureate, Sonia Sotomayor, criticized her colleague Brett Kavanaugh with this comment about his vote in an immigration-related emergency appeal: "This is from a man whose parents were professionals. And probably doesn't really know any person who works by the hour. Those hours that they took you away, nobody's paying that person. And that makes a difference between a meal for him and his kids that night and maybe just cold supper."
Does the Wise Latina's comment further prove Helen Andrews right? Helen wrote recently that "wokeness" is nothing more than large-scale feminization of social institutions. She predicted that the rule of law will not survive the legal profession becoming majority female. Notice how the Wise Latina's comment makes no reference to what the actual white patriarchal rules were in that case.
On April 15, 2026 at 3:32 pm, William Stroock wrote:
Dear Mark,
Twenty-five sod bollocking years ago you were an avid post-9/11 supporter of the war on terror. As was I. Times and people change.
What do you think Face of the Tiger era Mark Steyn would make of the Iran War?
On April 15, 2026 at 3:36 pm, Scott Schertzer wrote:
Dear Mark:
With Victor Orban's lopsided loss in Hungary, Canada's Conservatives ceding a parliamentary majority to Mark Carney and the Liberals, and the prospective wipeout the Republicans are expected to suffer here in the United States in the upcoming midterms, what hope remains for the rescue of western civilization?
When parties of the right win elections, it seems that the victories are, at best, pyrrhic. They are incapable of maintaining momentum and are unable to win the messaging war versus the left. No matter the suffering that that is caused due to leftist policies, the people seem never to learn their lesson. Do you still believe that we even have to the elections of 2030 to stem the tide, or is it already too late?
Stay safe in your travels as I'm not sure if you have more to worry health wise from Putin's missiles or the Ukrainian blondes in military fatigues.
Sincerely,
Scott Schertzer
Miami Beach
On April 15, 2026 at 3:39 pm, Jackie F wrote:
Hello Mark. I know you as well as Eva were disappointed in Orban's loss but I have read posts that he is just like Orban but even more right, supposedly without the corruption. Everything is fake news anymore but what is your opinion.
Also, Ursula has made the statement that the cheapest energy is to use no energy. Stay home, etc. Neil Oliver states this is a precursor to another lock down.
Thank you.
On April 15, 2026 at 3:43 pm, The Notorious Mr. J wrote:
Greetings, Mr. Steyn. Stay healthy and do dodge those pesky drones.
What say you of the evolving face of Canadian politics?
By the magic of defections and byelections Carney and his Liberal mob now have a slim majority in the House. Given their autocratic rumblings, that does not bode well for the realm.
Never forget who has a pig's share of the blame for this mess. Canada was on course for a much needed change of government, until that bumbling bully Trump disrupted the political ecosystem and handed the Liberals a deus ex machina in the form of "rally round the flag, elbows up. eh" hysteria, allowing them to defy gravity. The old racket of using an external enemy to deflect discontent.
What damage will Tumbledown Donald do next?
On April 15, 2026 at 3:45 pm, Robert wrote:
For the Q&A:
"the Governor of the Bank of England installed as Canadian prime minister at the behest of Tony Blair"
Wow! Any further comments?
On April 15, 2026 at 3:50 pm, Michael Seth wrote:
Hi Mark,
Having learned to stop worrying and love the bombing, President Trump now seeks to extend the current FISA program. Per the AP: "Despite bipartisan criticism, the chances of significant changes dropped when Trump announced his support for the program's renewal, saying it had proved its worth..."
I know your prohibition on Q&A music is as tight as a US naval blockade, but how can any rock-ribbed US citizen not burst into song? "I'm proud to be an American, where at least I know I'm free..."
Sorry about that. Best regards to Oksana. Stay safe, stay free, COME BACK!
On April 15, 2026 at 3:54 pm, David wrote:
Why does the UK / EU see Russia as more of a threat than the hundreds of random men washing up on the shores every day?
This is not me being sarcastic, I honestly find it baffling.
On April 15, 2026 at 3:58 pm, Amy\'s Boney Carrot wrote:
Can you / will you comment on Tucker's fall from normalcy and into that weird tent that Candace, Alex, Megan et al now inhabit. Being on the PR team as an apologist for Islamic fundamentalism, Muslims really like Jesus Christ, Hitler wasn't really that bad of a guy, Churchill really was that bad of a guy. The old adage of "follow the money" does not seem to apply in this instance. Demanding answers from the Trump administration as to what exactly is the plan there in Iran is one thing - despite shooting yourself in the foot with taking out the top tier of leadership, second tier of leadership and the third tier of leadership but Tucker's pronouncements are ponderous.
Uhm, do decline the the penthouse upgrade as the top floor would necessarily mean the drone's payload would affect that place the most. I do like your frailty play to get the assistance from one of the front desk girls.
Try the borsch and of course the cabbage rolls (holubsti) and coffee - a favourite of the Schmenge Brothers Polka band...
Come back home safe !!
On April 15, 2026 at 4:01 pm, Mike wrote:
Happy Tax Day Mark! Can you bring us back some spent Patriot missile parts as a memento of where our American tax dollars went to?
On April 15, 2026 at 4:04 pm, Sean B wrote:
Re: Mohammed Sharia. Is it possible to be on the nose anymore? I find myself saying it a lot these days, "You could never use that in a script, it's too on the nose." Naming a political candidate Mohammed Sharia would be laughably obvious in a book or film unless it was very bad satire. But this isn't satire, it's real life. And it's become hysterical.
On April 15, 2026 at 4:06 pm, Willy Pete wrote:
Mark, using Karl Marx as the prime example, do you think socialism always fails because it doesn't know how?
On April 15, 2026 at 4:09 pm, Paul Nachman wrote:
In all the Steyn Club's sturm und drang about the current Iran "project," I don't recall seeing anything regarding what Mark himself favors doing about Iran (i.e. about the threat of nuclear-bomb-armed mullahs). If he favors doing anything.
For me, anyway, there's the same lacuna in Mark's own writings, although they are voluminous enough that I might have missed it.
So I hope Mark will answer that basic question ... or perhaps reiterate his answer.
On April 15, 2026 at 4:10 pm, Nicola Timmerman wrote:
The new Liberal majority in Canada has just given $120 million to Sudan. Where can I find this magic money tree?
On April 15, 2026 at 4:13 pm, Michael Regan wrote:
Hi Mark,
I was speaking with a friend who works in finance here in the US, and does some work in Europe. I asked him what he and his colleagues think of the immigration problem in Europe and how it affects business. He said it's a non issue and "doesn't move the needle". What are your thoughts on this response?
On April 15, 2026 at 4:15 pm, Greg Warren wrote:
"You seem very feeble to me."
Ouch! That's gotta hurt, Mr Bond.
On April 15, 2026 at 4:18 pm, Wayne Lanham wrote:
Hoping to hear the full version of the time in Kiev.
