2025: The Year They Killed Charlie Kirk, Denied Islamist Terror, and AI Got Scary Smart

By Philip C. Johnson   December 31, 2025   It’s that time again. The time when I look back on the year that was and try to make some sense of it. From the halls of Washington to the battlefields of Eastern Europe and the Middle East, 2025 was marked by bold policy overhauls, tragic … Continue reading 2025: The Year They Killed Charlie Kirk, Denied Islamist Terror, and AI Got Scary Smart

Candace Owens: French Death Squads, Charlie Kirk and December Doom

By Philip C. Johnson December 1, 2025 I was born three months before November 22, 1963, when JFK was killed and the modern conspiracy theory was born. Growing up, I devoured The Bermuda Triangle and studied blurry Bigfoot photos, always half-convinced the government was hiding something. To me, conspiracies aren’t fringe—they’re DNA-deep, a reflex against … Continue reading Candace Owens: French Death Squads, Charlie Kirk and December Doom

ISIS Attack on Paris: Looking Back 10 Years On

By Philip C. Johnson November 20, 2025 I’ve already written about this, but I’ve also created a 4 minute video to illustrate that happened on November 13, 2015. Too many people have memory-holed this event. And as a byproduct, may very well not track similar things that are going on in our own nation today. … Continue reading ISIS Attack on Paris: Looking Back 10 Years On

10 Years After the ISIS Paris Attacks: Arthur Dénouveaux’s Bataclan Survival Story

By Philip C. JohnsonNovember 1, 2025 Outside the Le Carillon, bar and café at 18 Rue Alibert in Paris's 10th arrondissement. Eleven people were killed here. I was in Paris on November 13, 2015, waiting for a student group that would not arrive the next day—for obvious reasons. The 13th had felt ordinary; I walked … Continue reading 10 Years After the ISIS Paris Attacks: Arthur Dénouveaux’s Bataclan Survival Story

Weeks of Shadow-Jumping: Global Next’s Fall Marathon

By Philip C. Johnson – October 25, 2025 The past September and October have been a whirlwind for Global Next, launching new programs across Europe while anchoring young lives to biblical truth amid a fractured world. From Edinburgh’s ancient stones to Rome’s pilgrim-packed streets, we’ve chased courage, confronted darkness, and celebrated full-circle grace. It began … Continue reading Weeks of Shadow-Jumping: Global Next’s Fall Marathon

Israel-Gaza: The Fragile Dawn of Peace 2025:

By Philip C. Johnson, writing from Rome, Italy October 15, 2025—The world held its breath as the Peace 2025 Summit in Sharm El-Sheikh, Egypt, on October 13, birthed a ceasefire heralded as a "historic dawn" by U.S. President Donald Trump. With signatures from Egyptian President Abdel Fattah el-Sisi, Qatar’s Emir Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani, … Continue reading Israel-Gaza: The Fragile Dawn of Peace 2025:

Peace at Last? The Israel-Gaza War Ends—Two Years After the Nightmare Began

By Philip C. Johnson October 9, 2025 Dateline: Rome – It's 9:12 PM CET here in the Eternal City on October 9, 2025, just two days past the second anniversary of October 7, 2023. I’m sitting near the usual chaos at the Spanish Steps, but my thoughts are a few thousand miles to the east … Continue reading Peace at Last? The Israel-Gaza War Ends—Two Years After the Nightmare Began

France’s Fractured Soul: Immigration, Identity, and the Shadow of Terror 

By Philip C. Johnson October 8, 2025 Paris is burning—not just in the banlieues where riots can flare without warning, but in the raw, unfiltered clash of ideas tearing at France’s core. It’s October 2025, and the nation’s soul is a battleground: 68 minors nabbed in jihadist plots across Europe this year (62 in France … Continue reading France’s Fractured Soul: Immigration, Identity, and the Shadow of Terror 

Molenbeek and Saint-Denis: Jihadist Shadows in the Heart of Europe

By Philip C. Johnson—October 3, 2025 Nearly ten years ago, I was in Paris on November 13, 2015, waiting for a student group to arrive the next morning. That night, ISIS launched coordinated suicide bombings and shootings across the city—hitting the Bataclan concert hall, nearby cafes, and the Stade de France during a France-Germany soccer … Continue reading Molenbeek and Saint-Denis: Jihadist Shadows in the Heart of Europe

Global Next in Edinburgh: Jumping Shadows in a Historic City

By Philip C. Johnson - September 26, 2025 In a world that often feels broken, a group of young leaders gathered in Edinburgh to learn what it means to be brave. Over the past week, I led the inaugural Global Next program in Edinburgh, Scotland—a course titled "Jump Your Shadow: Doing Brave Things in a … Continue reading Global Next in Edinburgh: Jumping Shadows in a Historic City