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Portugal’s National Revolution—97 Years Later
Essay
May 28, 2023

Portugal’s National Revolution—97 Years Later

Those who set the direction of what came to be called the National Revolution didn’t quite know what they wanted, but they certainly knew what they didn’t want: the growing radicalisation and constitutional crises, against a threatening backdrop of Communism, seen elsewhere in postwar Europe.

Jaime Nogueira Pinto
Hidden in Plain Sight: Syrian War Criminals in the Netherlands
NEWS
May 27, 2023

Hidden in Plain Sight: Syrian War Criminals in the Netherlands

An investigation revealed that some Syrians who had fled the civil war had encountered their former torturers while living in the Netherlands.

Tristan Vanheuckelom
Forgotten Classics: Family, Wealth, and Modernity in <em>The Magnificent Ambersons</em>  
REVIEW
May 27, 2023

Forgotten Classics: Family, Wealth, and Modernity in The Magnificent Ambersons  

The Magnificent Ambersons engages with issues of technological and social change in modernity. But it is also a very human story, focusing on a single family, detailing the lives of its members as change rocks their way of life

Felix James Miller
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Iran-Belgium Prisoner Swap
NEWS

Iran-Belgium Prisoner Swap

A Belgian man accused of espionage and an Iranian diplomat accused of a bomb plot have been liberated through Oman’s mediation.

Carlos Perona Calvete
May 28, 2023
Leftists Attack Macron For Saying France Is in the “Process of Decivilization”
NEWS

Leftists Attack Macron For Saying France Is in the “Process of Decivilization”

Oddly, rather than focusing on France’s downward spiral into barbarism, leftist lawmakers instead chose to comment on the alleged ‘taboos’ that Macron broke with his choice of words.

Robert Semonsen
May 28, 2023
Twitter Pulls Out of EU’s Anti-Disinformation Code
NEWS

Twitter Pulls Out of EU’s Anti-Disinformation Code

While abiding by the Code is voluntary, the same does not apply to the EU’s new content moderation rulebook, the Digital Services Act. Regarding the latter, EU Commissioner Thierry Breton warned: “You can run, but you can’t hide.”

Tristan Vanheuckelom
May 28, 2023

TEC: Into the Lion's Den

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Voegelin on Popper’s <em>Open Society and Its Enemies</em>
Essay

Voegelin on Popper’s Open Society and Its Enemies

Jan Bentz
May 28, 2023
Musikfest 2023: A Wondrous Musical Moment at the Musikverein
REVIEW

Musikfest 2023: A Wondrous Musical Moment at the Musikverein

Gregor Dekleva
May 28, 2023
Rollicking <em>Falstaff</em> Concludes Palm Beach Season
REVIEW

Rollicking Falstaff Concludes Palm Beach Season

Paul du Quenoy
May 25, 2023
Les Républicains To Propose Ambitious Anti-Immigration Plan
Analysis

Les Républicains To Propose Ambitious Anti-Immigration Plan

Les Républicains wants to appear to be in tune with the state of French public opinion, which demands rigour and firmness in the management of immigration.

Hélène de Lauzun
May 27, 2023
EU as Arbiter of Ideological Elegance?
COMMENTARY

EU as Arbiter of Ideological Elegance?

The EU’s messianic reflex is all the more worrying considering that Brussels recently acquired a formidable weapon with imprecise contours: financial conditionality.

Rodrigo Ballester
May 27, 2023
Cards Stacked Against EU Nature Restoration Law
NEWS

Cards Stacked Against EU Nature Restoration Law

Bridget Ryder
May 28, 2023
Commission Adviser Calls Europe Blind to Chinese Influence
NEWS

Commission Adviser Calls Europe Blind to Chinese Influence

Tamás Orbán
May 28, 2023
Eurostat: Afghans and Syrians Drive EU Asylum Surge
NEWS

Eurostat: Afghans and Syrians Drive EU Asylum Surge

Thomas O'Reilly
May 27, 2023

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UK: Tories Oversee Record Levels of Net Migration
NEWS

UK: Tories Oversee Record Levels of Net Migration

Various Tory prime ministers, first David Cameron, then Boris Johnson, then Liz Truss, then Rishi Sunak, have promised British voters to drastically reduce immigration, and they have all failed, purposefully or not, to deliver.

Robert Semonsen
May 27, 2023
Spain’s Local Elections Echo Internationally
NEWS

Spain’s Local Elections Echo Internationally

Spain’s local elections are setting the stage for general elections in December.

Bridget Ryder
May 27, 2023
No German Recession (Not Yet)
NEWS

No German Recession (Not Yet)

Based on Eurostat numbers, it is inaccurate to declare the German economy in recession.

Sven R. Larson
May 26, 2023
The ‘Dark Side’ of Turning Digital: A European Conservative Event
NEWS

The ‘Dark Side’ of Turning Digital: A European Conservative Event

Speakers noted that there is a risk that the increasing push towards digital dominance will make European citizens not just less strong, but less free.

Michael Curzon
May 26, 2023
Despite the Belgorod Debacle: U.S. To Send Ukraine More Arms
NEWS

Despite the Belgorod Debacle: U.S. To Send Ukraine More Arms

The failed incursion on Russian soil using U.S. equipment—of which Washington strongly disapproved—seems not to have impacted the flow of arms.

Tristan Vanheuckelom
May 26, 2023
EU Accuses OpenAI of Blackmail in AI Regulation Feud
NEWS

EU Accuses OpenAI of Blackmail in AI Regulation Feud

There are “technical limitations to what’s possible,” OpenAI CEO Sam Altman said, hinting that his company might have to leave Europe if Brussels remains unwilling to compromise.

Tamás Orbán
May 26, 2023
France Unveils Its Climate Plan for Greenhouse Gas
NEWS

France Unveils Its Climate Plan for Greenhouse Gas

In order to accelerate the ecological transition, Elisabeth Borne highlighted the necessary distribution of the effort between the state, individuals, and companies.

Hélène de Lauzun
May 26, 2023
Massive Voter Fraud in Melilla, Spain
NEWS

Massive Voter Fraud in Melilla, Spain

Votes were apparently being bought for €50-200 in a massive surge of fraudulent voting which VOX suggests might have been organized by Morocco.

Carlos Perona Calvete
May 26, 2023

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Les Républicains To Propose Ambitious Anti-Immigration Plan
Analysis

Les Républicains To Propose Ambitious Anti-Immigration Plan

Les Républicains wants to appear to be in tune with the state of French public opinion, which demands rigour and firmness in the management of immigration.

Hélène de Lauzun
May 27, 2023
Fiscal Forecast Europe: Is Inflation Here to Stay?
Analysis

Fiscal Forecast Europe: Is Inflation Here to Stay?

If neither wages nor energy prices can explain why the ECB is right in being concerned about persistent inflation, then what can explain it? There is a candidate that nobody wants to talk about: taxes.

Sven R. Larson
May 25, 2023
Fiscal Forecast America: How to Predict a Debt Crisis
Analysis

Fiscal Forecast America: How to Predict a Debt Crisis

We will only get one chance to save America from the abyss of a debt crisis. Let us make sure we get it right on day one.

Sven R. Larson
May 24, 2023

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NatCon UK: How a ‘Confidence-Building’ Conservative Conference Left Me Dejected
COMMENTARY

NatCon UK: How a ‘Confidence-Building’ Conservative Conference Left Me Dejected

Why were speaking slots given to representatives of the party that has done the most to stab conservatives in the back? Why did no one kick up a fuss?

Michael Curzon
May 26, 2023
Green Sleaze in Germany
COMMENTARY

Green Sleaze in Germany

In Europe, the eco-‘woke’ movement is nowhere as strong as it is in Berlin. But after a nepotism scandal was exposed, Germany’s Greens have gone on the defense.

Dieter Stein
May 24, 2023
As the EU Neglects Its Core Business, EU Regulation Gets Out of Control
COMMENTARY

As the EU Neglects Its Core Business, EU Regulation Gets Out of Control

Fundamentally, the core of the problem is the EU’s adherence to the precautionary principle, which comes with a deeply unscientific intolerance for any risk.

Pieter Cleppe
May 24, 2023

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Voegelin on Popper’s <em>Open Society and Its Enemies</em>
Essay

Voegelin on Popper’s Open Society and Its Enemies

Unparalleled in terms of harsh criticism: Voegelin opines on Popper’s work in correspondence with Leo Strauss.

Jan Bentz
May 28, 2023
Symbols and Sock-Puppets: The Cross That Doesn’t Save 
Essay

Symbols and Sock-Puppets: The Cross That Doesn’t Save 

There’s little point in visiting a monastery where none of the monks have tasted beatitude, and a father who hasn’t kept faith over years of disciplining action can’t really hope to steer his son true.

Carlos Perona Calvete
May 23, 2023
Ukraine Can’t Save the West from Itself
Essay

Ukraine Can’t Save the West from Itself

Ukraine’s struggle against Russian aggression serves an illusion for a certain kind of American and pro-Atlanticist conservative in Europe: that Ukraine’s patriots can fill the West’s spiritual and cultural void.

Kurt Hofer
May 13, 2023

From the Current Edition

Issue 25, Winter 2023

Europe’s leading conservative English-language journal of philosophy, politics and the arts. The European Conservative publishes articles, essays, interviews, and reviews that reflect the different varieties of conservative, traditionalist, reactionary, and right-wing thought from across Europe and around the world.

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Rebelling Against Our Domestic Passivity: An Interview with <strong>Laurent Obertone</strong>
Interview

Rebelling Against Our Domestic Passivity: An Interview with Laurent Obertone

We must fight on all fronts; reinvest in and renew fields that have been neglected: culture, the arts, media, etc. The reconquest of our countries depends above all on the reconquest of our minds.

Hélène de Lauzun
March 3, 2023
The Emergence of a New Paganism: An Interview with <strong>Chantal Delsol</strong>
Interview

The Emergence of a New Paganism: An Interview with Chantal Delsol

Once Christianity faced off with modernity, says Chantal Delsol, the handwriting was on the wall. And even though a handful of elites deluded themselves into believing in the future of atheism, most people need gods—and soon the old gods began to creep back in.

Jonathon Van Maren
February 18, 2023
The Cave Beneath the Cave
Essay

The Cave Beneath the Cave

Today, the image of the cave is regarded with suspicion. It seems to call for rule by experts and social engineers, for a tyranny of technocrats: a dubious, if not diabolical, prospect.

Michael Millerman
February 9, 2023

INTERVIEWS

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The Italian Left Raises the Ghost of ‘Fascism’ to Fuel Social Fracture: An Interview with <strong>Rachele Mussolini</strong>
Interview

The Italian Left Raises the Ghost of ‘Fascism’ to Fuel Social Fracture: An Interview with Rachele Mussolini

A renewal of the European institutions is necessary, as they seem far removed from the real situations experienced by millions of Italians and Europeans.

Álvaro Peñas
May 21, 2023
The Middle East Is Imploding: An Interview with <strong>Fr. Benedict Kiely</strong>
Interview

The Middle East Is Imploding: An Interview with Fr. Benedict Kiely

A bomb of poverty has been hurled at the country by economic sanctions imposed by the West, Kiely says.

Bridget Ryder
May 15, 2023
“The New Right, More Than Simply Conservative, Is Entirely Subversive”: An Interview With <strong>Agustín Laje</strong>
Interview

“The New Right, More Than Simply Conservative, Is Entirely Subversive”: An Interview With Agustín Laje

The idea that everyone must ‘invent’ their own identity creates too much social stress, too much discomfort. Perhaps we were freer and more comfortable when certain identity traits were already taken care of beforehand.

Álvaro Peñas
May 13, 2023

REVIEWS

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Lost Worlds and Lost Causes
REVIEW

Lost Worlds and Lost Causes

Both the novel and the memoir touch on themes that are sadly out of fashion today: the brotherhood of arms crossing ethnic and cultural divides, individual bravery in battle, and the manly quest to build empires.

Alberto M. Fernandez
May 22, 2023
Celebrating the Coronation Without the Quiche: A Solid <em>Iolanthe</em> Brings Royal Overtones to New York
REVIEW

Celebrating the Coronation Without the Quiche: A Solid Iolanthe Brings Royal Overtones to New York

MasterVoices does not appear to be planning any Gilbert and Sullivan next season, but it should consider exploring that repertoire as it moves on. Events in Britain might just demand it.

Paul du Quenoy
May 16, 2023
Empire’s Moral Ledger
REVIEW

Empire’s Moral Ledger

A new book by ethicist Nigel Biggar argues that post-colonial guilt has been blown out of proportion.

Jorge González-Gallarza
May 14, 2023

TRIBUTES

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Cardinal George Pell: Man of the West
Tribute

Cardinal George Pell: Man of the West

In what turned out to be his last public homily, delivered three days before he died, Cardinal Pell referred to the “heritage of Wojtyla and Ratzinger.” In addition to being courageous teachers of the Catholic faith, they were, Pell said, also “Europeans, examples of men with profound knowledge of the high culture of the Western world.”

Samuel Gregg
January 25, 2023
RIP Your Majesty
Tribute

RIP Your Majesty

Her motto: “Never complain, never explain” is something we could all take heart from, not just one or two minor royals.

Frank Haviland
September 26, 2022
Memories of a Statesman
Tribute

Memories of a Statesman

In four short years, the spirit of reform ushered in by Mikhail Gorbachev tore down one of the most totalitarian constructs in modern human history and allowed for the healing of scars that had marred an entire continent for decades.

Sven R. Larson
September 2, 2022

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