The Western Abdication of Natural Rights
Thomas Jefferson, while not recognizing any established religion in the newly created United States, realized that in order to enact laws that would ensure the ‘unalienable’ and ‘self-evident’ natural rights, they could not separate themselves from God and his natural law. But today, the Western body politic has altogether abandoned that natural law.
FAFCE’s ‘Vote for Family’ Campaign
The European Federation of Catholic Family Associations (FAFCE) recently announced its EU-wide campaign in the lead-up to the European elections of 23-26 May. The campaign, ‘Vote for Family’, seeks “more family-responsive policies within the framework of the EU competences,” according to FAFCE’s Vice-President, Vincenzo Bassi.
PUBLISHERS’ STATEMENTS
This is the first of two ‘Publishers’ Statements’ that we shall publish during the inaugural month of the online edition of The European Conservative. A Statement by a representative of the Board of the Center for European Renewal shall be published in due course.
“Europa Sovranista”
Organized by Italy’s Nazione Futura, this one-day Italian-language conference (“Sovereign Europe: What role for European conservatives and sovereigntists?”) brings together former President of the Czech Republic (2003-2013), Vaclav Klaus; former Chancellor of the Office of the Czech President, Jiří Weigl; founder and Board President of the Dignitatis Humanae Institute, Benjamin Harnwell; and the founder of conservative publisher Giubilei Regnani Editore and President of Nazione Futura, Francesco Giubilei.