Month: December 2021

What ‘Eco-Bobos’ Can Learn from Conservatives

In terms of ecology, conservatism is far from a nostalgic fixation. It can feed a profoundly human ecology, testify to a deep love of life, and help develop lasting attachments to a life shaped by the constant search for perfection and harmony.

After a Record Nine Months, Dutch Form Interim Government

On Wednesday, the newly established formation, composed of the People’s Party for Freedom and Democracy (VVD), Democrats 66 (D66), Christian Democratic Appeal (CDA) and the Christian Union (CU) presented its coalition agreement. Mark Rutte (VVD) is expected to be appointed Prime Minister for a fourth term.

Somewhere in La Mancha

The ‘classical liberal’ emphasis on negative freedoms tends to appeal to older conservatives, perhaps because they assume that what they grew up with was the spontaneous, neutral state of things, ever ready to mushroom forth again, just as soon as things return to normal. Yet sometimes, finding one’s home means building it, and that might take a village. 

Éric Zemmour and the Symbol of Armenia

Zemmour’s trip demonstrates a coherency of purpose. In prioritizing Armenia, he links his candidacy with a commitment to preserving European values. Armenia symbolizes a return to the sources and the origins of European Christian culture. 

Finland Holds the Key to Peace in Ukraine

As a sovereign country, Ukraine is in its full right to make whatever constitutional reforms it sees fit. Their right to independence is as strong as is Russia’s right to national security. If one is weighed against the other, national sovereignty always wins.

‘Make it Matter’: Funds and Folly in the European Recovery

The European Commission’s promotional material makes ‘Next Generation EU’ comes across as oddly remote from the task of actually facilitating Europe’s next generation. Nor is it meant for a specialized audience, as it lacks any reference to how one might actually procure the product being advertised—namely, funding.

Cardinal Müller: Soros, Gates, and Schwab Using Pandemic to Gain “Total Control”

Cardinal Müller: Soros, Gates, and Schwab Using Pandemic to Gain “Total Control”

Cardinal Müller, former bishop of Regensburg, has condemned globalist financial elites, calling them individuals who view the worldwide COVID-19 pandemic as a window of opportunity to “implement their agenda.”

December 16, 2021
French President Macron in Orbán’s Budapest, Strikes Conciliatory Tone

French President Macron in Orbán’s Budapest, Strikes Conciliatory Tone

While he has a history of denouncing certain policies of the Hungarian government, Emmanuel Macron last week said he regarded Prime Minister Viktor Orbán as a political opponent but also as a European partner.

December 16, 2021
Bulgaria: EU Court Rules Country Must Issue Identity Papers to Same-Sex Couple’s Child

Bulgaria: EU Court Rules Country Must Issue Identity Papers to Same-Sex Couple’s Child

The Court of Justice declared that member countries are “free to decide whether or not to allow marriage and parenthood for persons of the same sex under their national law.” But the Court ruled that Bulgaria had to recognize the child’s Spanish birth certificate and issue an ID.

December 16, 2021
What Conservatives Can Learn from Spain

What Conservatives Can Learn from Spain

The critiques of postliberals are all useful correctives in this regard. Nonetheless, conservative scholars—and perhaps even more so conservative politicians—must beware the potential perils of embracing postliberalism as a term and concept.

December 16, 2021
Reviving a Classic Tragedy: Romeo and Juliet at The Royal Ballet

Reviving a Classic Tragedy: Romeo and Juliet at The Royal Ballet

Early in his tenure, Dutch conductor Bernard Haitink had led one of the staples of the company’s ballet repertoire, MacMillan’s Romeo and Juliet, set to a score by the Russian composer Sergei Prokofiev. It was therefore fitting that a recent performance of this revival was dedicated to his memory.

December 15, 2021
Ireland to Grant Amnesty to Thousands of Illegal Immigrants

Ireland to Grant Amnesty to Thousands of Illegal Immigrants

The amnesty scheme will grant thousands of illegal migrants official residence, give them access to the Ireland’s labor market, and provide them with a pathway to citizenship.

December 15, 2021
AfD Lawmaker Attacked by Left-Wing Extremists

AfD Lawmaker Attacked by Left-Wing Extremists

Nikolaus Kramer, the AfD group leader for Mecklenburg-Vorpommern, condemned the attack on Michael Meister saying: “How did we reach a place in this country where MPs are attacked on the street because of their party membership?”

December 15, 2021
New German Chancellor Visits to Poland With Mixed Success

New German Chancellor Visits to Poland With Mixed Success

Scholz met with Polish Prime Minister Mateusz Morawiecki in an attempt to establish better relations between the two nations that have been increasingly at odds over issues ranging from energy policy to rule of law. 

December 15, 2021
VOX’s Abascal Meets Bolsonaro to Promote Transatlantic Alliance

VOX’s Abascal Meets Bolsonaro to Promote Transatlantic Alliance

Santiago Abascal, the leader of Spain’s national-conservative party VOX, met with Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro last week to establish a transatlantic front against the growing threat of communism and left-liberalism on the European and South American continents. During the visit, Abascal delivered a speech at the Deep Brazil Conference and met with President Bolsonaro along […]

December 15, 2021
U.S. Wins Appeal to Extradite Julian Assange

U.S. Wins Appeal to Extradite Julian Assange

On Friday, the Australian-born whistleblower was informed that the United States government won an appeal over his extradition in London’s High Court. Charged on 18 counts, Assange oversaw the publication of classified information, altogether constituting the largest leak in U.S. history. Mainly composed of U.S. military records and diplomatic cables, his accuser claims the leaks had endangered lives.

December 14, 2021
France: Catholic Procession Honoring Virgin Mary Attacked by Islamists

France: Catholic Procession Honoring Virgin Mary Attacked by Islamists

A group of Catholics were attacked and subjected to vicious, anti-Christian verbal abuse in a Parisian suburb last Wednesday during a torchlit procession that had been organized to celebrate the Virgin Mary’s Immaculate Conception. The Marian procession, which took place in Nanterre and saw a group of thirty Catholics walk from the chapel of Saint-Joseph-des-Fontenelles […]

December 14, 2021
President Biden: “Democracy Needs Champions”

President Biden: “Democracy Needs Champions”

More of a mission statement by each world leader than an actual in-depth discussion of the topic, some of the core themes at the summit addressed the strengthening of their own democracies, safeguarding rights and freedoms, and promoting egalitarianism wherever possible. Threats posed by ‘authoritarianism,’ ‘populism,’ and ‘fake news’ were common throughout. 

December 14, 2021