Month: January 2022

Protests Against COVID-19 Measures Erupt Across Europe

From Stockholm to Paris to Barcelona to Helsinki, EU governments braced themselves as citizens—singing anthems, waving national flags, and shouting slogans—gathered in the main squares and marched along the major thoroughfares to express their dissatisfaction with the current order.

We must protect free speech—Enough is enough!

Criminalizing the speech of half a billion people is a serious matter and those pushing for it must come up with something more convincing than ‘hate is hate.’ Enough is enough!

Bad Times Call for Bland Masses: an Ode to Novus Ordo Liturgy

In my experience, it was at the Masses that were less spectacularly arranged, externally less festive, where I sensed true Christian festivity. My favorite Mass is still the uninspiring Mass of the average Catholic parish. 

The Return Home

One might argue that conservatives and traditionalists have no choice but to use peaceful and legal means to advocate a return to traditional values, for the left is in a very totalitarian mood.

Bulgaria Stands its Ground Against Russia

“I want to make it clear: Bulgaria is a sovereign state and we have long since made our choice by becoming a member of NATO,” Bulgarian Prime Minister Petkov said in a special statement during a parliamentary session. 

Transgender Backlash

Transgender Backlash

Trans activists wield an enormous amount of cultural power, and their ideology is far from discredited in the eyes of progressive politicians, delusional academics, and their media microphones. Yet, from the British Isles to the Continent to the Nordic nations, people are beginning to wake up.

January 22, 2022
The Spanish Women Challenging the Center-Right Status Quo

The Spanish Women Challenging the Center-Right Status Quo

If the Partido Popular (PP) hopes to reconsolidate the Right and return it back under its centrally placed umbrella, it might be advised to follow the leads of Isabel Díaz Ayuso and Cayetana Álvarez de Toledo.

January 21, 2022
Germany’s Catholic Center Party Returns to Parliament 

Germany’s Catholic Center Party Returns to Parliament 

The party, originally established in 1870 to represent Catholic interests, gained a federal lawmaker on Tuesday after Schleswig-Holstein MP Uwe Witt, who in December left the populist Alternative for Germany (AfD) party, announced his decision to switch party affiliations.

January 21, 2022
Report Finds Irish Government-Funded Hotline Encourages Abortion

Report Finds Irish Government-Funded Hotline Encourages Abortion

“Even when women don’t seek information about it, abortion is the first issue counsellors raise with women facing an unplanned pregnancy,” the report stated.

January 21, 2022
Spain: Over 2,000 Recorded Illegal Migrant Arrivals in First 3 Weeks of 2022

Spain: Over 2,000 Recorded Illegal Migrant Arrivals in First 3 Weeks of 2022

Well over half of the newly arrived illegal migrants (1,200) landed on the Canary Islands, while another 650 additional migrants landed on the Balearic Islands and in municipalities in Andalusia, like the coastal cities of Almería and Cádi.

January 21, 2022
Russia-Ukraine: German Foreign Minister Pursues Mediation

Russia-Ukraine: German Foreign Minister Pursues Mediation

Annalena Baerbock, Germany’s foreign minister, expressed hope for a diplomatic solution to the current unrest in the region. Yet, should efforts fail and Moscow attacks Kyiv, it would pay a “high price.”

January 21, 2022
Empty Villages, Open Fields: How the Plight of Rural Spain is Opening the Political Landscape

Empty Villages, Open Fields: How the Plight of Rural Spain is Opening the Political Landscape

When a myriad of local voices make the same complaint, we are in the presence of a genuine (as opposed to media generated) universal.

January 20, 2022
Italy: Treatment of the Unvaccinated Elicits Response from Amnesty International

Italy: Treatment of the Unvaccinated Elicits Response from Amnesty International

The fact that a Western, formally democratic European country is being upbraided—however gently—by the human rights group, is something Europeans are rather unused to.

January 20, 2022
A Government Monopoly on Truth

A Government Monopoly on Truth

New speech-restriction laws, whether national or at the EU level, would amplify a disturbing trend underway in Europe, where the right to free expression is gradually being replaced with a new legal default. What speech is not explicitly permitted, is banned.

January 20, 2022
Psychological Defense Agency Launched to Inoculate Swedish Minds Against ‘Misinformation’

Psychological Defense Agency Launched to Inoculate Swedish Minds Against ‘Misinformation’

The agency’s chief was eager to draw a clear distinction between its efforts to counter false information and Orwellian, quasi-authoritarian efforts to exert total control over the information available to the public.

January 20, 2022
Denmark: Ex-Minister Charged with Treason for Leaking State Secrets 

Denmark: Ex-Minister Charged with Treason for Leaking State Secrets 

Danish press have speculated that the charges may be related to a 2020 interview where Frederiksen appeared to confirm the existence of a highly classified spy program.

January 20, 2022
Royal Month, Imperial Year

Royal Month, Imperial Year

Three important dates see out the month, each reminding us of heroism, martyrdom, and virtue: the anniversary of the murder of France’s Louis XVI in 1793 on January 21; the feast of Blessed Charlemagne, first Holy Roman Emperor and King of France, on January 28; and the feast of Charles Stuart, King and Martyr on January 30.

January 20, 2022