Month: February 2022

Stefan Zweig, Remembering a European

Throughout his life, Stefan Zweig promoted the idea of a peaceful, united Europe but this was a call which went unheard during his lifetime. On the 80th anniversary of his suicide, his forgotten calls for peace in Europe are as urgent as ever.

Piety and Polemic

Islamic apologetics have, somewhat contradictorily, tended to ally themselves with a secular, Western academic drive to denigrate European culture and Christendom.

VOX Ascends Amid Civil War in the Spanish Center-Right

President of Madrid Isabel Ayuso was secretly investigated by her party—supporters claim. Polls are predicting that the PP could lose as much as 25% of its votes to VOX due to its own internal strife.

Swedish PM Says No to Ukrainian Refugees

On Friday February 18th, Swedish Prime Minister Magdalena Andersson explained that in the event of a Russian invasion of Ukraine, Sweden will “not be a major recipient” of Ukrainian refugees. Her statement came on the heels of reports that, according to the Christian Science Monitor, Countries in Eastern Europe are making preparations for potentially hundreds […]

Poland, the EU, and Bismarck’s Ghost?

Bismarck succeeded, by a combination of chicanery and bullying in uniting Germany militarily, legally, and culturally in the image of Prussia. Subtract the military element, and the EU seems to have been trying to do the same thing to Poland, albeit using more subtle methods.

A New Year for Russian Modernism

Interested readers should know that, in what is billed as “the return of one of the greatest pianists of our time” spanning from Beethoven’s “Appassionata” and Chopin’s “Third Sonata,” Yefim Bronfman will perform a piano recital at the Teatro Auditorium Manzoni in Bologna on February 28, 2022.

VOX Ascends Amid Civil War in the Spanish Center-Right

VOX Ascends Amid Civil War in the Spanish Center-Right

President of Madrid Isabel Ayuso was secretly investigated by her party—supporters claim. Polls are predicting that the PP could lose as much as 25% of its votes to VOX due to its own internal strife.

Swedish PM Says No to Ukrainian Refugees

Swedish PM Says No to Ukrainian Refugees

On Friday February 18th, Swedish Prime Minister Magdalena Andersson explained that in the event of a Russian invasion of Ukraine, Sweden will “not be a major recipient” of Ukrainian refugees. Her statement came on the heels of reports that, according to the Christian Science Monitor, Countries in Eastern Europe are making preparations for potentially hundreds […]

February 23, 2022
Poland, the EU, and Bismarck’s Ghost?

Poland, the EU, and Bismarck’s Ghost?

Bismarck succeeded, by a combination of chicanery and bullying in uniting Germany militarily, legally, and culturally in the image of Prussia. Subtract the military element, and the EU seems to have been trying to do the same thing to Poland, albeit using more subtle methods.

February 23, 2022
A New Year for Russian Modernism

A New Year for Russian Modernism

Interested readers should know that, in what is billed as “the return of one of the greatest pianists of our time” spanning from Beethoven’s “Appassionata” and Chopin’s “Third Sonata,” Yefim Bronfman will perform a piano recital at the Teatro Auditorium Manzoni in Bologna on February 28, 2022.

February 22, 2022
Of Conquerors and Conquered

Of Conquerors and Conquered

This new book by a senior lecturer at the University of St. Andrews is a bracing, short but expansive, study of poetic expressions of the fall of two fabled civilizations.

February 22, 2022
The Case for Conservative Democracy

The Case for Conservative Democracy

It is time to discuss a conservative replacement for liberal democracy.

February 22, 2022
The Elections of Castilla y León and the Future of the Spanish Right

The Elections of Castilla y León and the Future of the Spanish Right

The purpose of the center-Right in Spain is to flank the Left’s agenda, but the regional elections in Castilla y Leon have revealed that its electorate is no longer willing to go along with this.

February 22, 2022
German Professors’ Open Letter Queries Safety of COVID Vaccine

German Professors’ Open Letter Queries Safety of COVID Vaccine

Following increasing reports of quality control issues in batches of vaccines, as well as adverse effects, a group of chemistry professors expressed their concerns in an open letter to Germany’s control authority.

February 22, 2022
Éric Zemmour Potentially in the Second Round of the Presidential Election

Éric Zemmour Potentially in the Second Round of the Presidential Election

The journalist’s popularity is being driven by a charismatic campaign on social networks, reinforced by excellent control over images communicated through the media and through his rallies.

February 22, 2022
Putin Officially Recognizes Separatist Regions as Independent Republics; Sends ‘Peacekeeping’ Troops

Putin Officially Recognizes Separatist Regions as Independent Republics; Sends ‘Peacekeeping’ Troops

Hours after recognizing Donetsk and Luhansk as independent, Putin sent so-called peacekeeping troops to the territories.

February 22, 2022
EU Border Agency Introduces New Surveillance System

EU Border Agency Introduces New Surveillance System

Frontex says its new system will “centralize and store information on external borders crossings, including the non-EU traveller’s name, travel document, biometric data . . . and the date, time and place of entry or exit, in full respect of fundamental rights and data protection.”

February 21, 2022
European Pharma Regulator Probes Vaccine Links to Menstrual Change

European Pharma Regulator Probes Vaccine Links to Menstrual Change

The European agency that regulates pharmaceuticals is looking into reports of changes in menstrual cycles associated with COVID-19 vaccines.

February 21, 2022