Day: March 6, 2022

A Post-Modern Defence of Ritual

Byung-Chul Han draws attention to the value of things which have been the subject of neglect and indeed vilification for three hundred years in the West: inherited loyalties, roles, and customs.

Social Media Censorship: Why Was a Holiday Video Clip Taken Down by Facebook?

Shaping public opinion is very hard without social media—and it is made worse when one is in conflict with social media. And because of such tendencies, which tend to dominate on the big platforms, public opinion eventually morphs into one single mold or mindset. It is ‘groupthink’ par excellence. 

Spain: Thousands of Africans Storm Border; VOX Calls for Army Deployment

“The situation is unsustainable and the bill will be paid by the humblest Spaniards, not by the powerful who have sold us out from their mansions with private security. It is urgent to adopt courageous measures to protect what is ours,” VOX MP Rocio De Meer declared.

A Post-Modern Defence of Ritual

A Post-Modern Defence of Ritual

Byung-Chul Han draws attention to the value of things which have been the subject of neglect and indeed vilification for three hundred years in the West: inherited loyalties, roles, and customs.

March 6, 2022
The House of Lords Rejects Key Clauses in Boris Johnson’s Nationality and Borders Bill

The House of Lords Rejects Key Clauses in Boris Johnson’s Nationality and Borders Bill

The Lords’ recent victory constitutes a setback for those who had sought a definitive long-term solution to the ongoing migrant crisis on the southeast coast of England.

March 6, 2022
France: Nearly Two-Thirds Say NATO, Biden, Zelensky Bear Responsibility for Russia-Ukraine Conflict

France: Nearly Two-Thirds Say NATO, Biden, Zelensky Bear Responsibility for Russia-Ukraine Conflict

Those who said NATO, Biden, and Zelensky were, at least in part, responsible for the war stood at 68%, 62%, and 57%, respectively, contradicting the establishment press’s grossly reductive explanation of the conflict’s inception.

March 6, 2022
Social Media Censorship: Why Was a Holiday Video Clip Taken Down by Facebook?

Social Media Censorship: Why Was a Holiday Video Clip Taken Down by Facebook?

Shaping public opinion is very hard without social media—and it is made worse when one is in conflict with social media. And because of such tendencies, which tend to dominate on the big platforms, public opinion eventually morphs into one single mold or mindset. It is ‘groupthink’ par excellence. 

Sovereignists or Putinists? How the Ukrainian Crisis is Affecting the French Presidential Candidates

Sovereignists or Putinists? How the Ukrainian Crisis is Affecting the French Presidential Candidates

Today in France, taking a sovereignist line is unfortunately understood as Putinolatry, and it is extremely difficult to hear a balanced point of view on what the positioning of a strong France in the international game should be.

March 6, 2022
Spain: Thousands of Africans Storm Border; VOX Calls for Army Deployment

Spain: Thousands of Africans Storm Border; VOX Calls for Army Deployment

“The situation is unsustainable and the bill will be paid by the humblest Spaniards, not by the powerful who have sold us out from their mansions with private security. It is urgent to adopt courageous measures to protect what is ours,” VOX MP Rocio De Meer declared.

March 6, 2022