Month: March 2022

World’s Largest Economy on the Brink

A fiscal crisis would force U.S. Congress into unchartered territory. Never in modern history has this legislative body been forced to be austere with its resources. Tax cuts do not work anymore, and you cannot cut taxes when your creditors are running away from your debt. There are only two options: spending cuts, or tax hikes.

FORGOTTEN CLASSICS:
Violent Myth and Christian Faith

Norse mythology, unlike the Sacred Scriptures, does not present readers with loving and merciful divinities. The Norse gods are violent boozers, many of whom seem to spend most of their time playing practical jokes and fighting giants. And yet there is a great power to the tales.

Dispatch from the Frontlines

Moldova, Romania, and Hungary are welcoming Ukrainian refugees but, if the situation continues for long, tensions could come to the fore.

Macron in Thick with Mr. McKinsey

The facts that have now come to light concerning the consultancy firms are out of all proportion to what François Fillon was accused of in 2017. However, no investigation or legal proceedings have been initiated yet.

ECB Says Green Energy Causes Inflation

Speculating on the transition into a future of so-called renewable sources, the European Central Bank warns of three “interrelated shocks” with rising energy prices.

Macron in Thick with Mr. McKinsey

Macron in Thick with Mr. McKinsey

The facts that have now come to light concerning the consultancy firms are out of all proportion to what François Fillon was accused of in 2017. However, no investigation or legal proceedings have been initiated yet.

March 26, 2022
Belgium Puts Plans For Nuclear Phaseout On Hold

Belgium Puts Plans For Nuclear Phaseout On Hold

Amidst exploding electricity bills and fears over shortages, the Belgian government’s 180 degree turn came not entirely unexpected.

March 25, 2022
1st-Time Asylum Seekers in EU Climbed to Over Half a Million in 2021; Up Nearly 30% Year Over Year

1st-Time Asylum Seekers in EU Climbed to Over Half a Million in 2021; Up Nearly 30% Year Over Year

The Eurostat report revealed that some 535,000 first-time asylum seekers—most of whom arrived from Syria, Afghanistan, and Iraq—applied for official status in the European Union last year.

March 25, 2022
ECB Says Green Energy Causes Inflation

ECB Says Green Energy Causes Inflation

Speculating on the transition into a future of so-called renewable sources, the European Central Bank warns of three “interrelated shocks” with rising energy prices.

March 25, 2022
Zemmour Vows to Establish Ministry for Remigration; Warns Against Continued Population Replacement

Zemmour Vows to Establish Ministry for Remigration; Warns Against Continued Population Replacement

“When someone comes to your house and trashes everything and assaults you, you kick them out of your house and you send them home,” Zemmour said.

March 25, 2022
Between Two Worlds: Russia, Ukraine and Balance of Power

Between Two Worlds: Russia, Ukraine and Balance of Power

The ages-old concept of the balance of power is supposedly understood by every international relations student. However, preoccupied with the ideas of globalism, American and European leaders often forget to take it into account when forming their policies.

March 25, 2022
The World Needs a Post-Neocon America

The World Needs a Post-Neocon America

Russia bears the full moral and economic burden for the war, but it is also clear that America’s neoconservative doctrine is one of the losers in that conflict. It is time for the foreign-policy elite in Washington to accept that neoconservatism served America well during the Cold War, but should now be gracefully retired.

March 24, 2022
U.S. and Germany Ask Tyrants for Oil and Gas

U.S. and Germany Ask Tyrants for Oil and Gas

German and U.S. governments capitulate to oppressive regimes in their search for Russian energy and oil alternatives.

March 24, 2022
A Wave of Attacks on Reconquête and Rassemblement National Activists

A Wave of Attacks on Reconquête and Rassemblement National Activists

These attacks were exploited by both parties as evidence of the current administration’s poor handling of security and immigration. Despite the spin, they actually testify to the advanced deterioration of the political climate in France: an accumulation of tensions in society, ready to flare up at any moment.

March 24, 2022
Pope Francis on European Secularism

Pope Francis on European Secularism

Pope Francis’ comments on the anachronistic and watered-down secularism of the modern EU suggest that the globalization of liberal ideology is little more than a form of ‘ideological colonisation’ that neither respects the cultural particularity of individual nations nor protects the openness of the public sphere to the worship of God.

March 23, 2022
Marion Maréchal: Historical People of France Could be Minorities by 2060

Marion Maréchal: Historical People of France Could be Minorities by 2060

Marion Maréchal spoke of the demographic race against time that France faces, saying: “If we continue on this curve, it may be that by 2060, what is called the ‘historical people’, the natives will be a minority on French territory.” 

March 23, 2022
Canadian App for Contemporary Art Appraisal Uses AI to Predict Artists’ Careers

Canadian App for Contemporary Art Appraisal Uses AI to Predict Artists’ Careers

An app dedicated to evaluating the quality of artists networks uses AI to predict not only the price trajectory of art works, but also of entire artists careers. Big companies and museums are willing to trust the system and predict a growing arts market in the coming years.

March 23, 2022