Day: May 25, 2022

EU Human Rights Court Could Free Jihadist in Spain

Oukabir is also now appealing his sentence based on the ‘Atristain Doctrine.’ As in the cases of the ETA members, information key to his conviction was obtained from him while ‘incommunicado.’

Biden’s Contradictory Statements on China and Taiwan

The U.S. president’s remarks could be interpreted as a change of strategy, and a clarification from the White House was needed. This is the third time in recent months that Biden has insisted on U.S. armed support for Taiwan, claims only to be denied by the White House.

CPAC Hungary: Conservatives of the World, Unite!

Gone is the bombast of economic progress as a good in itself. It seems much of the Right has finally recovered from the hangover of an era in which it was necessary to evidence the superiority of Western capitalism over eastern Bolshevism.

Gay Festivals Linked to Monkeypox Outbreak

The Belgian health minister, Frank Vandenbroucke, reported that the cases identified so far were “mostly among men who have sexual contact with other men.”

The Last Steeplejack

Fred Dibnah, MBE, the late and great, was a steeplejack. He was also a self-taught engineer, a documentarian, and a daredevil who brought down exactly ninety disused industrial chimneys using—with rare exceptions—nothing but a hammer and chisel.

Viral Democracy: The Pandemic and the True Nature of Our Politics

Viral Democracy: The Pandemic and the True Nature of Our Politics

No totalitarian state can firmly establish itself without identifying its enemies, those who are deemed to be dangerous for both state and society. This time, the scapegoats are the unvaccinated.

Leading Union Boss: Rejected Asylum Seekers & Unemployed Germans Should Receive Equal Social Benefits

Leading Union Boss: Rejected Asylum Seekers & Unemployed Germans Should Receive Equal Social Benefits

The proposal—put forward the chair of the German Trade Union Federation—would place rejected asylum seekers on equal footing with unemployed German workers, allowing them to receive 449 euros from the state each month.

May 25, 2022
President Duda in Kyiv: Turning Point in Polish-Ukrainian Relations

President Duda in Kyiv: Turning Point in Polish-Ukrainian Relations

Polish President Andrzej Duda chose to pay a surprise visit to his Ukrainian counterpart Volodymyr Zelensky on Sunday, May 22nd.

EU Human Rights Court Could Free Jihadist in Spain

EU Human Rights Court Could Free Jihadist in Spain

Oukabir is also now appealing his sentence based on the ‘Atristain Doctrine.’ As in the cases of the ETA members, information key to his conviction was obtained from him while ‘incommunicado.’

May 25, 2022
Biden’s Contradictory Statements on China and Taiwan

Biden’s Contradictory Statements on China and Taiwan

The U.S. president’s remarks could be interpreted as a change of strategy, and a clarification from the White House was needed. This is the third time in recent months that Biden has insisted on U.S. armed support for Taiwan, claims only to be denied by the White House.

CPAC Hungary: Conservatives of the World, Unite!

CPAC Hungary: Conservatives of the World, Unite!

Gone is the bombast of economic progress as a good in itself. It seems much of the Right has finally recovered from the hangover of an era in which it was necessary to evidence the superiority of Western capitalism over eastern Bolshevism.

World Economic Forum: Friends and Allies Descend on Davos

World Economic Forum: Friends and Allies Descend on Davos

While some have internalized its company line as being a benevolent non-profit organization, to others it is little more than the playground for the managerial class.

Gay Festivals Linked to Monkeypox Outbreak

Gay Festivals Linked to Monkeypox Outbreak

The Belgian health minister, Frank Vandenbroucke, reported that the cases identified so far were “mostly among men who have sexual contact with other men.”

May 25, 2022
The Last Steeplejack

The Last Steeplejack

Fred Dibnah, MBE, the late and great, was a steeplejack. He was also a self-taught engineer, a documentarian, and a daredevil who brought down exactly ninety disused industrial chimneys using—with rare exceptions—nothing but a hammer and chisel.

May 25, 2022