Month: May 2022

Johnson Tries to Tame Tensions in Northern Ireland

Dissatisfaction with the protocol has been growing among Unionists and in parts of the UK outside of Northern Ireland. Now the polemics of the protocol have conflated with Northern Irish politics.

Grenoble Mayor in Favour of Burkini in Public Swimming Pools

The ecologist Éric Piolle wants to put the burkini issue to the vote in his city and sees it as a militant act. In the name of freedom, he wants to authorise the wearing of the burkini, but also topless swimming. He naively hopes to see the two cohabit in the pools of Grenoble.

Swedish PM: NATO Membership Happening

The prime minister expressed confidence in the Swedish people’s support for the membership application, however that confidence will not be put to the test. The NATO application will neither be the subject of a vote in the Riksdag—the Swedish Parliament—nor a referendum.

A French History of Traditionalists

A French History of Traditionalists

The subject of these pages is, in a broad sense, religious—Catholic—traditionalists. Yves Chiron also explains why being a ‘traditionalist’ is not exactly the same as being a ‘traditional’ Catholic.

Live Not Like Flies

Live Not Like Flies

The resonant echoes of our island story in public rituals, though a little pantomime-ish, reconnect us to our past. They help us feel the burden of our role as custodians of a national inheritance, so that Britain’s most precious features, while subject to repair and improvement where possible, are carried to future generations. In this sense, a country’s rituals are a sign of respect for the past, not blind deference to its every jot and tittle.

May 15, 2022
Sacré-Cœur Basilica: Counter-Revolution Incarnate

Sacré-Cœur Basilica: Counter-Revolution Incarnate

As I knelt to pray my rosary before the Blessed Sacrament, I was struck by the astonishing confidence required to build Sacré-Cœur. In 1789, France, the Church’s eldest daughter, declared herself no longer a disciple of Jesus Christ but an apostate.

May 15, 2022
Katalin Novák Inaugurated President of Hungary

Katalin Novák Inaugurated President of Hungary

President Katalin Novák stressed that after the torments of the 20th century, the 21st century envisages a better, more peaceful, and safer life for the Hungarian people. At the moment, however, a dark cloud casts a shadow, namely the war in neighboring Ukraine.

Futurism, Feminism, and Faith: Musing on Valentine de Saint-Point

Futurism, Feminism, and Faith: Musing on Valentine de Saint-Point

If Europe is to enter a new, restorative cycle, it will not do merely to push against contemporary ‘woke’ elites and the consequences of mass immigration. Her defenders must attend to what drove some of her most perceptive sons and daughters away.

Ludicrous Immigration Management—French Style

Ludicrous Immigration Management—French Style

The absurdity of the French administrative situation may lead to giggles all over the world, but the phenomenon described in the Senate report is quite serious and is due to the country’s inability to adopt a clear and firm migration policy.

Labour Isn’t Listening

Labour Isn’t Listening

Starmer can’t stop insisting he’s a patriot, and that he wants to ‘make Brexit work.’ But these superficial gestures belie the same old policies, now served up in the most cynical and disingenuous ways possible.

May 14, 2022
The Peter Pan Generation

The Peter Pan Generation

The ideal of responsibility is based on the simple assumption that with maturity should come a certain readiness to accept the sufferings and burdens of life with dignity. This, if you like, is part of the backbone of Western Civilization.

May 14, 2022
Leftist-Liberal Intellectuals in Shock After Hungary Election: An Interview with <strong>András Lánczi</strong>

Leftist-Liberal Intellectuals in Shock After Hungary Election: An Interview with <strong>András Lánczi</strong>

It was not only the lost election which caused a shock in opposition circles, but also the knowledge that the progressivist approach makes their situation worse. The intellectual identity of this layer of the intelligentsia has received a big blow now, and this is what is ailing them, actually. They have much to think about: is it absolutely necessary to look down on people who think differently? Is it possible that progressivity, the core of their message, is no longer valid?

May 13, 2022
Musk to Toe the Line on EU Rules for Online Communications

Musk to Toe the Line on EU Rules for Online Communications

In a video message, together with EU Internal Market Commissioner Thierry Breton, Musk declared they had a “great discussion” and that the EU is “exactly aligned with my thinking.”

The Hubris of ESG Ratings

The Hubris of ESG Ratings

The green-social-justice movement is about to make sure that our downslope from prosperity to industrial poverty becomes even steeper.

May 13, 2022
Traditional Mass: La Voie Romaine Received in Rome by Pope Francis

Traditional Mass: La Voie Romaine Received in Rome by Pope Francis

The delegation had requested a private audience, which was not granted. Nevertheless, as the Pope thanked the crowd in various languages, he publicly mentioned the presence of La Voie Romaine association by name.