Day: June 26, 2022

The Balkan War on Conservatism

Funded in part by the U.S. government, a coalition of seemingly respectable organizations has vowed to keep Orbán’s national conservatism from inspiring followers in the Western Balkans.

The Balkan War on Conservatism

The Balkan War on Conservatism

Funded in part by the U.S. government, a coalition of seemingly respectable organizations has vowed to keep Orbán’s national conservatism from inspiring followers in the Western Balkans.

June 26, 2022
War and the Fate of Europe: Jan Patočka’s Political Testament, Part II

War and the Fate of Europe: Jan Patočka’s Political Testament, Part II

Patočka detests the World Wars. But there is, in them, a certain ‘divinity,’ a certain ‘saving potential,’ because—at the Front, as within the Church—‘all humans are equal before the face of the ultimate reality.’

June 26, 2022
French Teacher Subjected to Death Threats for Asking Student to Remove Islamic Veil

French Teacher Subjected to Death Threats for Asking Student to Remove Islamic Veil

The Paris Academy, the academic region of Île-de-France, has condemned the death threats and stated that it has “immediately taken all the necessary measures” to guarantee security at the Lycée Charlemagne for the remaining baccalauréat exams. 

June 26, 2022
Scottish First Minister to Announce ‘Routemap’ to Independence Vote

Scottish First Minister to Announce ‘Routemap’ to Independence Vote

For Nicola Sturgeon it is another crack at independence, after a previous attempt in 2014 did not bring sufficient votes to leave the Union.

Spanish Criminal Could Avoid Trial By Euthanasia

Spanish Criminal Could Avoid Trial By Euthanasia

Now Spain faces a juridical dilemma—to honour a personal right or to honour the right of victims and society to justice.

June 26, 2022