Month: June 2022

Bulgarian PM Faces No-Confidence Vote

If the Bulgarian parliament fires the prime minister, it may spell doom for the country’s plans to enter the euro zone in 2024.

AfD Elects New Federal Board

In search of unity, the AfD elected a new federal board around co-chairmen Tino Chrupalla and Alice Weidel. But, a dispute over a resolution on the conflict in Ukraine shows that unity is still a long way off.

An Idiot’s Guide to Making History

If you want your money to be spent on curation, care, and cultivation of rich history, it’s long overdue time to take back control. It takes a lot of time to create something, and a mere moment to destroy it forever.

Pope Tightens Supervision of New Religious Orders

In the last several decades, lots of new communities emerged, many only to prove to be harbours of various abuses. In some cases, genuine horror stories came out of these supposedly holy inspirations.

VOX Underperforms in Andalusia’s Regional Elections

VOX won 14 seats, increasing its presence in the local government by two deputies, but seeing its influence diminished compared to the last regional parliament, and achieving results far from the hoped for 20 seats.

<i>Carmen</i> Marks Washington National Opera’s Gala Return to Fully Staged Performances

<i>Carmen</i> Marks Washington National Opera’s Gala Return to Fully Staged Performances

Isabel Leonard’s portrayal of Carmen was commendably human in a world that often also demands some kind of ideology to peer out from the character.

June 20, 2022
New Polar Bear Subpopulation Discovered

New Polar Bear Subpopulation Discovered

On the southern tip of Greenland, ice floes used by polar bears to hunt are absent for up to eight months out of the year: good news for those who worry climate change might one day drive polar bears into extinction.

June 20, 2022
First Local Newspaper in Arabic To Be Published in Toulouse

First Local Newspaper in Arabic To Be Published in Toulouse

The owner of the newspaper anchors himself in the past of the Occitan region which, according to him, “has always had links with Al-Andalus.”

June 20, 2022
Climate Policies Teeter on Edge of Approval in EU Parliament

Climate Policies Teeter on Edge of Approval in EU Parliament

Sometimes climate-focused policies do not meet with overwhelming approval in EU parliament, and their adoption can be hit or miss. 

June 20, 2022
Portugal Creates New Work Visa

Portugal Creates New Work Visa

“This allows foreign nationals to enter Portuguese territory who have come looking for work for a period of 120 days, extended to another 60 days, for a total of 180 days,” Minister of Parliamentary Affairs Ana Catarina Mendes clarified.

June 20, 2022
Conservatism: From Theory to Practice

Conservatism: From Theory to Practice

Now is the time for us to connect government incursions into our spiritual lives with its incursions into our economic lives.

June 19, 2022
The Limits of Oikophilia

The Limits of Oikophilia

As we look upon our own societies with an ever-decreasing patience at the loss of religious values, we must collectively re-assess our city walls. Are the cracks merely contained to the surface, or does our city lie in ruins?

June 19, 2022
First Assisted Suicide in Italy: Path Open to Generalized Euthanasia

First Assisted Suicide in Italy: Path Open to Generalized Euthanasia

Carboni’s militant gesture has opened the door for some of the Italian political class to expand the 2019 court ruling into a law authorizing euthanasia.

June 19, 2022
Bank of England Raises Interest Rate to 1.25%

Bank of England Raises Interest Rate to 1.25%

Inflation in the UK is currently at 9%, its highest in 40 years, and the Bank of England warned it might reach 11% in autumn.

June 19, 2022
“Africa in Peschiera” Wreaks Havoc in Towns Around Lake Garda

“Africa in Peschiera” Wreaks Havoc in Towns Around Lake Garda

A group of teenage girls was surrounded, groped, and taunted by about 30 African men. When trying to escape, they were told “white women don’t go up here.” The incident rekindled the discussion on integration of migrants in Italy.

June 19, 2022
The Impending Death(s) of Vladimir Putin

The Impending Death(s) of Vladimir Putin

A recent U.S. intelligence report claims that Vladimir Putin is “definitely sick,” received cancer treatment in April, and survived an assassination attempt in March. But this isn’t the first time such rumors have been voiced.

June 18, 2022
The Shack at the Edge of Town:<br>A Reflection on the Horror Genre

The Shack at the Edge of Town:<br>A Reflection on the Horror Genre

Horror polarises between the twin evils of chaos and control, the thing lurking outside town, and the painful secrets inside.