Month: June 2022

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.

EU Digs Deeper into Spyware

“What does it mean to be a victim of Pegasus? All your secrets are laid bare, your intimate secrets are laid bare to your worst enemy,” —French journalist Sandrine Rigaud.

Discovery of HMS Gloucester’s Shipwreck Announced

After 15 years of research, the discovery of the HMS Gloucester, which sank in 1682 carrying James Stuart, has been announced. Experts call it “the most important maritime discovery since the Mary Rose.”

AfD Party Congress Canceled Due to Threats from Left-Wing Extremists 

AfD Party Congress Canceled Due to Threats from Left-Wing Extremists 

That a party—one which enjoys nearly 13% of the national vote—is unable to organize due to threats of violence from left-wing extremists is indicative of the decrepit state of democracy in Germany, according to the AfD.

June 17, 2022
Moral Chaos Writ Large, Part II:<br>Restoring Ethics to the Rule of Law

Moral Chaos Writ Large, Part II:<br>Restoring Ethics to the Rule of Law

Opinions will always differ on what best approximates the common good and on the utility of law as an agent of virtue in any particular case. But to imitate the liberal silence on such crucial questions is to invite radical neo-Marxists to answer them for us.

June 16, 2022
Kyrgyz Minister of Health Arrested for Alleged Corruption

Kyrgyz Minister of Health Arrested for Alleged Corruption

Kyrgyz Health Minister has been arrested on charges of corruption for buying 2.4 million unnecessary COVID vaccine doses worth $19 million. The money was paid to an offshore account.

June 16, 2022
Meloni Taking the Lead of Italian Right

Meloni Taking the Lead of Italian Right

During the June local elections in Italy, Giorgia Meloni welcomed the return of a “healthy [political] bipolarity” with a clearly identified Right and Left.

June 16, 2022
Church of Scotland in Favour of Facilitating Gender Transition

Church of Scotland in Favour of Facilitating Gender Transition

The Church of Scotland has adopted the language of transgender activism in its rhetoric.

June 16, 2022
Germany: €10 Billion Bailout in the Works for Expropriated Gazprom Unit

Germany: €10 Billion Bailout in the Works for Expropriated Gazprom Unit

Without this multi-billion euro shot in the arm, the firm may be unable to provide the volume of gas that Germany and the EU require.

Africans Want to Migrate, But Not Permanently  

Africans Want to Migrate, But Not Permanently  

Almost 70% of those who want to emigrate said they wanted to do so temporarily, and planned to bring the skills and experiences gained abroad back home to Africa.

June 16, 2022
Czech Republic, Once Again Tempted by Same-Sex Marriage

Czech Republic, Once Again Tempted by Same-Sex Marriage

The Czech Republic had tried to authorize same-sex marriage between 2018 and 2021 without success. This time, conditions are more favourable. 

June 16, 2022
National Conservatism: A Statement of Principles

National Conservatism: A Statement of Principles

We see the tradition of independent, self-governed nations as the foundation for restoring a proper public orientation toward patriotism and courage, honor and loyalty, religion and wisdom, congregation and family, man and woman, the sabbath and the sacred, and reason and justice.

Minimum Wages: Mandatory Socialism

Minimum Wages: Mandatory Socialism

Although this new minimum-wage agreement is not legally binding, it will in all likelihood be treated as such by the EU institutions. We can expect the price floor on labor to be frequently updated and rise regardless of whether businesses can afford it or not.

June 15, 2022
Scandal at the Opéra de Paris

Scandal at the Opéra de Paris

A whole section of the French Right seems to have awakened to the reality that high culture is entirely controlled by left-wing ideology, and by people who defend their turf without intending to give up an inch of ground.

June 15, 2022
EU Initiates Legal Action Against the UK 

EU Initiates Legal Action Against the UK 

Regarding the imposition of tariffs or other retaliatory measures toward the UK, Šefčovič also said that “if this draft bill becomes the law, then I cannot exclude anything.”

June 15, 2022