Month: August 2022

Kosovo Fights over Headscarf Ban

Prime Minister Kurti explained that “there should not be a difference between the headscarf and other religious elements” in public life.

The Tears of Lebanon

For those who love Lebanon and its people, the apparent indifference of the West to this unique nation and its struggles is incomprehensible.

The Race to Replace Boris: A Conflict of Economic Visions

The Tory leadership race is a fight between Sunak’s ‘Thatcherite’ concern to prioritise taming inflation and Truss’s ‘Reaganite’ focus on boosting economic growth, even at the expense of deficit-financed tax cuts.

86% Rise in Illegal Migration to the EU in 2022

The EU has experienced a dramatic rise in irregular migrant entries compared to the period from January to July 2021, with most arriving through the Western Balkans.

Denmark To Beef Up Baltic Sea-Air Defense

Due to heightened tensions in the Baltic Sea region, local political leadership of Bornholm, Denmark, demands full time presence, with around-the-clock response capability.

Swedish PM: Abolish Probable Cause

News outlets downplayed the prime minister’s proposal to give police “expanded jurisdiction” to seize illegal weapons from members of criminal gangs.

Germans Facing an Extra €500 a Year in Gas Bills

The levy comes just days after Energy Minister Robert Habeck announced his plan for reducing gas consumption by 20%. He also wants to allow public buildings to be heated at a maximum of 19 degrees.

How the Latin Kings Became a Spanish Street Gang

Simply railing against illegal immigration misses the point. Industrialization, urbanisation, globalisation, and crime are today a web of interconnected factors. Latin American gangs in Madrid are the perfect example.

Drought in Norway Newest Energy Threat

Drought in Norway Newest Energy Threat

This year’s drought has brought water reservoir levels so low that the government is considering having to temporarily stop hydroelectricity exports.

August 14, 2022
Jordan Peterson Receives Spengler Prize; Call for Papers

Jordan Peterson Receives Spengler Prize; Call for Papers

Spengler Society, Peterson “fights for holding on to the very own basic values of our civilization,” which makes his work “increasingly compatible and complementary to that of Spengler.”

August 14, 2022
RyanAir to Raise Prices, Blames Airports for Delays

RyanAir to Raise Prices, Blames Airports for Delays

O’Leary blamed the summer’s travel problems on a lack of planning by airport officials, saying they knew schedules months in advance.

August 14, 2022
Sweden Still Facing NATO Obstacles

Sweden Still Facing NATO Obstacles

NATO expansion into the Nordic region of Europe could unnecessarily escalate tensions with Russia. In doing so, the expansion could cause a conflict which would not be in the interest of the United States.

August 13, 2022
Shakespeare’s <em>Julius Caesar:</em><br>Part I, Imperator

Shakespeare’s <em>Julius Caesar:</em><br>Part I, Imperator

The first in a three-part series exploring Shakespeare’s engagement with pagan/Roman morality in Julius Caesar, this essay focuses on the character of Caesar himself.

August 13, 2022
Novelist Salman Rushdie in Hospital After Attack on Stage

Novelist Salman Rushdie in Hospital After Attack on Stage

In an email, his book agent Andrew Wylie wrote that “the news is not good,” as the author is likely to lose one eye. During the attack, stab wounds damaged his liver and severed the nerves in his arm.

August 13, 2022
Greek Government Facing Phone-Tapping Scandal

Greek Government Facing Phone-Tapping Scandal

In his speech to the nation, PM Mitsotakis attempted damage control by calling the phone-tapping legal, but wrong.

August 13, 2022
High-Profile Protesters Arrested in Sri Lanka

High-Profile Protesters Arrested in Sri Lanka

The arrest of trade union leader Joseph Stalin led to large scale protests in Sri Lanka. UN special rapporteur on human rights, Mary Lawler, called the arrest “disturbing” and said Stalin “must be supported, not punished.”

August 13, 2022
Poland’s Best Kept Secret

Poland’s Best Kept Secret

Poland’s conservative thought offered some crucial contributions in the early modern period of European history. Now, as Legutko, Stawrowski, Roszkowski, and others show us, it may also offer original solutions and alternatives to the maladies that rot the old continent today.

August 12, 2022
ECJ Ruling Will Facilitate Work of Mass Migration NGOs

ECJ Ruling Will Facilitate Work of Mass Migration NGOs

Inevitably, the high court’s ruling will have a disproportionately negative impact on the EU’s Mediterranean countries—the states most vulnerable to illegal mass migration: Italy, Spain, Greece, Cyprus, and Malta.

August 12, 2022
Gustavo Petro Sworn in as President of Colombia

Gustavo Petro Sworn in as President of Colombia

Petro’s campaign highlighted environmentalism, feminism, and Afro-Colombian issues. Where he and Chile’s Boric break with Chavez-style leftism is in emphasizing gay marriage, abortion, and “green” industry.

August 12, 2022
Russian-Crimean Airbase Destruction is Confirmed

Russian-Crimean Airbase Destruction is Confirmed

Ukraine has coyly neither accepted nor denied responsibility for the explosions that startled tourists at the beach.

August 12, 2022