Month: August 2022

Returning to the Classical View of Knowledge: An Interview with Johan Wennström

The implication of the postmodern social constructivist view of knowledge is that the teacher, at best, has nothing substantial to offer and, at worst, is engaged in some form of oppression of students. When school systems adopt the latter view, it is logical that the social status of teachers is eroded.

The Economics of Budget Deficits

Government officials have carefully ignored the need for more fiscal conservatism. Looking at the threat of a new debt crisis, investors and taxpayers alike expect nothing more spectacular from their current leaders than a new round of put-out-the-fire austerity packages.

CPAC Texas Day I: Orbán Takes Aim at Globalists

“The key to the Hungarian success: we tell the truth and represent the truth even if half the world attacks us for it. You cannot win halfheartedly. You either give everything you’ve got or play it safe and lose.” —Viktor Orbán

Thermostat Control for Spanish Businesses

In Seville, one of the hottest and most touristic cities in the country, restaurant and shop owners have come out in full rebellion against the measure, calling it one more step in undermining small businesses.

France Facing Potential Blackouts

With more than half of its nuclear power plants undergoing maintenance, France seems woefully underprepared to meet increased power demands in winter, which might make Paris the first major European capital this winter to experience blackouts.

Tunisian Referendum Strengthens Presidency, Weakens Democracy

Tunisian Referendum Strengthens Presidency, Weakens Democracy

It remains to be seen whether the constitutional change will lead to stability in the country that birthed the Arab Spring.

Back Home on a Visit

Back Home on a Visit

Many European Conservative writers and thinkers have declared that Europe must regain her Catholic and Christian soul; ultimately, if our country is to survive she must acquire a soul from that same source.

August 1, 2022
Race, Culture, and Western Self-Hatred: the Fake Controversy Over Orbán’s Speech

Race, Culture, and Western Self-Hatred: the Fake Controversy Over Orbán’s Speech

Please forgive me if I roll my eyes when I hear the diversity pharisees playing the colour-blind champions against their favourite scapegoat because he referred to the concept they have turned into a lucrative business.

August 1, 2022
When Democracy Gets in the Way

When Democracy Gets in the Way

Government officials, elected and unelected, increasingly see democracy as an inconvenience, even an obstacle. How far down the current path does Europe have to go before the Italian example from a century ago becomes a case of retroactive clairvoyance?

August 1, 2022
Change of President in Sight at the Rassemblement National

Change of President in Sight at the Rassemblement National

Aliot vs Bardella: two profiles, two opportunities. For all that, it is difficult to talk about two competitors, since the two men make their political loyalty to Marine the pillar of their candidacy.

August 1, 2022
Climate Activist Group “Last Generation” Funded by Public Money

Climate Activist Group “Last Generation” Funded by Public Money

Despite ties to far-left extremist groups, climate activists of Letzte Generation have access to more than €150,000 in federal subsidies from the German Ministry of Economics.

August 1, 2022