Month: August 2022

Ukraine Launches Counteroffensive

Ukrainian forces are in the stage of shaping operations to push back against Russian occupation in the south. 

Germany to Rework Gas Levy

Germany’s gas levy was meant to help large energy providers in financial distress, but after learning that successful companies who continue to make billions of profits applied for support as well, the levy will be reworked.

Conquering Without a King: Drawing Lessons from Biblical Monarchy

The Bible recommends that kings be anointed after the conquest of their realm. Institutions are not to be founded in the throes of a crisis, which would result in their legitimising themselves through that crisis and so perpetuating it.

An Open Letter Responding to the NatCon “Statement of Principles”

In June, we published the Statement of Principles. We hoped it would elicit discussion and debate. This letter is what we hope is the first in a series of commentaries on the topic. The signatories say, “In its list of ideals — ‘patriotism and courage, honor and loyalty, religion and wisdom, congregation and family, man and woman, the sabbath and the sacred, and reason and justice’—no mention was made of friendship, compassion, or love.”

Shia LaBoeuf Credits Latin Mass for His Conversion

Actor Shia LaBeouf credits experiencing the Latin Mass as a major contributing factor to his conversion to Catholicism. Left-wing media is fuming while issuing a last warning about the “deeply toxic” environment LaBeouf is getting himself into.

Scientists Create Mouse Embryos From Stem Cells

The development of a synthetic mouse embryo from stem cells to the stage of developing organs raises hopes among the scientific community that the time for such experiments with human embryos is near.

Ukraine Launches Counteroffensive

Ukraine Launches Counteroffensive

Ukrainian forces are in the stage of shaping operations to push back against Russian occupation in the south. 

August 30, 2022
Germany to Rework Gas Levy

Germany to Rework Gas Levy

Germany’s gas levy was meant to help large energy providers in financial distress, but after learning that successful companies who continue to make billions of profits applied for support as well, the levy will be reworked.

August 30, 2022
Conquering Without a King: Drawing Lessons from Biblical Monarchy

Conquering Without a King: Drawing Lessons from Biblical Monarchy

The Bible recommends that kings be anointed after the conquest of their realm. Institutions are not to be founded in the throes of a crisis, which would result in their legitimising themselves through that crisis and so perpetuating it.

August 30, 2022
Turning the World Upside Down: Observations after Six Months of War

Turning the World Upside Down: Observations after Six Months of War

24 February 2022 will be a dark date written in the annals of world history.

August 29, 2022
Germany: SPD Faction Calls for Peace Talks with Russia 

Germany: SPD Faction Calls for Peace Talks with Russia 

Some 30 high profile SPD politicians, including MPs, MEPs, mayors, state chairmen, and members of state parliament, signed the letter.

August 29, 2022
An Open Letter Responding to the NatCon “Statement of Principles”

An Open Letter Responding to the NatCon “Statement of Principles”

In June, we published the Statement of Principles. We hoped it would elicit discussion and debate. This letter is what we hope is the first in a series of commentaries on the topic. The signatories say, “In its list of ideals — ‘patriotism and courage, honor and loyalty, religion and wisdom, congregation and family, man and woman, the sabbath and the sacred, and reason and justice’—no mention was made of friendship, compassion, or love.”

August 29, 2022
Shia LaBoeuf Credits Latin Mass for His Conversion

Shia LaBoeuf Credits Latin Mass for His Conversion

Actor Shia LaBeouf credits experiencing the Latin Mass as a major contributing factor to his conversion to Catholicism. Left-wing media is fuming while issuing a last warning about the “deeply toxic” environment LaBeouf is getting himself into.

August 29, 2022
Scientists Create Mouse Embryos From Stem Cells

Scientists Create Mouse Embryos From Stem Cells

The development of a synthetic mouse embryo from stem cells to the stage of developing organs raises hopes among the scientific community that the time for such experiments with human embryos is near.

August 29, 2022
Kosovo: EU Application by End of 2022

Kosovo: EU Application by End of 2022

Kosovo wants to apply for membership in the EU, the Council of Europe, and NATO, but not all EU members recognize Kosovarian independence, which will be an obstacle hard to overcome.

August 29, 2022
UK: New Price Hike Promises Bleak Winter for Consumers

UK: New Price Hike Promises Bleak Winter for Consumers

The announcement comes only days before PM Boris Johnson’s successor is announced. Johnson has thus far undertaken little action in resolving the crisis, leaving this farrago for the next prime minister to untangle instead. 

August 29, 2022
American Public Designation: The ‘Liberal’ Fatwa Machine

American Public Designation: The ‘Liberal’ Fatwa Machine

If the U.S., or the UK, purport to keep wielding the holy swords of justice, they should do so with reasonable foresight in order that their actions do not end up making messy local realities even messier.

August 28, 2022
Electricity Prices Soar to Record Highs in France, Germany, Nordic Countries 

Electricity Prices Soar to Record Highs in France, Germany, Nordic Countries 

In the past year, alone, energy prices in France and Germany have increased by more than 1000%.

August 28, 2022