Month: August 2022

Too Young to Lead

The point with the minimum age is not the number, but the notion that statesmanship is a slowly acquired asset. It takes time to build the experience, the skills, and all the intangible qualities that the leader of a nation must possess.

Why Amazon’s “The Rings of Power” is an Unlikely Omen of Hope

When I first heard Elendil’s line in the third teaser trailer, “The past is dead, we either move forward or die with it,” I became fixated with the whole carnival surrounding Amazon’s billion dollar creative venture—how could it be that J.R.R. Tolkien, a Tridentine-Mass-loving skeptic of modernity was providing the aesthetic and imaginative fuel of woke intersectionalists and activist ideologues in Hollywood?

Macron Forsees ‘End of Abundance’

Disconnecting wifi and household appliances, while reducing energy-consuming climate control mechanisms may come under a Macron-declared ‘end of abundance.’

Turkey Hosts Palestinian President 

Erdogan stated that his country’s support for Palestine will not be diminished on account of Turkey’s recent normalization of relations with Israel. 

Canada to Export Hydrogen Fuel to Energy-Scarce Germany

Since the Russo-Ukrainian war’s escalation, Germany has been frantically looking for alternatives, even going as far as to court Qatar. It hopes that Canadian hydrogen fuel could eventually power its cars, trucks, and ships.

The Great Awakening vs the Great Reset

A great deal has been said recently about Alexander Dugin’s thought. Michael Millerman, the foremost English language interpreter of the “most dangerous philosopher in the world,” reviews his 2021 book.

Car Bombing Kills Russia-Installed Official in Town of Mykhailovka

Car Bombing Kills Russia-Installed Official in Town of Mykhailovka

The attack comes less than a week after the murder of Darya Dugina, and amid an uptick of car bombings targeting Russian administrative officials in southeast Ukraine.

August 26, 2022
Turkey Hosts Palestinian President 

Turkey Hosts Palestinian President 

Erdogan stated that his country’s support for Palestine will not be diminished on account of Turkey’s recent normalization of relations with Israel. 

August 26, 2022
Canada to Export Hydrogen Fuel to Energy-Scarce Germany

Canada to Export Hydrogen Fuel to Energy-Scarce Germany

Since the Russo-Ukrainian war’s escalation, Germany has been frantically looking for alternatives, even going as far as to court Qatar. It hopes that Canadian hydrogen fuel could eventually power its cars, trucks, and ships.

August 26, 2022
The Great Awakening vs the Great Reset

The Great Awakening vs the Great Reset

A great deal has been said recently about Alexander Dugin’s thought. Michael Millerman, the foremost English language interpreter of the “most dangerous philosopher in the world,” reviews his 2021 book.

August 25, 2022
Socialism in the Constitution

Socialism in the Constitution

It is time for conservatives to realize just how deviously the socialist side has moved the fence and redrawn the map.

August 25, 2022
Persecution of the Church in Nicaragua

Persecution of the Church in Nicaragua

Outspoken critic of the government and bishop of Matagalpa, Rolando Álvarez Lagos, has been placed on house arrest after being prevented from celebrating mass by police.

August 25, 2022
Mysterious Poisoning of River Oder

Mysterious Poisoning of River Oder

Since late July, fish have been dying in masses in the River Oder, but investigations haven’t yet found the reason for the environmental disaster. The affair has also led to political tensions in and outside of Poland.

August 25, 2022
Macron to Visit Algeria

Macron to Visit Algeria

Franco-Algerian relations have been tense, with Macron’s geopolitical ambitions finding themselves inhibited in this theatre. 

August 25, 2022
EU Expects More Greek Reforms

EU Expects More Greek Reforms

The Greek government is also expected to complete reforms “by the autumn of this year” in a number of sectors, including the financial system, the justice system, and primary health care.

August 25, 2022
Germany Announces New Rules to Save Gas

Germany Announces New Rules to Save Gas

New regulations will limit heating in public buildings to 19 degrees Celsius. Meanwhile, contractual obligations for minimum temperatures in private apartments are suspended.

August 25, 2022
New Life from Old Books

New Life from Old Books

One of Hazony’s aims is to remind us that liberals and conservatives, while they teamed up against Communism to win the Cold War, do not share a political project. “Enlightenment liberalism,” Hazony argues, “is bereft of any interest in conserving anything. It is devoted entirely to freedom, and in particular to freedom from the past.”

August 24, 2022
“We have cut our own legs off”— <b>Roland Tichy</b> speaks about Germany’s troubles

“We have cut our own legs off”— <b>Roland Tichy</b> speaks about Germany’s troubles

“The Germans want European solidarity, and solidarity always means, euphemistically, that I am poor, so I am taking something from you.”— Roland Tichy, founding editor of Tichys Einblick

August 24, 2022