Month: September 2022

Recession or Not? Part II

When a currency depreciates, it can lead to a self-reinforcing outflow of capital—especially when the depreciation is unprecedented. The euro has never been this weak against the dollar.

Gummy Bears and Humanism

In radically diverse societies lacking a clear religious and cultural majority, it becomes obvious that worldviews sometimes harbour radically different ideas of what it means to be human.

Fare l’Americano? No!

Patriotism and the attachment to national products are not the only reason American giants have failed in Italy. The local offer persists, because it is genuinely superior in every way to the foreign offer, and marketing snobbery is not enough to overcome this obstacle.

First Parliamentary Address by King Charles III

In his first address to Parliament, King Charles III remembered his late mother and emphasized the “vital parliamentary traditions,” while in turn receiving condolences from representatives of the Houses of Commons and Lords.

Reconquête Holds Its Summer University in Provence

The young and dynamic party of the national Right is preparing to enter a difficult phase. With no immediate national election date, it must keep the helm steady over the storm in the long term.

Phone Call Between Macron and Putin About Zaporizhzhia

The Russian president denounced to his French counterpart the regular Ukrainian attacks on Zaporizhzhia, while Emmanuel Macron reportedly responded by blaming the Russian occupation for the risks to the plant.

Hippies, Energy Crisis Boosts Spain’s Traditional Wool Blanket Industry

At the beginning of the industrial revolution and into the 20th century, the Val de San Lorenzo became the epicentre of a modern light wool blanket industry. But globalisation and the invention of petroleum-based synthetic fabrics quickly sank the industry in the last decades of the past century.

North Korea Embraces Preemptive Nuclear Strike Option

North Korean leader Kim Jong-un said that his country’s status as a nuclear-armed state had now become “irreversible,” and that no amount of sanctions would force him to destroy his nuclear arsenal.

Meloni Reaches Historic Levels in the Polls

Meloni Reaches Historic Levels in the Polls

Almost five points now separate Meloni from her rival, Enrico Letta, with Meloni ahead.

September 10, 2022
Alternativ för Sverige (AfS) Party Leaders Blocked from Social Media Ahead of Elections

Alternativ för Sverige (AfS) Party Leaders Blocked from Social Media Ahead of Elections

Ahead of parliamentary elections, Facebook and TikTok have blocked Gustav Kasselstrand, the leader of Alternativ för Sverige (AfS), and Evilina Hahne, one of the party’s Riksdag candidates, from accessing their social media accounts.

September 10, 2022
Putin’s Speech at the Eastern Economic Forum

Putin’s Speech at the Eastern Economic Forum

Vladimir Putin predicted the demise of the West and the continued global power shift towards Asia. When asked about Ukraine, he said that Russia has “not lost anything and will not lose anything.”

September 10, 2022
Swiss Citizens Could Face Jail for ‘Overheating’ Their Homes

Swiss Citizens Could Face Jail for ‘Overheating’ Their Homes

Heating one’s home and water to more than 19°C and 60°C, respectively, may result in daily fines of up to 3,000 Swiss Francs and prison sentences up to three years.

September 10, 2022
Swedish Polls Predict Dead-Heat Election

Swedish Polls Predict Dead-Heat Election

The European Conservative will be covering the Swedish election, Sunday, September 11th, live on Twitter.

September 10, 2022
Folk Music and Dancing with Children

Folk Music and Dancing with Children

Listening to pop music—like the rest of modernity—marks an education in unreality, which is no education at all. Folk music, on the other hand, is invariably rooted in the concrete reality of life.

September 10, 2022
EU Environmental Policies are Out of Control

EU Environmental Policies are Out of Control

At the EU level, environmental policies are mostly being continued as if there were no Russian invasion of Ukraine or large-scale energy crisis.

September 9, 2022
Swedish Police in Decline

Swedish Police in Decline

Despite promises made in 2017 to expand the police force, anecdotal evidence suggests that the quality of new police officers has declined.

September 9, 2022
Russia Resupplying Arms Through North Korea

Russia Resupplying Arms Through North Korea

Reports have been confirmed that Russia is seeking hefty restocking of its armament from North Korea.

September 9, 2022
Greece Seeks Urgent Intervention Over Bellicose Turkey

Greece Seeks Urgent Intervention Over Bellicose Turkey

Greek Foreign Minister Dendias voiced concern that the fraught state of Greco-Turkish relations might weaken NATO integrity.

September 9, 2022
German Minister of Economy Reinvents ‘Insolvencies’

German Minister of Economy Reinvents ‘Insolvencies’

Does Germany anticipate an insolvency wave this fall? The minister of economy says “No,” adding that companies might “stop production for some time.”

September 9, 2022
EU Commission Issues Energy Proposals

EU Commission Issues Energy Proposals

EU member states were blindsided by von der Leyen’s statements, issued a day before they were all scheduled to meet to discuss block-wide proposals to lower energy prices.

September 9, 2022