Month: September 2022

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.

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.

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.

EU Sees Falling Unemployment

EU Sees Falling Unemployment

From 2021 to 2022, youth unemployment declined from 16.3% to 14.2% in the euro zone and from 16.1% to 14.0% in the EU.

September 5, 2022
Attempted Assassination of Argentinian VP

Attempted Assassination of Argentinian VP

The assailant, who was arrested on sight, is a 35-year-old Brazilian man.

September 5, 2022
Benin Bronzes Repatriated to Edo State, Nigeria

Benin Bronzes Repatriated to Edo State, Nigeria

The bronzes were removed from the Edo kingdom when admiral Sir Harry Rawson led British soldiers into Benin City in 1897

September 5, 2022
Support for Ukraine “No Matter What My German Voters Think”

Support for Ukraine “No Matter What My German Voters Think”

German Foreign Minister Annalena Baerbock caused a ruckus by dismissing her voters. The opposition demands Baerbock’s immediate resignation, but her colleagues and public broadcasters sense a disinformation campaign.

September 5, 2022
Macron Abuses Defence Councils

Macron Abuses Defence Councils

The existence of recurrent crises should not be used to justify the maintenance of a permanent state of emergency or to bypass the governing protocols of the Fifth Republic.

September 4, 2022
‘Speed Dating’ for French Teaching Jobs

‘Speed Dating’ for French Teaching Jobs

Newly recruited teachers will be contractual workers, not civil servants, who will be exempt from passing the competitive examination: something that is hardly conceivable in the French education system.

September 4, 2022
Lukoil Chairman Dies After Falling From Hospital Window

Lukoil Chairman Dies After Falling From Hospital Window

The chairman of one of Russia’s largest energy companies has fallen to his death from the 6th floor of a Moscow hospital. While officials are still figuring out whether it was an accident or suicide, an unnamed third explanation makes its rounds.

September 4, 2022
Unicorns and the Future of Capitalism

Unicorns and the Future of Capitalism

If these four companies—WeWork, Uber, Airbnb, and DoorDash—were representative of what American capitalism had to offer, there would be reasons for grave concern about the future of our economic system.

September 4, 2022
Persian Tales: The Role of Church During Refugee Crisis

Persian Tales: The Role of Church During Refugee Crisis

Is there a proper way to differentiate between true refugees and opportunists? It is a hard question to answer. But one thing is sure: it is never a loss when the Church gets actively involved in a refugee’s life. While the system can be cheated, God cannot.

September 4, 2022
Gazprom Halts Nord Stream 1 Gas Deliveries Indefinitely 

Gazprom Halts Nord Stream 1 Gas Deliveries Indefinitely 

Gazprom’s purported technical issues mark the latest episode in what is fast becoming a long-running series of similar events—Gazprom has regularly invoked such issues as the reason for reducing gas flows into Germany and the rest of Europe.

September 3, 2022
Sweden Democrat Chief: Social Democrats are the Real Threat to Sweden 

Sweden Democrat Chief: Social Democrats are the Real Threat to Sweden 

Åkesson’s sharp statements come as the Sweden Democrats are poised to become the second-largest party represented in the Riksdag.

September 3, 2022
Poland to Demand €1.3 Trillion of Reparations From Germany

Poland to Demand €1.3 Trillion of Reparations From Germany

The head of the ruling PiS party in Poland, Jaroslav Kacynski, announced plans to demand €1.3 trillion in reparations for the damage Poland sustained during World War II, but the German government considers the matter settled since 1953.

September 3, 2022