Month: September 2022

Desperate Victory at the White City

Although the book is properly a mosaic of voices— two personalities dominate, both on the battlefield and in the documentation. The first is the heroic Christian military commander Hunyadi. The second figure is far less remembered today, the Franciscan friar Saint John of Capistrano, sometimes called the Soldier Saint although the only “weapons” he carried were a crucifix and a banner.

Circumnavigation Still Alive: Retro Sailing Race Begins

On September 4th, the third edition of the Golden Globe Race started, where sailors try to circumnavigate the globe in a nonstop solo race defined as ‘retro’ for relying on pre-1968 technologies.

Pope John Paul I Beatified by Pope Francis

Blessed John Paul I joins the now almost unbroken cohort of holy and blessed popes since the 19th century, after Blessed Pius IX, St Pius X, Venerable Pius XII, St John XXIII and St Paul VI.

Anti-Government Protests Spread Across Europe

A recent poll conducted by YouGov arrived at the conclusion that the sense of grievance among Europeans is so high that social unrest might become an unpleasant reality in the near future.

Outgoing Boris Johnson Goes All-in On Nuclear

Outgoing Boris Johnson Goes All-in On Nuclear

In his typical sloganeering fashion, Johnson called on the nation to “go nuclear and go large, go with Sizewell C.” He appeared confident that the deal will get “over the line” in the coming weeks, saying it would “be absolute madness not to.”

September 3, 2022
Russian Energy Giant Gazprom Posts Record Profits Despite Sanctions 

Russian Energy Giant Gazprom Posts Record Profits Despite Sanctions 

In the first six month of this year, Gazprom—despite its gas imports to Europe having dropped by 35%—posted a record-breaking net profit of 41.7 billion euros.

September 3, 2022
Feelings and the Burkean Contract

Feelings and the Burkean Contract

It is very difficult to argue for the Burkean Contract. If one sees oneself as a morally isolated, radical individual for whom history means nothing and for whom nothing is owed to the future, no amount of disputation will let in the light.

September 3, 2022
Recession or Not? Part I

Recession or Not? Part I

While it is correct that a recession is defined by two consecutive quarters of declining GDP, it is not correct that the American GDP declined two quarters in a row. Unfortunately, all the economists and analysts who made the recession call were wrong.

September 2, 2022
Memories of a Statesman

Memories of a Statesman

In four short years, the spirit of reform ushered in by Mikhail Gorbachev tore down one of the most totalitarian constructs in modern human history and allowed for the healing of scars that had marred an entire continent for decades.

September 2, 2022
Racism vs Sexism: How Islam Weaponised Inclusivity

Racism vs Sexism: How Islam Weaponised Inclusivity

Universalism is forced to coexist with diversity and inclusion; one has to agree that patriarchy, aristocracy and capitalism were evil unless they are not white. But deeper divides force progressives to either keep their eyes shut or risk becoming the oppressors.

September 2, 2022
France: Imam Threatened With Expulsion on the Run

France: Imam Threatened With Expulsion on the Run

Following his arrest, Hassan Iquioussen should have been placed in an administrative detention centre. But when the police arrived at his home, he was not there.

September 2, 2022
EU Suspends Visa Agreement with Russia

EU Suspends Visa Agreement with Russia

Stopping short of a complete visa ban on Russian citizens, the EU decided to suspend the existing agreement that eases visa issuance for Russians. Some Eastern European nations are now considering putting regional bans in place.

September 2, 2022
French Bill To Grant The Right To Vote For Foreigners

French Bill To Grant The Right To Vote For Foreigners

The bill has little chance of succeeding. It will certainly pass the National Assembly with votes from the Left, but the right-wing majority in the Senate will block it. For the RN, the right to vote must remain intimately linked to the question of citizenship.

September 2, 2022
UN Inspection Team En Route to Ukrainian Nuclear Plant 

UN Inspection Team En Route to Ukrainian Nuclear Plant 

The current state of affairs at Zaporizhzhia greatly alarms the international community, which fears a repeat of the 1986 Chernobyl nuclear disaster.

September 1, 2022
France Reconsiders Gas Pipeline from Spain to Germany

France Reconsiders Gas Pipeline from Spain to Germany

The project, dubbed MidCat, would carry North African gas from Spain to Germany, running through France.

September 1, 2022
Pakistan Blames Flood on Western Use of Fossil Fuels 

Pakistan Blames Flood on Western Use of Fossil Fuels 

The worst flood in over a decade has killed more than 1130 people and affected 33 million citizens. Assisted by the UN Secretary General, the Pakistani government has found the culprit already: Western fossil fuel consumption.

September 1, 2022