Month: September 2022

Spanish Government Suppresses Migration Data

Spain’s center-right asks for explanations after removal of data concerning the entry of illegal migrants into Spain during the transitional months between PM Rajoy’s tenure and that of Sánchez.

Flanders’ Bishops in Favour of Same-Sex Unions in Church

With this gesture, the Belgian episcopate replaces prayers for the return of homosexuals to lives that conform to the Catholic faith with a deliberate policy that sanctions gay unions, to be implemented liturgically.

Anti-Government Protests Roil Iranian Streets

The spark which set the tinder alight was the suspicious death of Mahsa Amini, who had been detained by Iran’s morality police because she wore the hijab too loosely.

The Simple Secret of Top Gun: Maverick’s Success

The movie is about aviators flying jets, success and failure, personal struggle in the face of obstacles, facing ghosts of the past, family, and ultimately about pushing oneself to the limits. Period.

The Deep Things Which Inhabit the Native Soul

If nationalism engenders a sense of loyalty and devotion as it did in the case of John Paul II, it might be worth asking, to whom (or what) are those who have no sense of loyalty or devotion to their nation devoted?

Italian Conservatism: Europe, Identity, Freedom

With a program that includes keynote speeches and ten different panels exploring different challenges facing Italy and other European countries, the conference seeks to bring together Italians, who are primed and ready for a new government resulting from the snap election, with other European leaders who have forged cultural and political center-Right alliances in their own countries.

China and Vatican to Renew Their Agreement

Some people think things have only gotten worse since the 2018 agreement was signed. Vatican diplomacy defends it as a way to protect the Church’s presence in China, even if unsatisfactory.

Showdown over Russia-Ukraine War at the UN Security Council

Showdown over Russia-Ukraine War at the UN Security Council

Ukraine’s foreign minster, Dmytro Kuleba, slammed Lavrov’s statement, reiterating that Ukraine “never wanted this war and never chose it.”

September 25, 2022
China and Vatican to Renew Their Agreement

China and Vatican to Renew Their Agreement

Some people think things have only gotten worse since the 2018 agreement was signed. Vatican diplomacy defends it as a way to protect the Church’s presence in China, even if unsatisfactory.

September 25, 2022
Russian Deserters Face Multiple Obstacles at Home and Abroad

Russian Deserters Face Multiple Obstacles at Home and Abroad

Germany has made the reception of Russian deserters a political battle, while Baltic states remain cautious.

September 25, 2022
Van Eyck’s “Just Judges”:<br>Ghent’s Great Unsolved Art Theft

Van Eyck’s “Just Judges”:<br>Ghent’s Great Unsolved Art Theft

The theft of the “Just Judges” panel of the Ghent Altarpiece is still unsolved. In the first of a series of essays, the story begins.

September 25, 2022
Berlin Senate Bans Police from Mentioning Suspects’ Migration Backgrounds

Berlin Senate Bans Police from Mentioning Suspects’ Migration Backgrounds

The Senate’s decree comes two years after official crime figures revealed that nearly two women in Germany are gang raped per day, with foreigners, despite making up 19% of the population, accounting for nearly half of all rape suspects.

September 25, 2022
Austria: Support for Ruling Coalition Sinks While Conservative FPÖ Soars, Poll Reveals 

Austria: Support for Ruling Coalition Sinks While Conservative FPÖ Soars, Poll Reveals 

If the FPÖ manages to win over voters from the anti-lockdown, vaccine-critical MFG Österreich party, it could potentially see them surge past the leftist-globalist SPÖ as the country’s most popular party.

September 25, 2022
FORGOTTEN CLASSICS: <br>Charlemagne on Nobility and Greeting the Foreigner

FORGOTTEN CLASSICS: <br>Charlemagne on Nobility and Greeting the Foreigner

When we find ourselves at an impasse, it can be very helpful to look to great figures from history for guidance. Today, we could learn a thing or two about cultivating political culture from a universally-known but rarely studied figure, Charles the Great, or Charlemagne.

September 24, 2022
Central European Leaders Convene in Bratislava for Conservative Summit II 

Central European Leaders Convene in Bratislava for Conservative Summit II 

Those at the conference were urged to embrace “disruptive conservatism” rooted in Christianity and the sovereign nation—a kind of conservatism that presently is not recognized by the ruling elites.

September 24, 2022
Armenian-Azerbaijani Ceasefire Violated

Armenian-Azerbaijani Ceasefire Violated

On Friday morning, Armenia and Azerbaijan accused each other of violating their recent ceasefire agreement, only one day after the Armenian prime minister addressed the UN to accuse Azerbaijan of committing “unspeakable atrocities.

September 24, 2022
Summer University for the Rassemblement National

Summer University for the Rassemblement National

The summer university is a must for political parties when they return from their summer holidays. But this is the first time since 1987 that the Rassemblement National has taken part in the exercise.

September 24, 2022
Zemmour: Macron “Accepts the Great Replacement, Loves it, and Wants to Organize it”

Zemmour: Macron “Accepts the Great Replacement, Loves it, and Wants to Organize it”

Zemmour, reacting to President Macron’s proposal to reroute newly arrived foreigners to the French countryside, argued it evinced the head of state accepts the Great Replacement and wishes to facilitate its outcomes.

September 24, 2022
EU Considers New Sanctions Against Russia

EU Considers New Sanctions Against Russia

Following Vladimir Putin’s announcement of partial mobilization, leading European politicians have renewed their call for more sanctions. Only Viktor Orbán pleads for a removal of sanctions, as he claims they have hurt Europe more than Russia.

September 24, 2022