Month: September 2022

Russia, Ukraine, and the Fogs of Culture War

The fundamental tragedy of progressive and media malfeasance is that the very real plight of millions of Ukrainians is being lost in the social media roar.

EU Calls for Release of Nicaraguan Bishop

The EU Parliament characterised the bishop’s arrest as arbitrary, called for his immediate release, and pushed for an end to any legal prosecution against him.

U.S. Interest Rates Rise Again

The Federal Reserve announced its intention to continue to reduce its holdings of U.S. sovereign debt and has no plans to return to buying Treasury securities.

Notes on the Goblin Takeover:
From Trolling to Goblining

The term ‘goblin mode’ has recently entered Internet-parlance, describing an apparently quarantine-inspired attitude of slovenliness and near-abject embrace of circadian-pattern irregularity, novelty-addicted internet scrolling, and abnegation of hygiene, countering Instagram-curated photography with a defeated, devil-may-care nihilism.

Pro-Life victory in Serbia: President had to cancel ‘Europride’ after massive backlash from Christian and pro-family groups

Serbia’s pro-life groups recently celebrated a landmark victory with the cancellation of the ‘Europride March,’ scheduled for September 17th. Following organized protests, in which throngs of people gathered several times on the streets of Belgrade, Serbian president, Aleksandar Vučić, was forced to cancel the notoriously sensualist parade. However, exhibitions, film screenings, and a four-day international […]

The Tragedy of Our Commons

There are other domains of human life that I believe are best viewed as commons, as emergent, critical societal assets prone to careless destruction by unsustainable use, less tangible than pasture land, but in many ways, much more important in our daily lives.

The United Kingdom and the World Mourn Elizabeth II

The United Kingdom and the World Mourn Elizabeth II

For the generations of people who knew only Elizabeth as Queen, she held a near eternal place in the political landscape of the UK, Europe, and the world.

September 21, 2022
Sweden: Tense Talks over New PM’s Cabinet

Sweden: Tense Talks over New PM’s Cabinet

By constitutional procedure, a prime minister is elected on a negative-vote premise: unless a majority votes against him, Kristersson will become prime minister.

September 21, 2022
Certainty in an Age of Stupidity

Certainty in an Age of Stupidity

One way to limit how much insanity one absorbs is to simply limit our exposure. But this is merely a stopgap. One needs interior fortification to navigate the maze of madness, and this fortification can and should range from the silly to the sublime.

September 21, 2022
Occasional Dialogues: <b>Peter Hitchens</b> interviewed by Harrison Pitt

Occasional Dialogues: <b>Peter Hitchens</b> interviewed by Harrison Pitt

In the second in our ‘Occasional Dialogues’ series, Harrison Pitt interviews Peter Hitchens about the Russia-Ukraine war.

September 20, 2022
NatCon Miami: Troublemakers In Paradise

NatCon Miami: Troublemakers In Paradise

Despite differences in their aesthetic grooves, the ‘Ultra MAGA’ Trumpist Republicans of CPAC and the DeSantis-leaning National Conservatives have plenty in common in terms of what they oppose, and what they would prefer to see supplant the current order.

Woman Shares Success of Rare Foetal Surgery to Help Others

Woman Shares Success of Rare Foetal Surgery to Help Others

Eighteen weeks into her pregnancy, the 28-year-old creative freelancer based in Florida got tough news. Her in-utero daughter had spina bifida.

September 20, 2022
Turkey’s Erdoğan Seeks to Join Shanghai Cooperation Organization

Turkey’s Erdoğan Seeks to Join Shanghai Cooperation Organization

Turkey’s membership would grant it additional leverage against the West as well as bolster its economy through ties with Eurasian countries. Currently, Ankara is mired in efforts to bring down its inflation numbers ahead of next year’s elections.

September 20, 2022
Astronomers Discover Ocean Planet

Astronomers Discover Ocean Planet

Scientists have discovered an exoplanet covered entirely by water. Interest in such ‘ocean planets’ is high, as they form very likely environments for the development of life.

September 20, 2022
Hunt Saboteurs and Nazis

Hunt Saboteurs and Nazis

The connection between anti-hunting attitudes and fascism may, in fact, be a deep one.

September 20, 2022
In Defence of National Conservatism

In Defence of National Conservatism

The letter’s vision of universality tries to argue for the nation as an important element of a universal moral and ethical vision, but by skipping over the nation entirely when it describes the common good rising from families to the international realm, it reveals its bias against it.

September 19, 2022
Spain Ignores Pleas of Its Citizen in Cuban Prison

Spain Ignores Pleas of Its Citizen in Cuban Prison

“Doing nothing is the worst option,” the OCDH said. “The pressure from Spain could be decisive in obtaining the release of Mario Josué Prieto Ricardo.”

September 19, 2022
Tigray Rebels and Ethiopian Government Move Towards Peace

Tigray Rebels and Ethiopian Government Move Towards Peace

The Tigray People’s Liberation Front (TPLF) has agreed to African Union (AU) mediated peace talks with the Ethiopian government.

September 19, 2022