Month: September 2022

Everyman’s Bill Buckley

Reagan’s election would be the ultimate test of the so-called Evans’ law: “whenever one of our people reaches a position of power where he can do us some good, he ceases to be one of our people.”

Poland and Baltics Enact Visa Ban for Russians

While the EU blocked a complete visa ban against Russians in August, Poland and the Baltic States have now followed up on their earlier promise to close their borders to most Russian tourists, making Finland the only remaining point of entry into the EU.

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.

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.

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.

Research Finds Marriage ‘Sweet Spot’ for Twenty-Somethings

Research Finds Marriage ‘Sweet Spot’ for Twenty-Somethings

Age at marriage matters, but in different ways for different groups, according to a recent study.

September 19, 2022
Change in Hungarian Abortion Law

Change in Hungarian Abortion Law

The minister of the interior believes that the decree is not a tightening of existing legislation, but a better means of transmitting the deeper issues inherent in the decision to have an abortion.

September 19, 2022
Chile’s Boric Approval Reaches an All-Time Low

Chile’s Boric Approval Reaches an All-Time Low

After voters rejected a constitutional reform, Boric’s approval falls to 33%.

September 19, 2022
Is the Napkin Ring Right-Wing?

Is the Napkin Ring Right-Wing?

Richard de Sèze’s brilliant and light pen swirls around the impressions of everyday life to give us a delicious panorama of things that pass and things that do not.

September 18, 2022
VOX Calls for Referendum, Defends ‘Energy Sovereignty’

VOX Calls for Referendum, Defends ‘Energy Sovereignty’

VOX proposed lifting the country’s freeze on exploring and exploiting its own resources.

September 18, 2022
Denmark Limits COVID-19 Booster to Over 50s

Denmark Limits COVID-19 Booster to Over 50s

Denmark is the first country to announce that booster shots will not be offered to the general population under age 50.

September 18, 2022
Putin, Xi Call for End of U.S. Dominated ‘Unipolar World’

Putin, Xi Call for End of U.S. Dominated ‘Unipolar World’

For all their apparent unity, Russia’s contribution to our present chaotic moment is increasingly ruffling Beijing’s feathers. It is much bothered by the continued forestallment of the Ukrainian war’s end.

September 18, 2022
Spain: First to Bestow Legal Personhood to an Ecosystem

Spain: First to Bestow Legal Personhood to an Ecosystem

Some legal experts find the lagoons’ juridical personality status as legally murky as the waters the bill aims to clean up.

September 18, 2022
Ireland’s Recent Elections in Historical Context

Ireland’s Recent Elections in Historical Context

In the current climate, Sinn Fein’s brand of neo-Marxist secularism, abetted by deceitful propaganda of the kind at which Communists excel, has been able to hoodwink a great many Irish voters into supporting their neo-Marxist policies.

September 18, 2022
Can Greece Dodge Another Debt Crisis?

Can Greece Dodge Another Debt Crisis?

The Greek government has the cost of its current debt under control. However, what gives cause to worry is its soon-to-come need to build up new debt.

September 17, 2022
Hungary “No Longer a Democracy,” Says EU Report

Hungary “No Longer a Democracy,” Says EU Report

An expression is used to define Orbán’s Hungary, that of a “hybrid regime of electoral autocracy”—a new political concept coined specifically for the occasion.

September 17, 2022
The Class War is Dead, Long Live the Culture War

The Class War is Dead, Long Live the Culture War

Today, the unitary ideal is dead, and factionalism is baked into any serious understanding of British politics.

September 17, 2022