Month: October 2022

Germany: CDU Politician Opposes AfD Exclusion

The statement, spoken by a prominent member of the Thuringian state parliament for the CDU, come as polls have indicated the AfD is the most popular party in the state.

VOX: Does the EU Plan to Investigate Soros?

Given the concern over foreign interference in democratic processes the European Union has been expressing of late, Spain’s VOX has asked whether the Commission is investigating George Soros.

Debate Shows Differences in Swedish Politics

The four parties of the governing coalition explained that they had not taken over a “laid table” but rather a pile of problems that will take a long time to solve.

Ghoulish Liberalism and the Healthy Macabre

Sadly, most Christians and conservatives have forgotten the distinction between the macabre and the morbid. I believe that this is regrettable, because a small dose of the macabre—such as Christians used to take at Hallowe’en—is a potent tonic against the delusions of late modern liberalism and their disastrous effects.

Reflections on the Russian Invasion of Ukraine

The numerically smaller Ukrainian ‘David’ stumped the behemoth Russian ‘Goliath’ at the start of the operation. ‘Mission command’ style of leadership is the source of Ukraine’s strength.

Putin Warns West is Playing a “Dangerous Game”

Putin accused the West of “stoking of war in Ukraine,” destabilising the global food and energy markets, destroying pan-European gas pipelines, and ignoring Russia’s security concerns through NATO expansion.

Brazilian Elections: Leftist da Silva Retakes Presidency After Close Race

Brazilian Elections: Leftist da Silva Retakes Presidency After Close Race

The elections had been extremely volatile, as Da Silva’s socialist and Bolsonaro’s nationalist visions duked it out. One has, for now, gained momentum.

October 31, 2022
With the Central Bank in Charge, Does It Matter Who Is Prime Minister?

With the Central Bank in Charge, Does It Matter Who Is Prime Minister?

So long as the Bank of England is entrusted with as much power as it has assumed for itself—it matters little whether the prime minister is Boris Johnson, Liz Truss, or even Margaret Thatcher. 

October 31, 2022
Germany: Jordanian Arrested for Stabbing Female Ukrainian Refugee to Death 

Germany: Jordanian Arrested for Stabbing Female Ukrainian Refugee to Death 

Last week also saw a military-aged migrant from Somalia go on a knife rampage which left two dead and one seriously injured in the city of Ludwigshafen, in Rhineland-Palatinate.

October 31, 2022
Germany: CDU Politician Opposes AfD Exclusion

Germany: CDU Politician Opposes AfD Exclusion

The statement, spoken by a prominent member of the Thuringian state parliament for the CDU, come as polls have indicated the AfD is the most popular party in the state.

October 31, 2022
VOX: Does the EU Plan to Investigate Soros?

VOX: Does the EU Plan to Investigate Soros?

Given the concern over foreign interference in democratic processes the European Union has been expressing of late, Spain’s VOX has asked whether the Commission is investigating George Soros.

October 31, 2022
€3 Million in Flemish Taxpayer’s Money Poured into War on ‘Disinformation’

€3 Million in Flemish Taxpayer’s Money Poured into War on ‘Disinformation’

To Chris Janssens of Vlaams Belang, the disinformation campaign targets “right-wing opinions” for fact-checking, while “left-wing opinions would be given free rein.”

October 31, 2022
Debate Shows Differences in Swedish Politics

Debate Shows Differences in Swedish Politics

The four parties of the governing coalition explained that they had not taken over a “laid table” but rather a pile of problems that will take a long time to solve.

October 31, 2022
Ghoulish Liberalism and the Healthy Macabre

Ghoulish Liberalism and the Healthy Macabre

Sadly, most Christians and conservatives have forgotten the distinction between the macabre and the morbid. I believe that this is regrettable, because a small dose of the macabre—such as Christians used to take at Hallowe’en—is a potent tonic against the delusions of late modern liberalism and their disastrous effects.

October 31, 2022
Reflections on the Russian Invasion of Ukraine

Reflections on the Russian Invasion of Ukraine

The numerically smaller Ukrainian ‘David’ stumped the behemoth Russian ‘Goliath’ at the start of the operation. ‘Mission command’ style of leadership is the source of Ukraine’s strength.

October 30, 2022
Putin Warns West is Playing a “Dangerous Game”

Putin Warns West is Playing a “Dangerous Game”

Putin accused the West of “stoking of war in Ukraine,” destabilising the global food and energy markets, destroying pan-European gas pipelines, and ignoring Russia’s security concerns through NATO expansion.

October 30, 2022
“We Hungarians Are a Freedom-Loving People”: An Interview with <strong>Viktor Orbán</strong>

“We Hungarians Are a Freedom-Loving People”: An Interview with <strong>Viktor Orbán</strong>

“There’s a widespread perception in Europe that the real problem is not the EU’s many failures, but the people who point them out.”—Viktor Orbán

October 30, 2022
German Parliament Amends Law to Make Denial of War Crimes Punishable

German Parliament Amends Law to Make Denial of War Crimes Punishable

The German parliament passed an amendment that may put people who deny any genocide or war crime, regardless of time or place, behind bars for up to 3 years.

October 30, 2022