Day: November 7, 2022

One Reform Can Save the Swedish Economy

To cut the Gordian Knot constraining the Swedish economy, I suggest repealing the long-standing ‘fiscal framework’ that currently dictates how the Swedish Parliament conducts fiscal policy.

Gender Truth Bus Tours Madrid

The advocacy organization had the bus made five years ago to show the contradictions and dangers of teaching children that biological sex is self-determined and can be changed surgically.

Protestors Won’t Give Up on Brazil

The grassroots conservative movement in Brazil will continue and is already giving Lula much stronger opposition than he had counted on.

Frozen Bank Accounts: The New Mechanism of Political Coercion

The take-home lesson here is that among the world’s politically functioning countries, there are three dominant regimes, namely authoritarianism, totalitarianism, and progressive liberalism, all of which share family resemblances.

OECD Education Report Shows Widening Education Gap in Europe

OECD Education Report Shows Widening Education Gap in Europe

A growing area of concern, according to the numbers released by the Organisation for Economic Cooperation and Development, is the number of people who are neither working nor studying.

November 7, 2022
One Reform Can Save the Swedish Economy

One Reform Can Save the Swedish Economy

To cut the Gordian Knot constraining the Swedish economy, I suggest repealing the long-standing ‘fiscal framework’ that currently dictates how the Swedish Parliament conducts fiscal policy.

November 7, 2022
Gender Truth Bus Tours Madrid

Gender Truth Bus Tours Madrid

The advocacy organization had the bus made five years ago to show the contradictions and dangers of teaching children that biological sex is self-determined and can be changed surgically.

November 7, 2022
Hungary Braces for a Winter Wave of Ukrainian Refugees

Hungary Braces for a Winter Wave of Ukrainian Refugees

Will a renewed influx of Ukrainians, especially amid the ongoing fallout of Hungary’s energy crisis, test the limits of the Magyars’ generosity?

November 7, 2022
A Matter of Death: Flemish Primitives Grapple with Mortality in Bruges Exhibit

A Matter of Death: Flemish Primitives Grapple with Mortality in Bruges Exhibit

“Face to Face with Death. Hugo van der Goes, Old Masters, New Looks” at Sint-Janshospitaal in Bruges is open for visitors until February 5th, 2023.

November 7, 2022
Devising a New Plan on the Reception of Migrants at the European Level

Devising a New Plan on the Reception of Migrants at the European Level

The objective is to find a balance among countries with widely diverging interests, from the Visegrad to the southern states.

November 7, 2022
Protestors Won’t Give Up on Brazil

Protestors Won’t Give Up on Brazil

The grassroots conservative movement in Brazil will continue and is already giving Lula much stronger opposition than he had counted on.

November 7, 2022
Germany’s Olaf Scholz Deepens Economic Ties During China Visit

Germany’s Olaf Scholz Deepens Economic Ties During China Visit

Politicians criticise Scholz for seeking a closer relationship with China. In a repeat of its mistake with Russia, Germany could become overly dependent on the economic giant, they warn. 

November 7, 2022
Religious Freedom Violations in Turkey Should Prompt the EU To Reflect on Its Own Commitment to Human Rights

Religious Freedom Violations in Turkey Should Prompt the EU To Reflect on Its Own Commitment to Human Rights

As we consider the future of Turkey’s relationship to the EU, this is perhaps a good moment for Europe to reflect on its own commitment to human rights. Religious minorities need the EU to stand strong in its commitments to democracy, equality, and freedom for everyone.

November 7, 2022
Frozen Bank Accounts: The New Mechanism of Political Coercion

Frozen Bank Accounts: The New Mechanism of Political Coercion

The take-home lesson here is that among the world’s politically functioning countries, there are three dominant regimes, namely authoritarianism, totalitarianism, and progressive liberalism, all of which share family resemblances.

November 7, 2022