Month: November 2022

Pax Mongolica, Part II: Beyond Profit and Punishment

The fruits of conquest—even when sown by a vicious desire for profit or punishment—can, in time, be conquered by the conquered, turned to the advantage of a besieged people. The debt of European modernity to Mongolian expansion illustrates this.

Frozen Bank Accounts, Again: The Arrival of a New Tyranny

We have become, it appears, a people who simply accept arbitrary power as a satisfactory substitute for due process and the rule of law. If that is the case, then the looming tyranny under which we shall soon be toiling is one we entirely deserve.

Finnish Solo Sailor in Shipwreck is Rescued

According to the website of Yachting Monthly, Lehtinen escaped the sinking boat by activating an emergency life raft as well as his personal locator beacon.

Italy Holds Firm Stance on Immigration

Italy calls for better cooperation between NGO ships, the countries whose flags they fly and the countries where the ‘Search and Rescue’ (SAR) procedure comes into effect.

Soros: Funding Catalan Separatism

University professor Antonio de Castro mapped a network of foreign entities he saw as responsible for promoting Catalan separatism, with factions within the establishment foreign super powers weakening Spain to further their interests.

A Pro-Choice Atheist Economist Appointed to the Pontifical Academy

A Pro-Choice Atheist Economist Appointed to the Pontifical Academy

According to the Catholic faith, humanity is only fully realised in God—whatever humanity Professor Mazzucato brings to the Academy while being an atheist can only be a truncated and wounded humanity. Why then honour it as an example or trust it as a compass?

November 18, 2022
Champion Conservative is the New Head of the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops

Champion Conservative is the New Head of the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops

Broglio has cherished his service to military personnel, and did not fail to point out that the military “remains the largest single source of vocations to the priesthood in the United States.”

November 18, 2022
The Bolivar Legacy<br>Part I: In Search of a Past

The Bolivar Legacy<br>Part I: In Search of a Past

Bolivar is part of Latin American identity, but in order to transcend the limits of his legacy, he must be understood as the repentant revolutionary that he was. Were he a hero, he would be a tragic one.

November 18, 2022
Court Rules Berlin Election Needs to Be Repeated

Court Rules Berlin Election Needs to Be Repeated

Fourteen months after the chaotic elections in Berlin, the constitutional court ruled the entire election invalid. New elections must now be held within 90 days.

November 18, 2022
Spanish Drivers Rebel

Spanish Drivers Rebel

The National Platform in Defense of Transport recently voted to call for an indefinite strike, a move supported by 96% of its members.

November 18, 2022
Belgium Refuses Imam Iquioussen’s Extradition To France

Belgium Refuses Imam Iquioussen’s Extradition To France

According to the latest opinion issued by the Court of Appeal of Mons, the facts underlying the European arrest warrant do not constitute an offence under Belgian law, and extradition is therefore not justified.

November 18, 2022
Light Above Politics

Light Above Politics

Politicians come and go, but the monarch provides continuity in the life of a nation that looks beyond the moment.

November 18, 2022
UK, France Sign Deal to Stem Migrant Flow from English Channel

UK, France Sign Deal to Stem Migrant Flow from English Channel

This year alone, more than 40,000 people have crossed the Channel to southern Britain using small boats, up from 28,526 last year—the highest number since these figures began to be collected in 2018.

November 17, 2022
PiS Party Leader Speaks Out in Defense of Sexual Norms

PiS Party Leader Speaks Out in Defense of Sexual Norms

Kaczyński urged Poles to take responsibility for the unique role they play in staving off the destructive ideologies of the West, warning them they “must be counter-revolutionaries” if they “do not want to be the West.”

November 17, 2022
The Rainbow vs. the Crescent: Some Thoughts on the World Cup in Qatar

The Rainbow vs. the Crescent: Some Thoughts on the World Cup in Qatar

Homophobic coward or anti-Muslim islamophobe? For players of the Football World Cup in Qatar, moral grandstanding just got complicated.

November 17, 2022
Election Fraud in Brazil?

Election Fraud in Brazil?

According to #BrazilWasStolen, in thousands of cases, older, non-auditable vote-counting machines registered 0 votes for Bolsonaro, even in districts where he got a majority due to votes counted by newer machines.

November 17, 2022
Germany to Pull Out of Energy Charter Treaty

Germany to Pull Out of Energy Charter Treaty

Germany has announced its plan to pull out of the Energy Charter Treaty, which has been considered a roadblock of the energy transition by many Greens. While climate activists rejoice, critics warn this might scare away remaining investors.

November 17, 2022