Day: December 19, 2022

Literature that Defied the Nazi Regime

Scholdt pays tribute to both the aesthetic achievements and the courage of writers who were persecuted and ostracized during the Nazi era. He also considers the significance of their resistance in the Nazi years for our own tumultuous times.

Central Banks Raise Interest Rates Again

The Federal Reserve and the European Central Bank both foresee having to continue raising interest rates significantly to roll back inflation to 2%.

Japan Approves Doubling of Military Spending

This change for Japan, which had renounced the right to wage war and had adopted a stance of military non-involvement in international disputes, illustrates how much the geopolitical reality has changed in recent years.

EU Corruption Scandal: Over 60 MEPs Allegedly Being Targeted by Investigators

EU Corruption Scandal: Over 60 MEPs Allegedly Being Targeted by Investigators

Most MEPs who have found themselves in the crosshairs of investigators are members of the Progressive Alliance of Socialists and Democrats (S&D) grouping in the European Parliament.

December 19, 2022
Qatar Objects to Being Singled Out in EU Anti-Corruption Measures

Qatar Objects to Being Singled Out in EU Anti-Corruption Measures

While main suspect Eva Kaili gets most of the attention, the corruption case’s wider ripple effect, particularly in diplomatic relations with the major energy supplier, is making itself felt.

December 19, 2022
Russia has Fallen to the Bottom and It is Putin’s Fault: An Interview with <strong>Mykola Volkivskyi</strong>

Russia has Fallen to the Bottom and It is Putin’s Fault: An Interview with <strong>Mykola Volkivskyi</strong>

Mykola Volkivskyi is the former advisor to the chairman of the Committee of the Ukrainian Parliament (2014-2021). A political and

December 19, 2022
Historic Art Heist Loot Retrieved by German Police

Historic Art Heist Loot Retrieved by German Police

Upon hearing the news, Dresden State Art Collections’ general director termed the find a “true Christmas miracle.”

December 19, 2022
Literature that Defied the Nazi Regime

Literature that Defied the Nazi Regime

Scholdt pays tribute to both the aesthetic achievements and the courage of writers who were persecuted and ostracized during the Nazi era. He also considers the significance of their resistance in the Nazi years for our own tumultuous times.

December 19, 2022
Central Banks Raise Interest Rates Again

Central Banks Raise Interest Rates Again

The Federal Reserve and the European Central Bank both foresee having to continue raising interest rates significantly to roll back inflation to 2%.

December 19, 2022
German Bishops Loosen Labour Law Restrictions for Homosexual Employees

German Bishops Loosen Labour Law Restrictions for Homosexual Employees

Employees, who used to have to agree to the Church’s moral code with regard to relationships and intimacy, are now free to follow their own moral convictions, as these are considered “private matters.”

December 19, 2022
Japan Approves Doubling of Military Spending

Japan Approves Doubling of Military Spending

This change for Japan, which had renounced the right to wage war and had adopted a stance of military non-involvement in international disputes, illustrates how much the geopolitical reality has changed in recent years.

December 19, 2022
Qatargate: Obstacles to an Urgent Commission of Inquiry in the European Parliament

Qatargate: Obstacles to an Urgent Commission of Inquiry in the European Parliament

The text that was finally voted on calls for a commission of inquiry, but only once the legal proceedings have been completed, i.e., in effect, during the next term.

December 19, 2022
Tragedy and the Cross: The Role of Suffering in Michael D. O’Brien’s Novels

Tragedy and the Cross: The Role of Suffering in Michael D. O’Brien’s Novels

From O’Brien’s perspective, Christian civilization and the Church are failing in critical ways, inducing a sense of collective kenosis, and the temptation to social despair. The raw pain of collective suffering puts supernatural hope to the test.

December 19, 2022