Month: December 2022

May the Sacré Coeur Forever Watch Over Paris

Left-wing memory tinkerers hate the Sacré Coeur because they believe it was built over the corpses of the revolutionaries killed during the Commune. The Sacré Cœur became for them the symbol of oppression.

A Dangerous Empire

Nothing seems wrong with a discerning use of Netflix. But the company’s final goals, Chanot wishes to remind us, are anything but harmless and are bound to destroy the virtues we care to preserve within our families.

Spanish Government Tightens Grip on Courts

The new norms are likely to become law by the end of the year, slipped in as amendments to other proposed changes to the penal code that would eliminate the crime of sedition and lower the legal consequences for misappropriating public funds.

The Person Behind the Golden Bull

The Golden Bull was fundamental to Hungary’s constitutional system and a guarantee of the nation’s sovereignty. On its 800th anniversary, we should commemorate the patriotic statesman, Cletus, bishop of Eger, who gave Hungarians such a noble gift.

Remaking the West from the Broken Pieces of WWI

Remaking the West from the Broken Pieces of WWI

The film does a manful job depicting conditions from which few people escape alive, and no soul remains unscarred.

December 11, 2022
Schengen: The EU Has an Integrity Problem

Schengen: The EU Has an Integrity Problem

When political corruption fills the void left behind by the demised freedom-minded policies of the early union, the EU gradually becomes a burden on the shoulders of the member states, not a platform under their feet. 

December 11, 2022
Vienna School Sorts Classes According to Religious Affiliation

Vienna School Sorts Classes According to Religious Affiliation

The school’s headmaster and the Education Directorate have both confirmed that religion is a factor used to determine a class’s composition.

December 11, 2022
Qatari Bribery Scheme Rocks Brussels; EU strips Greek MEP Kaili of VP Title

Qatari Bribery Scheme Rocks Brussels; EU strips Greek MEP Kaili of VP Title

Membership, current or past, of the EU Parliament’s ‘Progressive Alliance of Socialists and Democrats’ group appears to be the shared trait among most of the five suspects.

December 11, 2022
The Return of a Right-Wing That Is Skeptical of Capitalism

The Return of a Right-Wing That Is Skeptical of Capitalism

Indeed, why should a policy of unlimited free trade and ‘small government’ per se be conservative?

December 11, 2022
Thousands of Ukrainians Refugees Homeless in UK

Thousands of Ukrainians Refugees Homeless in UK

Some sponsors are not willing to host beyond the initial six months or have asked their guests to leave early, leaving refugees to scramble to find alternative housing.

December 10, 2022
China’s Xi in Saudi Arabia to Deepen Ties, Expand Influence in Region

China’s Xi in Saudi Arabia to Deepen Ties, Expand Influence in Region

The White House has warned that China’s attempts to exert its influence worldwide, as it has just done with what was traditionally a U.S. regional ally, were “not conducive” to the international order.

December 10, 2022
Von der Leyen Compares Russian Invasion of Ukraine to Britain’s Rule in Ireland

Von der Leyen Compares Russian Invasion of Ukraine to Britain’s Rule in Ireland

After 30 years of Irish Catholic and British Protestant sectarian violence, ended by the 1998 Good Friday Agreement, many say Ursula von der Leyen should have chosen her words with more care.

December 10, 2022
France: Pensioner Beaten to Death in Home by Undocumented Algerian

France: Pensioner Beaten to Death in Home by Undocumented Algerian

The grisly murder comes as the French media, in the past two weeks alone, has reported on several incidents involving illegal migrants carrying out brutal attacks—rapes and murders—against the elderly and other exceptionally vulnerable individuals, such as hospital patients and pre-teens.

December 10, 2022
The Real Problem With Andrew Tate

The Real Problem With Andrew Tate

A truly virtuous masculinity would involve men becoming capable of imitating Andrew Tate and then willingly refusing to do so. For what could be less admirable than a man who publicly makes performative utterances against the villain while living vicariously through his exploits?

December 10, 2022
Von der Leyen Pushes Response to U.S. ‘Green Energy’ Act

Von der Leyen Pushes Response to U.S. ‘Green Energy’ Act

Raising taxes and subsidizing companies that deal in ‘green energy’ has long been a failing strategy in the German political landscape. 

December 9, 2022
World Cup: Morocco-Spain Aftermath Roils Various European Cities

World Cup: Morocco-Spain Aftermath Roils Various European Cities

Brussels witnessed fireworks raining down on its streets, as some among the Moroccan supporters began throwing rocks at police officers. Some of the fireworks were even discharged horizontally, used as projectiles.

December 9, 2022