Month: December 2022

“Be like Poland”: An Interview with Dominik Tarczyński

Self-confidence is very important in a nation, and many lack this. Poland has it because of the hard experiences we have endured. We understand what sovereignty means, and we know how to celebrate every moment of freedom.

Swedish Report Highlights Immigrant Racism

Arabs “simply refused to cook in the same kitchen” as African migrants. To cope with the situation, the shelter furnished the migrants with two kitchens, divided by ethnicity.

Falsehoods, Persecution, and Forgiveness

Pell’s Prison Journal provides an inspiring example of how to endure attacks while loving our persecutors. Perhaps his serene approach can show our post-Christian civilization the beauty of Christian love and forgiveness.

International Trade Union Chief Resigns over Qatargate

In the run-up to the World Cup, Visentini described host nation Qatar as a “success story,” despite having at his disposal years’ worth of alarming reports about its labor conditions.

A Manifesto of Architectural Hope

Alain de Botton’s book tells us that we can and should regain hope about the future of our homes and cities. Architecture has been in a sad state in the West for many decades, but there are also glimmers of promise.

British Strikes Force Government to Requisition Troops

The prime minister is currently reluctant to agree to a pay rise—especially a double-digit one as demanded by the strikers—because he believes it would only reinforce the inflationary spiral.

Transhumanist Prophecies of Doom: Infertility, Plastic, and Aliens

Transhumanist Prophecies of Doom: Infertility, Plastic, and Aliens

Against the transhumanist prophecy of plastic genderlessness, let us recover our own ideal for a future populated by the same righteous exemplars as the best of our past.

December 20, 2022
The Paradox of Capitalism

The Paradox of Capitalism

A capitalist society is not nihilistic. It allows man’s economic virtues to flourish. And yet, without moral guardrails, capitalism becomes its own worst enemy.

December 20, 2022
Polish Family Executed for Hiding Jews in WWII Declared Martyrs by Pope 

Polish Family Executed for Hiding Jews in WWII Declared Martyrs by Pope 

The pope signed the decree on their martyrdom on his 86th birthday. It will allow the couple to be beatified, which is the last formal step before potential sainthood.

December 20, 2022
Light in the Darkness: How Ukraine’s Transcarpathia Survives the War

Light in the Darkness: How Ukraine’s Transcarpathia Survives the War

Heating, lighting, and electricity come and go in Transcarpathia, plunged into uncertainty and darkness as a result of the war in Ukraine. However, the Ukrainian community that lives on the other side of the Hungarian border struggles to live on.

December 20, 2022
Frontex Interim Director is “Person of Concern” in EU Anti-Corruption Investigation

Frontex Interim Director is “Person of Concern” in EU Anti-Corruption Investigation

The investigation into the European Union’s border agency is the second to take place in a matter of months.

December 20, 2022
Four Asylum Seekers Drown in the English Channel

Four Asylum Seekers Drown in the English Channel

So far, 44,000 Channel asylum seekers have arrived in Britain this year. Unless the situation is addressed, with a generous welfare state and a low chance of being deported, more tragedies can be expected.

December 20, 2022
Occasional Dialogues: <strong>Beatrix von Storch</strong> interviewed by Jan Bentz

Occasional Dialogues: <strong>Beatrix von Storch</strong> interviewed by Jan Bentz

In this episode of our ‘Occasional Dialogues’ series, Jan Bentz interviews Beatrix von Storch about the AfD, political turbulence in Germany, and conservatism in Europe.

December 20, 2022
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