Month: January 2023

A Victory for American Conservatives

Kevin McCarthy had to make far-reaching compromises on both House rules and policy before garnering enough votes to secure the position as House Speaker.

Cuban Dissident

A Pulitzer-prize winner chronicles Oswaldo Payá’s lifelong struggle to bring democracy to Cuba.

The Political Class Hates Social Cohesion

Our political elite will invoke economic rationale to justify mass migration while wantonly ignoring the evidence that increased diversity reduces social trust. We cannot but conclude that, to them, social trust is not a good to be preserved.

“Ukraine is Not Russia”: What I Saw on the Ground

“Ukraine is Not Russia”: What I Saw on the Ground

The international politics of this conflict are messy and complex, but from a nationalist—indeed, from a merely human—perspective, it is impossible not to admire Ukrainians for their courage, their tenacity, and their very survival.

January 11, 2023
More Than 1,000 Protesters Arrested in Brazil

More Than 1,000 Protesters Arrested in Brazil

Protests have been going on for weeks throughout the country in the wake of the October 30 election in which Lula was declared the winner.

January 10, 2023
ECR-EPP Axis in the Making as Key 2024 European Elections Near

ECR-EPP Axis in the Making as Key 2024 European Elections Near

“The new majority may be formed by the People’s Party, Conservative and Reformists, and Identity and Democracy. The rapprochement between the ECR and the EPP and the Meloni-Weber talks should be seen as a step taken toward this end,” Francesco Giubilei, a special Italian ministerial advisor, said.

January 10, 2023
New Year: French Government To Cope with Cluster of Demonstrations

New Year: French Government To Cope with Cluster of Demonstrations

For the moment, the government’s attempts to respond to the discontent have not had the desired effect.

January 10, 2023
Hungary: Europe’s Pro-Family Leader

Hungary: Europe’s Pro-Family Leader

It is really very simple. You get what you incentivize, and with Viktor Orbán’s pro-family welfare policies in place, the Hungarian population is bound to see positive results.

January 10, 2023
Spain Failing to Reach Economy With EU Recovery Funds

Spain Failing to Reach Economy With EU Recovery Funds

This marks the second year in a row that the socialist-communist coalition government of Pedro Sanchez has failed to adequately use the generous subsidies from the European Union.

January 10, 2023
Germany Sends Tanks to Ukraine

Germany Sends Tanks to Ukraine

The international pressure on Germany was so strong that the promise to deliver tanks was made before the exact terms of the delivery had been decided.

January 10, 2023
NATO Denies Serbia an Army Presence in Kosovo 

NATO Denies Serbia an Army Presence in Kosovo 

Serbian President Aleksandar Vučić had sought to put troops in Northern Kosovo to protect the ethnic Serb minority there.

January 10, 2023
Borrell in Morocco: Zero Tolerance for Any Involvement in EU Corruption Case

Borrell in Morocco: Zero Tolerance for Any Involvement in EU Corruption Case

The EU foreign chief is in the unenviable position to have to consider the vital importance of Morocco, now implicated in the EU corruption scandal, to the bloc’s economy.

January 9, 2023
Swedish Bankruptcies on the Rise

Swedish Bankruptcies on the Rise

One of the major problems for businesses that survived the pandemic is that many of them had significant back taxes to pay.

January 9, 2023
Austrian Integration Minister: EU Asylum System Is Broken and Must Be Reformed

Austrian Integration Minister: EU Asylum System Is Broken and Must Be Reformed

The increasing number of asylum seekers poses “a major challenge for integration structures, which are certainly at their limits,” Integration Minister Raab said.

January 9, 2023
UK Health Official: 300-500 Weekly Deaths Due to Emergency Care Delays

UK Health Official: 300-500 Weekly Deaths Due to Emergency Care Delays

As even access to a general practitioner has become a tricky proposition for far too many, the ongoing hobbling of Britain’s health service is thrown into sharp relief.

January 9, 2023