Month: January 2023

The New Latin Conservatism

The Right must adapt its ideas, strategy, and discourse to the current political ‘dialectics,’ and not remain anchored to—or trapped by—approaches that are far from the concerns of citizens today.

On the Bleiburg Massacre: An Interview with Álvaro Peñas

At Bleiburg, the communists eliminated those they saw as their real opponents, their ‘class enemies’: the bourgeois, businessmen, clergymen, and all those who might oppose the new communist regime.

The Politics of the Passion

Jesus Christ died unlike he had lived: politically. D. L. Dusenbury urges us to reassess the gospels.

Analysts Agree: EU Facing Recession

Given the high level of economic integration in Europe, it is unlikely that a recession will be confined to half the continent.

The Bolivar Legacy
Part II: Debt and Regret

We may trace the beginning of Latin American poverty and economic subordination to Bolivar’s policy of garnering support by indebting his embryonic state.

Feminist Law Lets Rapists Out of Prison in Spain

Feminist Law Lets Rapists Out of Prison in Spain

Jurists and critics of the law had warned that, as written, the law would result in reduced sentences for those already convicted of sexual assault.

January 4, 2023
Japan Monitors Chinese Military Manoeuvres

Japan Monitors Chinese Military Manoeuvres

Japan sent fighter jets to monitor a Chinese aircraft carrier that, together with warships, has been carrying out operations near the Pacific nation’s waters.

January 4, 2023
Austria: FPÖ Support On Par With Ruling Coalition, Poll Reveals

Austria: FPÖ Support On Par With Ruling Coalition, Poll Reveals

Polling at 28%, the FPÖ is just two points behind the ruling ÖVP-Green coalition, which collectively is polling at a mere 30%.

January 4, 2023
Poll: Less Than Half of Germans Believe They Are “Completely” or “Very” Free

Poll: Less Than Half of Germans Believe They Are “Completely” or “Very” Free

The opinion poll comes several months after another survey carried out by the same institute revealed that 31% of Germans believe they are living in a “sham democracy” where citizens “have no say.”

January 4, 2023
French Doctors on Strike

French Doctors on Strike

The strike was keenly felt as France was hit by a triple epidemic—a resurgence of COVID, the seasonal flu, and bronchiolitis in toddlers.

January 4, 2023
Czechoslovakia: Split Into Two New States

Czechoslovakia: Split Into Two New States

Czechoslovakia’s great fortune is that it was able to avoid a Yugoslav-style scenario, as the proximity between the two peoples was sufficient to allow an amicable separation.

January 4, 2023
Islamic State Attack in Egypt

Islamic State Attack in Egypt

Whereas this group is barely a factor on the global scene any longer, Egypt has continued to deal with its militants, especially in the northern part of the Sinai Peninsula.

January 4, 2023
A Senior UK Politician Responds to White British Minority: “So What?”

A Senior UK Politician Responds to White British Minority: “So What?”

“So what?” is not Sajid Javid’s usual refrain on the topic, particularly when he believes votes are up for grabs.

January 3, 2023
NATO Chief Says Ukraine Needs More Weapons; Warns of Russian Offensive

NATO Chief Says Ukraine Needs More Weapons; Warns of Russian Offensive

“It may sound like a paradox, but military support for Ukraine is the fastest way to peace,” the NATO chief told Deutsche Press-Agentur (DPA).

January 3, 2023
Is Religious Freedom the Top Target for the Coming Year?

Is Religious Freedom the Top Target for the Coming Year?

Failing to defend the right to speak freely helps to foster a culture in which people must self-censor, leading to a society that is radically changed for the worse.

January 3, 2023
Stockholm on Edge As Gang War Erupts

Stockholm on Edge As Gang War Erupts

Marie Torstensson Levander, professor of criminology at Malmö University, says politicians do not take the problem seriously enough.

January 3, 2023
IMF: A Third of the World Headed for Recession

IMF: A Third of the World Headed for Recession

Overall, she cautioned, the world has become more economically volatile and governments need to be prepared.

January 3, 2023