Month: January 2023

EU Fines Meta for Failing to Respect Data Privacy Legislation

The company has three months to comply, but Meta has announced its intention to appeal both on the merits and the fines. In its defence, Zuckerberg’s company argues that there is not enough “regulatory certainty” about data protection.

The 9th Art: Should Adults Read Comics?

Are comics, as some Francophones argue, a distinct ‘9th art’? In the first of a monthly series, Felix James Miller argues they are and introduces readers to some of the delights of the art form.

The Origin of the Magi in Artistic Representation

The Three Kings represent the truth-seekers of the earth, the rulers of the ‘pagan’ realm, the lands which had not yet seen God but were nonetheless expecting the coming of the Lord.

France to Send Light Battle Tanks to Ukraine

The Ukrainian president welcomed the deepening of French military commitment and intends to use this opportunity to put pressure on other states to provide more equipment.

Meloni Confirms ‘Father’ and ‘Mother’ Terms on Identity Documents

Meloni Confirms ‘Father’ and ‘Mother’ Terms on Identity Documents

Homosexual couples will have no choice but to declare that they comprise of a mother and a father. They can still appeal to have the words ‘parent 1’ and ‘parent 2’ recognised, but this will be decided on an individual basis.

January 3, 2023
Network Provided False Documents to Illegal Migrants

Network Provided False Documents to Illegal Migrants

The criminal network forged IDs, proof of residence, and work permits for illegal immigrants.

January 3, 2023
Rival Theories of Multipolarity: <br>Aleksandr Dugin and Jiang Shigong

Rival Theories of Multipolarity: <br>Aleksandr Dugin and Jiang Shigong

Russia and China conceive of the emerging multipolar world in different ways despite their substantial convergence in opposition to Western unipolarity.

January 3, 2023
Sounding the Death Knell of Civilization: New York’s Metropolitan Opera Charts a Foolish New Course

Sounding the Death Knell of Civilization: New York’s Metropolitan Opera Charts a Foolish New Course

One might imagine that the Met may have learned a powerful lesson from its present plight and uncertain future, but unfortunately not.

January 2, 2023
Russia and China Strengthen Ties

Russia and China Strengthen Ties

“You and I share the same views on the causes, course, and logic of the ongoing transformation of the global geopolitical landscape,” said Putin to Xi Jinping.

January 2, 2023
COVID-19: France, Spain, and UK Latest To Test Travelers From China

COVID-19: France, Spain, and UK Latest To Test Travelers From China

Individual EU member states determining their own course of action concerning public health serves to lay bare confusion, or perhaps a mild rift, within the EU bloc.

January 2, 2023
Abortion Survivors Left To Die

Abortion Survivors Left To Die

Based on the news site’s account of international data, the number of U.S. abortion survivors left to die is presumably higher than reported.

January 2, 2023
Croatia Formally Adopts Euro, Enters Schengen Zone

Croatia Formally Adopts Euro, Enters Schengen Zone

Croatia’s Prime Minister Andrej Plenković tweeted that through Croatia’s accession to the euro zone, its citizens “will be better protected against crises.”

January 2, 2023
The Creeping Coup D’État in Spain

The Creeping Coup D’État in Spain

The Left-coalition government in Spain is, quite straightforwardly, abolishing democracy. We explore recent events to unpack this country’s dangerous trajectory.

January 2, 2023
Radical Globalist MEP Guy Verhofstadt Calls PM Orbán a Traitor

Radical Globalist MEP Guy Verhofstadt Calls PM Orbán a Traitor

A 2018 study by anti-corruption organization Transparency International EU revealed Guy Verhofstadt to be among the top three MEPs earning the most cash in “supplementary roles.”

January 1, 2023
The Failed American Welfare State

The Failed American Welfare State

The long list of social benefits in the U.S. operate on a socialist ideological basis: they elevate the standard of living of the gainfully employed with lower incomes and have higher-income citizens pay for it.

January 1, 2023
Crisis Averted As Serbs in Kosovo’s North Lift Barricades

Crisis Averted As Serbs in Kosovo’s North Lift Barricades

“Diplomacy prevailed in de-escalating tensions in north Kosovo. Violence can never be a solution,” Josep Borrell, the EU’s top diplomat, said.

January 1, 2023