Month: February 2023

Green NGOs Suspected of Writing EU Policy Document

Green MEP Jutta Paulus has denied pasting the document on methane emissions regulations into the draft legal text, as MEPs look to tighten rules on lobbyists in the Parliament.

Soul Searching at the Met: <em>Dialogues des Carmélites</em> Sets the Tone for Future Seasons

Soul Searching at the Met: <em>Dialogues des Carmélites</em> Sets the Tone for Future Seasons

Having withstood the test of time, this fine revival of Dialogues des Carmélites should be a lesson to the Met Opera management as it seeks a new direction.

February 13, 2023
Bruegel: European Energy Crisis Cost €800 Billion

Bruegel: European Energy Crisis Cost €800 Billion

Germany spent nearly €270 billion alone on mitigating the crisis, reveals Bruegel’s latest report.

February 13, 2023
Bolsonaro Hints at Brazil Return 

Bolsonaro Hints at Brazil Return 

The former Brazilian president’s return to his native country would come with risk. Authorities accuse him of having stoked an uprising against Lula’s presidency.

February 13, 2023
800,000 Asylum Seekers Expected To Reach Germany in 2023

800,000 Asylum Seekers Expected To Reach Germany in 2023

If projections are correct, the number of asylum seekers and Ukrainian refugees entering Germany over the years 2022-2023 will equal twice the population of Köln.

February 13, 2023
Serbian President Predicts Major Escalation in War in Coming Months

Serbian President Predicts Major Escalation in War in Coming Months

“We are facing the biggest crisis in the world since World War II. What we have seen before is almost nothing compared to what is ahead of us. I know there’s a big escalation ahead of us … The next five or six months will be the worst of the conflict,” Vučić declared.

February 13, 2023
Finding his Voice After Mumford & Sons: An Interview with <strong>Winston Marshall</strong>

Finding his Voice After Mumford & Sons: An Interview with <strong>Winston Marshall</strong>

Winston Marshall is enjoying his newfound freedom. Through longform podcast conversations with thinkers, writers, and pundits, he’s finally sharing his views and speaking out on the causes he cares about.

February 13, 2023
Bill Gates: ChatGPT Is an Historic Tech Moment

Bill Gates: ChatGPT Is an Historic Tech Moment

Even AI researchers are mystified by their creations.

February 12, 2023
Freedom Will Save Higher Education: Countering Cancel Culture

Freedom Will Save Higher Education: Countering Cancel Culture

If we truly respect our students and hope they will develop into adults capable of mature exchange of ideas, we must ensure that campuses are open spaces for discussion. Anything less is infantilization.

February 12, 2023
Meloni Backs MPs Who Exposed Left-Wing Links to Mafia and Terrorist

Meloni Backs MPs Who Exposed Left-Wing Links to Mafia and Terrorist

The issue has, in some ways, become a flashpoint between Meloni’s government and the opposition.

February 12, 2023
The Hollow Flag: MCC Brussels’ Blistering Report on EU Security Policy

The Hollow Flag: MCC Brussels’ Blistering Report on EU Security Policy

Europe lacks the proper public engagement and civic institutions to inform its foreign policy decision-making, leaving dysfunctional management to fill the vacuum, a new report by @MCC_Brussels argues.

February 12, 2023
Church of England Votes To Bless Same-Sex Couples

Church of England Votes To Bless Same-Sex Couples

The motion constitutes somewhat of an uneasy compromise, as it tries to accommodate both proponents and opponents of same-sex marriage while pleasing neither.

February 12, 2023
Germany: Support for AfD Climbs to All-Time High; Surpasses Greens 

Germany: Support for AfD Climbs to All-Time High; Surpasses Greens 

“We are the strongest peace party. It’s not a coincidence that one day after our unveiling of the peace initiative we jumped over the Greens, who are the number one war party. This shows what the people in Germany really want,” AfD MP Petr Bystron told The European Conservative.

February 12, 2023